Research Article

Appetite Response among Those Susceptible or Resistant to Obesity

Table 3

Appetite ratings for obesity resistant individuals (ORI) and obesity susceptible individuals (OSI) in response to a standardised meal.

ORIOSIP value*P valueP value
FemalesMalesFemalesMales
n MedianInterquartile Rangen MedianInterquartile Rangen MedianInterquartile Rangen MedianInterquartile Range

Hunger
 Fasting (mm)167355–86176749–84156551−77136040−700.5150.0740.341
 AUC (mm·min−1)1690494819–100841764134200–103581542752798−67801361585528−94430.5060.0560.785
 Nadir (mm)16222–30171910–361510−41391−270.1700.0170.414
 Time to Nadir (min)161515–30173015–60151515−30131515−300.6560.3050.252
Fullness
 Fasting (mm)15135–2017166–2815143-4113171−280.8710.9180.826
 AUC (mm·min−1)1570956158–86701767204800–1012515101856600−112951370885595−75980.0530.4510.470
 Peak (mm)167664–95177149–77159074−96136351−770.8170.4820.754
 Time to peak (min)161515–30171515–30151515−30133015−300.3800.1190.860
Preoccupation with Food
 Fasting (mm)166349–85173428–63155730−70134115−680.0150.4480.987
 AUC (mm·min−1)1660083173–89481746282805–108301528131875−71551366602378−86630.4960.2940.455
 Nadir (mm)16154–3117104–271510−813151−250.3090.1930.871
 Time to Nadir (min)151515–30173015–30151515−30131515−600.0920.0400.888
Desire to Eat
 Fasting (mm)167658–85176445–85156949−79136135−720.3360.1990.243
 AUC (mm·min−1)1684564943–106091764734118–109131539002753−69381367055723−97880.3890.1480.427
 Nadir (mm)16252–31171810–311520−513151−310.1340.0590.745
 Time to Nadir (min)161515–30171515–30151515−30133015−600.7700.9230.940
TFEQ
 Dietary Restraint1640–121743–51593−181364−80.337<0.001<0.001
 Disinhibition1631–101732–515123−151375−100.255<0.0010.005
 Hunger1681–131783–91561−131384−100.7910.7490.665

%BF: percent body fat, AUC: area under the curve, ORS: obesity resistance/susceptibility category, TFEQ: three factor eating questionnaire.
value for sex adjusted for ORS, P value for ORS adjusted for sex, P value for ORS adjusted for sex and %BF.