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Table 2 Food intake (g) in girls and boys in secondary school tested in different experimental conditions a

From: Children eat their school lunch too quickly: an exploratory study of the effect on food intake

Condition

Girls

Boys

Difference (95% CI)

P b

N

18

12

  

Control (Unrestrictedc)

258 (38)

289 (73)

−31.7 (−73.2 – 9.8)

.13

School lunchd

251 (83)

372 (71)

−121 (−180 –−61)

< .001

Eating speed:

Increased

257 (93)

372 (80)

−115 (−182 –−48)

.002

Unchanged

261 (36)

287 (58)

−26(−61 – 9)

.14

Decreased

276 (42)

300 (84)

−24 (−71 – 23)

.32

  1. aValues are mean (SD) or (95% CI).
  2. bt-test.
  3. cThe children ate the control meal individually in a separate room in relaxed conditions.
  4. dThe children ate the school lunch among the other children.