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. 2023 Mar 2;62(4):1879–1890. doi: 10.1007/s00394-023-03113-z

Table 4.

Association of meal timing behaviour and self-rated health status and chronic diseases in 2017 and 2020 (OR: Odds Ratio, 95%CI: 95% confidence interval)

Survey 2017 (n = 924) Survey 2020 (n = 870)
Cluster A17
(n = 720)
N(%)
Cluster B17 (n = 204)
N(%)
AOR (95% CI)a MV-OR (95% CI)b Cluster A20
(n = 576)
N(%)
Cluster B20
(n = 294)
N(%)
AOR (95% CI)a MV-OR (95% CI)b
Chronic insomnia 43 (6.0) 27 (13.2) 2.43 (1.46–4.05) 2.23 (1.29–3.87) 32 (5.6) 27 (9.2) 1.70 (1.00–2.90) 1.49 (0.84–2.63)
Depression 80 (11.1) 29 (14.2) 1.32 (0.83–2.08) 1.14 (0.70–1.87) 65 (11.3) 56 (19.0) 1.84 (1.25–2.72) 1.55 (1.02–2.36)
Obesity 117 (16.3) 35 (17.2) 1.11 (0.73–1.70) 1.18 (0.75–1.85) 91 (15.8) 60 (20.4) 1.34 (0.92–1.94) 1.25 (0.84–1.86)
Diabetes 33 (4.6) 10 (4.9) 1.20 (0.56–2.54) 1.27 (0.57–2.84) 25 (4.3) 14 (4.8) 1.06 (0.54–2.11) 0.99 (0.47–2.07)
Hypertension 106 (14.7) 25 (12.3) 0.86 (0.53–1.41) 0.81 (0.48–1.36) 77 (13.4) 49 (16.7) 1.26 (0.84–1.89) 1.10 (0.71–1.70)
Bad or very bad self-rated health status 38 (5.3) 22 (10.8) 2.21 (1.27–3.84) 1.68 (0.92–3.08) 20 (3.5) 28 (9.5) 2.86 (1.58–5.20) 2.48 (1.29–4.74)

ORs calculated using unconditional logistic regression

a. AOR = Adjusted OR. Adjusted for age and sex

b.MV-OR = multivariable-adjusted OR. Adjusted for age, sex, self-rated chronotype, marital status, work status, alcohol consumption, smoking status and history of nightshifts