From: “Forever young at the table”: metabolic effects of eating speed in obesity
Variables | Fast eating group (< 10 min) n = 83 | Slow eating group (≥ 10 min) n = 93 | p value* |
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Gender (M/F) | 31/52 | 35/58 | 0.969 |
Age (years) | 43.5 ± 16 | 40.7 ± 16 | 0.057 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 32.0 ± 7 | 31.4 ± 8 | 0.612 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 99.7 ± 18 | 99.2 ± 24 | 0.889 |
Hip circumference (cm) | 109 ± 12 | 109 ± 14 | 0.723 |
Waist/Hip ratio | 0.91 ± 0.1 | 0.90 ± 0.2 | 0.640 |
Type 2 diabetes | 3 (4) | 2 (28) | 0.745 |
Dyslipidaemia | 8 (10) | 6 (6) | 0.435 |
Hypertension | 6 (7) | 2 (28) | 0.106 |