Table 3

Correlations between appetite ratings, physiological parameters and product properties

feeling of fullness (AUC 0-60 min)

feeling of hunger (AUC 0-60 min)

desire to eat (AUC 0-60 min)

desire to eat (AUC 210-270 min)

Energy intake at lunch (kJ)

r

Desire to eat (AUC 210-270 min)

-0.17, p = 0.18

0.11, p = 0.39

0.21, p = 0.095

0.43, p < 0.001

Energy intake at lunch (kJ)

-0.25, p = 0.042

0.18, p = 0.15

0.31, p = 0.013

0.43, p < 0.001

II

-0.36, p = 0.004

0.37, p = 0.003

0.42, p = 0.001

0.17, p = 0.18

0.30, p = 0.013

Incremental insulin peak

-0.38, p = 0.002

0.36, p = 0.003

0.44, p < 0.001

0.22, p = 0.082

0.40, p = 0.001

GI

-0.48, p < 0.001

0.44, p < 0.001

0.39, p = 0.002

0.04, p = 0.74

0.02, p = 0.87

GP

0.25, p = 0.050

-0.23, p = 0.067

-0.30, p = 0.016

-0.29, p = 0.020

-0.22, p = 0.078

Indigestible carbohydrate (g)

0.68, p < 0.001

-0.48, p < 0.001

-0.56, p < 0.001

-0.25, p = 0.045

-0.34, p = 0.005

Water content (g)

0.65, p < 0.001

-0.48, p < 0.001

-0.55, p < 0.001

-0.29, p = 0.017

-0.36, p0.002

Portion size (g)

0.65, p < 0.001

-0.48, p < 0.001

-0.55, p < 0.001

-0.29, p = 0.017

-0.36, p = 0.002

H₂ (AUC 120-270 min)

-0.24, p = 0.053

-0.34, p = 0.005

H₂ (AUC 270-390 min)

-0.33, p = 0.007

Ghrelin (270 min)

-0.04, p = 0.77

0.33, p = 0.006

Ingestible carbohydrate content consists of total fiber + resistant starch in breakfast products. Spearman's partial correlation coefficients controlling for subjects and corresponding baseline values (two-tailed test). Significant correlations are shown in bold text.

Rosén et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:7   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-7