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. 2018 Oct 17;11:647–658. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S176749

Table 3.

The association of eating habits with glycemic control and BMI (primary analysis set)

Question Answer HbA1c
BMI
n
% [95% CI]
n
% [95% CI]
<7.0% ≥7.0% P-value <25 kg/m2 ≥25 kg/m2 P-value
Eating supper within 2 hours of bedtime Skipping breakfast No 10,541 9,717 9,406 10,852
52.0 [51.3, 52.7] 48.0 [47.3, 48.7] 46.4 [45.7, 47.1] 53.6 [52.9, 54.3]
Yes 5,282 6,182 4,249 7,215
46.1 [45.2, 47.0] 53.9 [53.0, 54.8] <0.001 37.1 [36.2, 38.0] 62.9 [62.0, 63.8] <0.001
No 13,995 13,478 12,246 15,227
50.9 [50.3, 51.5] 49.1 [48.5, 49.7] 44.6 [44.0, 45.2] 55.4 [54.8, 56.0]
Yes 1,828 2,421 1,409 2,840
43.0 [41.5, 44.5] 57.0 [55.5, 58.5] <0.001 33.2 [31.7, 34.6] 66.8 [65.4, 68.3] <0.001
Eating snacks after supper No 13,732 13,396 12,087 15,041
50.6 [50.0, 51.2] 49.4 [48.8, 50.0] 44.6 [44.0, 45.1] 55.4 [54.9, 56.0]
Yes 2,091 2,503 1,568 3,026
45.5 [44.1, 47.0] 54.5 [53.0, 55.9] <0.001 34.1 [32.8, 35.5] 65.9 [64.5, 67.2] <0.001
Fast eatinga No 9,875 9,900 9,424 10,351
49.9 [49.2, 50.6] 50.1 [49.4, 50.8] 47.7 [47.0, 48.4] 52.3 [51.6, 53.0]
Yes 5,948 5,999 4,231 7,716
49.8 [48.9, 50.7] 50.2 [49.3, 51.1] 0.799 35.4 [34.6, 36.3] 64.6 [63.7, 65.4] <0.001
Fast eatingb No 8,636 8,614 8,120 9,130
50.1 [49.3, 50.8] 49.9 [49.2, 50.7] 47.1 [46.3, 47.8] 52.9 [52.2, 53.7]
Yes 5,948 5,999 4,231 7,716
49.8 [48.9, 50.7] 50.2 [49.3, 51.1] 0.643 35.4 [34.6, 36.3] 64.6 [63.7, 65.4] <0.001

Notes:

a

No = Normal + Slow; Yes = Fast;

b

No = Normal; Yes = Fast. P-values for the difference in proportion of workers with or without HbA1c ≥7.0% or BMI ≥25 kg/m2 were determined by Fisher’s exact test.

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin.