Table 2.

Appetite Variables in the Fasting State

	Obese Baseline (n = 34)	Reduced-obese Week 13 (n = 34)	Reduced-obese 1 Year (n = 34)	Controls (n = 33)
Hunger (cm)	3.6 ± 0.4	4.9 ± 0.4	4.5 ± 0.4	4.4 ± 0.4
Desire to eat (cm)	4.7 ± 0.3	5.0 ± 0.4	4.4 ± 0.3	4.7 ± 0.3
PFC (cm)	6.1 ± 0.4	5.5 ± 0.4	5.3 ± 0.4	6.0 ± 0.4
AG (pmol/mL)	101.8 ± 17.8abc	174.3 ± 19.4a	167.6 ± 17.8b	222.5 ± 18.4c

Data presented as estimated marginal means ± SEM. Means with the same superscript letter are significantly different.

AG, acylated ghrelin; PFC, prospective food consumption.

^a,b,c P < 0.001.