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. 2023 Mar 13;15(6):1385. doi: 10.3390/nu15061385

Table 2.

Nutrient and meal intake of study participants based on the quartiles of nightly fasting duration in Korean adults.

Men (n = 9683) Women (n = 13,002)
Nightly Fasting Duration p Value (1) Nightly Fasting Duration p Value
Q1
(Lowest)
Q2 Q3 Q4
(Highest)
Q1
(Lowest)
Q2 Q3 Q4
(Highest)
(n = 2680) (n = 1954) (n = 2728) (n = 2321) (n = 3524) (n = 3073) (n = 3627) (n = 2778)
Energy, kcal/day 2324 ± 18 2207 ± 22 2070 ± 18 1919 ± 21 <0.0001 1748 ± 13 1682 ± 12 1600 ± 12 1458 ± 14 <0.0001
Nutrient intake
Energy from carbohydrates, % 61.8 ± 0.2 63.5 ± 0.3 63.3 ± 0.3 60.0 ± 0.3 <0.0001 64.4 ± 0.2 65.2 ± 0.3 64.4 ± 0.2 61.4 ± 0.3 <0.0001
Energy from protein, % 15.9 ± 0.1 15.4 ± 0.1 15.8 ± 0.1 16.5 ± 0.1 <0.0001 14.8 ± 0.1 14.7 ± 0.1 15.0 ± 0.1 15.3 ± 0.1 0.0001
Energy from fats, % 22.3 ± 0.2 21.1 ± 0.3 20.9 ± 0.2 23.6 ± 0.3 <0.0001 20.8 ± 0.2 20.1 ± 0.2 20.7 ± 0.2 23.3 ± 0.2 <0.0001
Dietary fiber, g/day 28.6 ± 0.3 28.8 ± 0.4 27.2 ± 0.3 22.3 ± 0.3 <0.0001 25.4 ± 0.3 24.7 ± 0.3 22.8 ± 0.3 18.7 ± 0.3 <0.0001
Meal intake
Energy from main meals, % 77.5 ± 0.4 83.0 ± 0.4 85.6 ± 0.3 85.8 ± 0.3 <0.0001 75.9 ± 0.3 80.6 ± 0.4 82.6 ± 0.3 83.0 ± 0.3 <0.0001
Energy from breakfast, % 16.2 ± 0.3 18.4 ± 0.3 19.0 ± 0.3 11.2 ± 0.4 <0.0001 18.7 ± 0.3 20.4 ± 0.3 20.1 ± 0.3 13.0 ± 0.4 <0.0001
Energy from lunch, % 28.1 ± 0.3 30.4 ± 0.4 30.9 ± 0.4 33.4 ± 0.5 <0.0001 28.7 ± 0.3 30.2 ± 0.3 30.4 ± 0.3 34.0 ± 0.5 <0.0001
Energy from dinner, % 33.2 ± 0.4 34.1 ± 0.4 35.6 ± 0.4 41.1 ± 0.5 <0.0001 28.5 ± 0.3 29.9 ± 0.3 32.1 ± 0.3 36.0 ± 0.5 <0.0001
Energy from snacks, % 22.5 ± 0.4 17.0 ± 0.4 14.4 ± 0.3 14.2 ± 0.4 <0.0001 24.1 ± 0.3 19.4 ± 0.4 17.4 ± 0.3 17.0 ± 0.4 <0.0001

KNHANES, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Q, quartile. Data are presented as means ± standard errors (SEs) or numbers (weighted %). (1) p values were calculated using the chi-squared test for categorical variables and multiple linear regressions for continuous variables.