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. 2020 Sep 11;12(9):2783. doi: 10.3390/nu12092783

Table 1.

Studies assessing maternal night eating during pregnancy.

Reference Year of Publication Country Diet Assessment Time-Point Sample Size Gestation Weeks Method of Dietary Assessment Definition of Night-Time Eating
Chandler-Laney et al. [16] 2015 United States
(African American)
Single 40 32–34 2-day food diary Higher TDEI during 8:00 p.m.–5:59 a.m.
Loy et al. [17] 2016 Singapore Single 985 26–28 Single 24-h recall More than 50% of TDEI during 7:00 p.m.–6:59 a.m.
Gontijio et al. [18] 2020 Brazil Multiple 100 4–12; 20–26; 30–37 Three 24-h recalls per trimester Above the median of TDEI during 7:00 p.m.–5:59 a.m.
Englund-Ögge et al. [19] 2017 Norway Single 65,487 17–22 Questions asking frequency of eating events Evening meal pattern as characterized by intake of supper and night meals
Allison et al. [20] 2012 United States
(African American)
Single 120 14–24 Night Eating Questionnaire Night Eating Syndrome
Damla Deniz et al. [21] 2019 Turkey Single 148 28–38 Night Eating Questionnaire Night Eating Syndrome
Wołyńczyk-Gmaj et al. [22] 2017 Poland Single 266 28–41 Single question Awake at night and eat

TDEI, total daily energy intake.