For
analysis, the distance was measured between the left side of the
scale and their vertical line. The data were then normalized by
setting the baseline measurement at ‘‘0 mm’’ and the resulting
values were plotted vs. time. Using the trapezoid rule, the AUC
was calculated for the area above the baseline.25 Both the satiety
declarations at each time point and the AUC of satiety vs. time
were used in the statistical assessment.