Table 2. Partial regression coefficients (95% confidence intervals) by multiple linear regression analysis against current body mass index.
| Independent variables | Model 1* | Model 2* | Model 3† | |||
| Men (n=3737) | ||||||
| Rate of eating categories | ||||||
| Very slow | -1.01 | (-1.69, -0.34) | -1.01 | (-1.68, -0.34) | -0.99 | (-1.66, -0.32) |
| Relatively slow | -0.68 | (-0.97, -0.38) | -0.97 | (-0.97, -0.37) | -0.67 | (-0.97, -0.37) |
| Medium | 0.00 | (reference) | 0.00 | (reference) | 0.00 | (reference) |
| Relatively fast | 0.83 | (0.63, 1.03) | 0.81 | (0.61, 1.01) | 0.81 | (0.61, 1.00) |
| Very fast | 1.55 | (1.28, 1.82) | 1.49 | (1.22, 1.76) | 1.47 | (1.20, 1.75) |
| Energy intake (1000 kcal/day) | – | 0.39 | (0.26, 0.51) | 0.41 | (0.29, 0.54) | |
| Women (n=1005) | ||||||
| Rate of eating categories | ||||||
| Very slow | -0.93 | (-2.16, 0.30) | -0.96 | (-2.19, 0.27) | -1.06 | (-2.29, 0.17) |
| Relatively slow | -0.39 | (-0.94, 0.16) | -0.34 | (-0.89, 0.21) | -0.35 | (-0.90, 0.20) |
| Medium | 0.00 | (reference) | 0.00 | (reference) | 0.00 | (reference) |
| Relatively fast | 0.48 | (0.10, 0.85) | 0.51 | (0.13, 0.89) | 0.50 | (0.13, 0.88) |
| Very fast | 1.42 | (0.81, 2.02) | 1.39 | (0.78, 1.99) | 1.34 | (0.74, 1.94) |
| Energy intake (1000 kcal/day) | – | 0.39 | (0.09, 0.69) | 0.43 | (0.12, 0.73) | |
* : adjusted for age
† : adjusted for age, smoking status, physical activity, and alcohol drinking habit
– : not included