. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 1.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 Jan 29;37(4):604–611. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2012.229

Table 1.

Differences in total weight loss (kg), percentage of weight loss from initial weight, and weekly weight loss rate between late and early eaters depending on breakfast (median: 09:00A), lunch (median:03:00 PM) and dinner (median:21:30 PM) timing.

Time of the meal
	Early eaters		Late eaters

Weight loss effectiveness	n=202		n=200		P
Weight loss effectiveness	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P
*Breakfast (median: 09:00A)*
Total weight loss (kg)	8.7	5.9	8.8	6.2	0.947
Weight loss (% of initial weight)	10.2	6.3	10.2	6.8	0.794
Weekly weight loss (g)	434	273	388	325	0.384
Lunch (median:03:00 PM)
Total weight loss (kg)	9.9	5.8	7.7	6.1	0.008
Weight loss (% of initial weight)	11.3	5.8	9.0	7.1	0.006
Weekly weight loss (g)	454	240	360	352	0.026
*Dinner (median:21:30 PM)*
Total weight loss (kg)	8.8	6.0	8.7	5.9	0.748
Weight loss (% of initial weight)	10.3	6.5	10.0	6.4	0.729
Weekly weight loss (g)	419	300	399	299	0.467

Bold face representing statistical differences with P<0.05.