Table 3 Composition of meals and comparison between music conditions

Meal energy planned (kcal)

873

(53)

850

(78)

879

(41)

Eaten energy (kcal)

776

(114)

804

(124)

816

(121)

Nm < Pm (p = 0.041)

Uneaten energy (kcal)

97

(107)

45

(81)

63

(103)

Fm < Nm (p = 0.001)

Pm < Nm (p = 0.010)

Eaten proteins (grams)

29.43

(10.39)

33.63

(9.82)

35.09

(6.64)

Nm < Fm (p = 0.019)

Nm < Pm (p = 0.001)

Eaten lipid (grams)

35.89

(5.45)

36.11

(6.64)

38.22

(7.89)

Nm < Pm (p = 0.027)

Eaten carbohydrates (grams)

85.75

(18.32)

86.62 (16.18)

81.44

(14.97)

Eating rituals

0.52

(.42)

0.28

(.35)

0.36

(.35)

Fm < Nm (p = 0.009)

In time

0.84

(.28)

0.85

(.26)

0.88

(.19)

Mealtime Difficulty

5.47

(2.93)

5.34

(2.60)

5.62

(2.82)

Volume of the music

0.06

(0.18)

1.76

(0.76)

3.16

(0.92)

Nm < Fm (p < 0.001)

Nm < Pm (p < 0.001)

Fm < Pm (p < 0.001)

Pleasingness

0.34

(1.15)

3.70

(1.75)

4.80

(1.61)

Nm < Fm (p < 0.001)

Nm < Pm (p < 0.001)

Noise (dB)

50.20 (7.21)

54.70 (5.08)

57.36 (3.46)

Nm < Pm (p = 0.009)