Table 4.
Appetite expression questionnaires for the stevia and control groups during the intervention.
| Stevia Group (n = 14) | Control Group (n = 14) | p Values | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | Week 12 | Week 0 | Week 12 | Session | Group | Session × Group | |
| TFEQ subscales | |||||||
| Cognitive restraint | 5.93 (0.84) | 5.86 (0.64) | 4.79 (1.23) | 6.36 (1.40) | 0.226 | 0.819 | 0.186 |
| Disinhibition | 4.36 (0.74) | 4.79 (0.70) | 5.21 (0.59) | 5.57 (0.54) | 0.192 | 0.354 | 0.904 |
| Hunger | 4.86 (0.82) | 4.86 (0.76) | 7.36 (0.74) | 6.79 (0.82) | 0.504 | 0.041 | 0.504 |
| CoEQ subscales | |||||||
| Cravings for savoury | 32.3 (3.67) | 36.2 (4.50) | 52.6 (5.33) | 49.9 (4.27) | 0.845 | 0.006 | 0.243 |
| Cravings for sweet | 39.3 (4.96) | 40.4 (4.72) | 46.9 (5.16) | 36.1 (5.19) | 0.087 | 0.807 | 0.037 |
Values are mean ± SE. TFEQ, three-factor eating questionnaire; CoEQ, control of eating questionnaire.