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. 2019 Oct 31;15(10):1135–1144. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsz081

Table 3. Behavioral measures.

FTO AA FTO AT FTO TT Test statistics
Study 1 n = 18 n = 71 n = 70
BMI at baseline 20.7 ± 1.9 20.7 ± 1.9 20.9 ± 1.9 F  2,156 = 0.30, P = 0.74
Age 14.9 ± 1.1 15.6 ± 1.0 15.1 ± 1.0 F  2,156 = 5.99, P = 0.003
Parental education 4.2 ± 1.0 4.4 ± 1.0 4.0 ± 1.1 F  2,156 = 2.07, P = 0.13
Hunger 4.8 ± 4.1 7.6 ± 4.3 8.2 ± 4.1 F  2,156 = 4.56, P = 0.01
Milkshake pleasantness 12.3 ± 4.1 14.4 ± 2.3 14.6 ± 2.1 F  2,156 = 6.34, P = 0.002
Milkshake wanting 13.2 ± 2.8 13.7 ± 2.5 13.6 ± 2.2 F  2,156 = 0.34, P = 0.71
Tasteless solution pleasantness 8.0 ± 1.7 7.8 ± 2.7 8.1 ± 3.0 F  2,156 = 0.22, P = 0.80
Tasteless solution wanting 6.4 ± 3.5 5.9 ± 3.9 6.0 ± 4.0 F  2,156 = 0.09, P = 0.91
Total energy intake 2505 ± 891 2636 ± 787 2593 ± 886 F  2,151 = 0.18, P = 0.83
Total energy expenditure 2587 ± 508 2641 ± 588 2529 ± 539 F  2,151 = 0.68, P = 0.51
Study 2 n = 14 n = 55 n = 48
BMI 21.6 ± 2.2 20.8 ± 2.2 21.5 ± 2.5 F  2,114 = 1.41, P = 0.25
Age 14.9 ± 0.9 15.1 ± 0.8 15.0 ± 0.8 F  2,114 = 0.43, P = 0.65
Parental education 4.7 ± 0.8 4.3 ± 1.1 4.2 ± 0.9 F  2,114 = 1.26, P = 0.29
Hunger 11.3 ± 5.1 11.1 ± 4.2 10.5 ± 4.2 F  2,114 = 0.31, P = 0.73
High-fat/high-sugar milkshake pleasantness 15.3 ± 2.2 14.6 ± 3.3 14.5 ± 3.5 F  2,114 = 0.30, P = 0.74
High-fat/high-sugar milkshake wanting 14.2 ± 2.6 13.8 ± 3.5 14.0 ± 3.5 F  2,114 = 0.10, P = 0.93
High-fat/low-sugar milkshake pleasantness 13.1 ± 3.2 11.9 ± 3.7 11.2 ± 4.1 F  2,114 = 1.46, P = 0.24
High-fat/low-sugar milkshake wanting 13.3 ± 2.8 11.7 ± 3.8 10.9 ± 4.9 F  2,114 = 1.73, P = 0.18
Low-fat/high-sugar milkshake pleasantness 12.5 ± 3.5 13.5 ± 4.0 12.2 ± 5.1 F  2,114 = 1.15, P = 0.32
Low-fat/high-sugar milkshake wanting 12.1 ± 3.3 12.6 ± 4.2 11.6 ± 5.3 F  2,114 = 0.31, P = 0.73
Low-fat/low-sugar milkshake pleasantness 11.1 ± 3.1 9.7 ± 3.6 9.5 ± 4.4 F  2,114 = 0.98, P = 0.38
Low-fat/low-sugar milkshake wanting 10.4 ± 3.4 9.4 ± 3.5 9.2 ± 4.9 F  2,114 = 0.47, P = 0.62
Tasteless solution pleasantness 9.4 ± 2.5 10.5 ± 3.1 11.1 ± 3.4 F  2,114 = 1.60, P = 0.21
Tasteless solution wanting 11.8 ± 3.9 10.9 ± 3.3 11.6 ± 3.6 F  2,114 = 0.56, P = 0.57
FTO AA (n = 32) FTO AT (n = 126) FTO TT (n = 118) Test statistics
BMI at baseline 20.8 ± 2.1 21.2 ± 2.1 20.8 ± 2.0 F  2,272 = 0.85, P = 0.43
Change in BMI 0.3 ± 0.8 0.4 ± 0.5 0.4 ± 0.3 F  2,271 = 1.14, P = 0.32