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. 2020 Feb 12;17:21. doi: 10.1186/s12966-020-0920-4

Table 2.

Mean energy intake, bodyweight, physical activity, and hunger and fullness ratings by portion size condition (SD)

‘Smaller than normal’ ‘Small-normal’ ‘Large-normal’
Total energy provided (kcal/d) 5074 5485 5897
Daily energy intake (kcal/d) 2238 (490) 2448 (584) 2543 (592)
Breakfast 441 (154) 441 (175) 429 (174)
Lunch (total) 653 (203) 695 (221) 768 (210)
 Portion 313 (13) 501 (56) 658 (97)
 Immediate additional intake 339 (196) 194 (190) 110 (140)
Dinner (total) 613 (162) 752 (181) 851 (214)
 Portion 338 (22) 486 (79) 628 (119)
 Immediate additional intake 275 (154) 266 (147) 223 (149)
Snack box 454 (229) 452 (239) 428 (218)
Out of study intake (self-reported) 78 (91) 108 (126) 68 (80)
Body weight (kg, Monday) 77.0 (10.8) 76.6 (10.9) 76.8 (10.9)
Body weight (Friday) 76.9 (11.0) 76.69 (10.6) 77.1 (11.0)
MVPA (mins/day)a 70.2 (44.0) 75.8 (42.0) 74.9 (51.6)
MVPA (mins/day) b 72.2 (8.0) 71.3 (3.8) 70.0 (3.9)
Discretionary LTPA (MET mins/week) 1024.5 (907.7) 1003.0 (985.1) 1207.5 (1046.8)
Hunger c 310.3 (104.8) 288.9 (104.0) 284.5 (112.8)
Fullness c 432.8 (84.8) 424.0 (79.7) 432.8 (97.2)

All n = 30 except a complete cases, n = 20. b Estimated marginal means and SE from multiply-imputed datasets. c Area under curve of meal ratings across the day. MVPA = FitBit measured moderate to vigorous physical activity with MET ≥3. Discretionary LTPA = leisure time physical activity from self-report. Immediate additional intake refers to additional helpings of the portion size manipulated food consumed at lunch and dessert consumed at dinner