Table 2.

Eating patterns reported by twenty study participants

Eating pattern variable	n	(%)
Weekday meals
Rushed	12	60
Relaxed	7	35
Neither	1	5
Weekend meals
Rushed	3	15
Relaxed	17	85
Neither	0	0
Time taken to eat meals during weekdays
Breakfast
5 min	8	40
10–15 min	11	55
20 min	1	5
Lunch
5–10 min	8	40
15–20 min	10	50
30–35 min	2	10
Dinner
0–10 min	4	20
15–20 min	9	45
30–45 min	6	30
60 min	1	5
Time taken to eat meals during weekend
Breakfast
0–5 min	4	20
10–15 min	12	60
20 min	2	10
30 min	2	10
Lunch
5–10 min	6	30
15–20 min	10	50
25–30 min	3	15
45 min	1	5
Dinner
10–15 min	4	20
20–30 min	14	70
60 min	2	10

sd, standard deviation.

Values represent the mean minutes taken to eat meals based on continuous data.