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. 2018 Jan 17;8:945. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-18268-z

Table 4.

OR for Evening vs Morning chronotype in relation to eating behavior and emotional eating (n = 2,126).

Eating behavior Evening vs Morning Chronotype P
OR 95% CI
Are your portion sizes on the large side? 1.44 1.18, 1.77 < 0.001
Do you take second servings? 1.27 1.04, 1.56 0.019
Are you prone to eat energy-rich (i.e., high-fat) foods? 1.44 1.16, 1.78 0.001
Do you drink alcohol? 1.52 1.25, 1.86 < 0.001
Do you eat in places other than the kitchen or dining room? 1.32 1.04, 1.70 0.023
Do you eat while watching television? 1.23 0.99, 1.52 0.065
Do you eat directly from packets or containers? 1.31 1.06, 1.62 0.013
Are you prone to stress-related eating? 1.27 1.04, 1.55 0.019
Adequate cereals in the diet based on Mediterranean Diet definition (>218 g)* 0.75 0.60, 0.93 0.009
Emotional eating
Do you crave specific foods? 1.20 0.99, 1.45 0.063
Do you have problems controlling the amount of certain types of food you eat? 1.31 1.08, 1.58 0.006
Do you feel less control over your diet when you are tired after work at night? 1.33 1.10, 1.60 0.003

ORs were calculated for combined groups of E-type compared with M-type.

Adjusted for sex, age, BMI, study number and clinic center.

*Computed from 24-hour dietary recall.