Table 1.
Meal timing, fasting intervals and number of eating occasions in two representative samples of the general Austrian population
| Survey 2017 (n = 951) | Survey 2020 (n = 952) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/n (%) | Median (IQR) | N/n (%) | Median (IQR) | |
| Weekdays | ||||
| Breakfast time | 717 (75.4) | 7:30 (6:30–8:30) | 713 (74.9) | 7:30 (6:30–8:30) |
| Lunch time | 814 (85.6) | 12:30 (12:30–13:30) | 836 (87.8) | 12:30 (12:30–13:30) |
| Dinner time | 880 (92.5) | 18:30 (18:30–19:30) | 864 (90.8) | 18:30 (18:30–19:30) |
| Snack after dinner time | 84 (8.8) | 21:00 (20:00–21:45) | 96 (10.1) | 21:01 (20:01–22:01) |
| Nighttime fasting (h) | 944 (99.3) | 13.0 (12.0–15.0) | 887 (93.2) | 13.0 (12.0–17.0) |
| Last meal to bed time (h) | 924 (97.2) | 4.0 (3.0–5.3) | 913 (95.9) | 6.0 (5.0–7.5) |
| Number of eating occasions | 951 (100.0) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 952 (100.0) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) |
| Weekend | ||||
| Breakfast time | 798 (83.9) | 8:30 (7:30–9:30) | 772 (81.1) | 8:30 (7:30–9:30) |
| Lunch time | 830 (87.3) | 12:30 (12:30–13:30) | 831 (87.3) | 13:30 (12:30–13:30) |
| Dinner time | 872 (91.7) | 18:30 (18:30–19:30) | 847 (89.0) | 19:30 (18:30–19:30) |
| Snack after dinner time | 143 (15.0) | 21:00 (20:15–22:00) | 135 (14.2) | 21:01 (20:01–22:01) |
| Nighttime fasting (h) | 938 (98.6) | 14.0 (13.0–15.0) | 887 (93.2) | 14.0 (13.0–16.0) |
| Last meal to bed time (h) | 890 (93.6) | 4.5 (3.5–5.5) | 885 (93.0) | 6.5 (5.5–7.5) |
| Number of eating occasions | 951 (100.0) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 952 (100.0) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) |