Table 2.
Association of BMI with meal duration and the rate of eating for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and all meals.
| BMI and rate of eating | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Independent variable | Coefficient (95% CI) | Independent variable | Coefficient (95% CI) |
| Breakfast | Constant | 23.66 (16.95, 30.38) | Constant | 23.18 (15.41, 30.95) |
| Male vs. Female | 2.06 (−0.77, 4.88) | Male vs. Female | 2.33 (−0.81, 5.46) | |
| Age (years) | 0.07 (−0.29, 0.43) | Age (years) | −0.09 (−0.45, 0.27) | |
| Breakfast (min) | −0.32 (−0.6, −0.03)* | Breakfast (kcal/min) | 0.01 (−0.03, 0.05) | |
| Lunch | Constant | 23.14 (15.94, 30.33) | Constant | 21.44 (13.85, 29.03) |
| Male vs. Female | 1.6 (−1.68, 4.87) | Male vs. Female | 1.76 (−1.3, 4.82) | |
| Age (years) | 0.08 (−0.36, 0.53) | Age (years) | −0.06 (−0.4, 0.29) | |
| Lunch (min) | −0.22 (−0.56, 0.12) | Lunch (kcal/min) | 0.03 (−0.01, 0.07) | |
| Dinner | Constant | 23.73 (16.34, 31.11) | Constant | 17.36 (7.06, 27.66) |
| Male vs. Female | 2.46 (−0.64, 5.56) | Male vs. Female | 0.16 (−3.85, 4.16) | |
| Age (years) | −0.09 (−0.47, 0.29) | Age (years) | 0.16 (−0.29, 0.62) | |
| Dinner (min) | −0.01 (−0.12, 0.11) | Dinner (kcal/min) | 0.04 (−0.01, 0.08) | |
| All meals | Constant | 23.43 (16.21, 30.64) | Constant | 16.96 (7.43, 26.49) |
| Male vs. Female | 1.98 (−1.14, 5.11) | Male vs. Female | 0.3 (−3.26, 3.85) | |
| Age (years) | 0.04 (−0.38, 0.45) | Age (years) | 0.12 (−0.27, 0.51) | |
| All Meals (min) | −0.06 (−0.16, 0.04) | All Meals (kcal/min) | 0.06 (0, 0.12)* | |
Multiple linear regression models adjusted for participants' sex and age.
*
Denotes p < 0.05.