Table 2.
Distribution of meal timing patterns in cluster groups
| Survey 2017 (n = 924) | Survey 2020 (n = 870) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluster A17 (n = 720) Median (IQR) |
Cluster B17 (n = 204) Median (IQR) |
p (cluster differences)a | Cluster A20 (n = 576) Median (IQR) |
Cluster B20 (n = 294) Median (IQR) |
p (cluster differences)a | |
| Nighttime fasting* (h) | 12.0 (11.0–13.3) | 18.0 (17.0–20.0) | < 0.001 | 13.0 (12.0–13.0) | 18.0 (16.0–19.0) | < 0.001 |
| Last meal to bed time* (h) | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 4.5 (3.5–5.5) | < 0.001 | 5.5 (4.5–6.5) | 7.4 (5.8–9.0) | < 0.001 |
| Breakfast skipping (yes); N(%) | 46 (6.4) | 184 (90.2) | < 0.001 | 10 (1.74) | 175 (59.5) | < 0.001 |
| Eating midpoint* (hh:mm) | 13:00 (12:30–14:00) | 16:00 (15:00–17:00) | < 0.001 | 13:30 (12:30–14:00) | 15:30 (13:30–16:30) | < 0.001 |
| Number of eating occasions | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 2.0 (2.0–2.5) | < 0.001 | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 2.0 (2.0–3.0) | < 0.001 |
*Variables used to generate cluster solution. a. p-values calculated using Wilcoxon rank-sum test