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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of all behavior measures and dietary intake

From: Poor ability to resist tempting calorie rich food is linked to altered balance between neural systems involved in urge and self-control

 

Mean

SD

Range

Gender difference

BMI (kg/m 2 )

23.1

3.0

19.1-33.7

t = 1.67, p = .11

IQ

117.5

9.5

103-136

t = .85, p = .40

SOPT

65.1

3.5

56-70

t = .31, p = .76

Hungry Rating

2.6

2.0

1-4

t = .86, p = .40

NDSR Low-Calorie Foods

2.4

1.6

.1-7.5

t = 2.76, p < .01**

NDSR High-Calorie Foods

1.8

1.3

0-5.7

t = .64, p = .53

  1. **p < .01. SD Standard Deviation, BMI Body mass index, SOPT Self-ordered pointing task, NDSR Nutrition data system for research.