Table 4.

Number of meals and their distribution during the day.

	Female (N = 69)		Male (N = 31)
	Mean ± SD	Mode [Min–Max]	Mean ± SD	Mode [Min–Max]
No. of meals	2.8 ± 0.9	3 [1–6]	2.5 ± 1	2 [1–5]
Time of meal consumption (h) *
1st meal	10.6 ± 2.5	10 [4.5–18.5]	11.3 ± 3.9	9 [3–21]
2nd meal	16.8 ± 2.4	17 [11–22]	15.9 ± 2.9	17 [9–21]
3rd meal	19.8 ± 2.6	21 [16–23]	19.5 ± 3.2	21 [13–24]
4th meal	21.3 ± 1.1	20 [20–23]	19.8 ± 0.5	20 [19,20]

* Time is expressed in the form 0–24 h; SD: standard deviation.