Table 2.
The Differences in specific eating habits across chronotypes.
| Boys (n = 261) | Girls (n = 235) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-Type (n = 31) | N-Type (n = 173) | E-Type (n = 57) | p-Value | M-Type (n = 23) | N-Type (n = 154) | E-Type (n = 58) | p-Value | |
| More consumption of fruits & vegetables # | 10 (32.3) | 25 (14.5) | 6 (10.5) | 0.02 | 6 (26.1) | 35 (22.7) | 11 (19.3) | 0.78 |
| Regular breakfast | 28 (90.3) | 139 (80.3) | 43 (75.4) | 0.24 | 18 (78.3) | 133 (86.4) | 41 (70.7) | 0.03 |
| Skip breakfast/ small breakfast | 1 (3.2) | 32 (18.5) | 18 (31.6) | 0.005 | 2 (8.7) | 18 (11.7) | 26 (44.8) | 0.001 |
| Habit of going out for dinner | 0 (0.0) | 18 (10.4) | 7 (12.3) | 0.14 | 4 (17.4) | 26 (16.9) | 8 (13.8) | 0.85 |
| Tv viewing during mealtimes | 10 (32.3) | 87 (50.3) | 42 (73.7) | <0.001 | 4 (17.4) | 75 (48.7) | 38 (65.5) | <0.001 |
| Excess consumption of sugar | 2 (6.5) | 21 (12.1) | 12 (21.1) | 0.11 | 2 (8.7) | 18 (11.7) | 16 (27.6) | 0.01 |
| Fast food consumption | 23 (74.2) | 140 (80.9) | 52 (91.2) | 0.09 | 10 (43.5) | 123 (79.9) | 50 (86.2) | <0.001 |
| Nighttime snack consumption # | 9 (29.0) | 32 (18.7) | 18 (32.1) | 0.08 | 9 (40.9) | 38 (24.7) | 18 (31.6) | 0.22 |
M-type, morning-type; N-type, intermediate-type; E-type, evening-type. Data were presented as median ± interquartile range or number (percentage) and were compared using a Chi-Square test. # There were 234 girls who reported their fruit and vegetable intake and 258 boys and 233 girls who responded to the item on nighttime snack consumption.