Table 2.

Association between meal frequency and type 2 diabetes

	Two times per day		Three times per day	Four times per day
No. of cases	9		626	71
	RR	95 % CI		RR	95 % CI
No. of participants	110		7574	1190
RR, model 1	1·11	0·61, 2·02	1·00	0·73	0·57, 0·92
RR, model 2	1·17	0·64, 2·14	1·00	0·73	0·58, 0·92
RR, model 2 + BMI	1·25	0·68, 2·27	1·00	0·76	0·60, 0·97

RR, relative risk.

Model 1: Age.

Model 2: Further adjusted for sex, study area, highest education level, marital status, level of vagarious activity, level of moderate activity, history of hypertension, history of dyslipidemia, smoking status and drinking status.