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Table 3 Associations between eating speed and body fat distribution among different age groups

From: Associations of eating speed with fat distribution and body shape vary in different age groups and obesity status

Variables

18 ≤ age < 45 (n = 1123)

45 ≤ age < 65 (n = 2681)

65 ≤ age ≤ 80 (n = 966)

Meal duration < 10 min (n = 336)

10 ≤ meal duration < 20 min (n = 567)

Meal duration ≥ 20 min (n = 220)

P* for trend

Meal duration < 10 min (n = 945)

10 ≤ meal duration < 20 min (n = 1298)

Meal duration ≥ 20 min (n = 438)

P* for trend

Meal duration < 10 min (n = 288)

10 ≤ meal duration < 20 min (n = 463)

Meal duration ≥ 20 min (n = 215)

P* for trend

β#

P

β#

P

β#

P

β#

P

β#

P

β#

P

β#

P

β#

P

β#

P

WC

–

–

− 0.368

0.2305

− 0.877

0.0222

0.0230

–

–

− 0.509

0.0078

− 0.148

0.5705

0.2032

–

–

0.389

0.2604

0.124

0.7664

0.6810

Total FM%

–

–

− 0.417

0.1416

− 0.602

0.0893

0.0757

–

–

− 0.301

0.0667

− 0.504

0.0242

0.0150

–

–

− 0.228

0.4391

− 0.069

0.8453

0.7840

Arms FM%

–

–

0.010

0.9054

− 0.143

0.1859

0.2336

–

–

0.001

0.9838

0.023

0.7708

0.8032

–

–

− 0.011

0.9198

− 0.113

0.3868

0.4121

Trunk FM%

–

–

− 0.347

0.2034

− 0.734

0.0312

0.0305

–

–

− 0.228

0.2061

− 0.315

0.1991

0.1465

–

–

− 0.079

0.8351

− 0.412

0.3701

0.3887

Android FM%

–

–

− 0.090

0.2548

− 0.287

0.0036

0.0046

–

–

− 0.079

0.1206

0.000

0.9990

0.6415

–

–

0.052

0.6399

− 0.099

0.4592

0.5252

AOI

–

–

− 0.016

0.0479

− 0.033

0.0013

0.0012

–

–

− 0.010

0.1118

− 0.006

0.5085

0.3031

–

–

0.002

0.8669

− 0.006

0.7089

0.7423

Gynoid FM%

–

–

0.267

0.0576

0.623

0.0004

0.0004

–

–

0.124

0.1728

0.172

0.1662

0.1175

–

–

− 0.014

0.9386

0.088

0.6987

0.7246

Legs FM%

–

–

0.335

0.2198

0.877

0.0102

0.0113

–

–

0.192

0.2779

0.259

0.2835

0.2219

–

–

0.093

0.7973

0.565

0.1961

0.2158

  1. Models were adjusted for study cohort, age, sex, education level, marital status, smoking, drinking, type of meal, physical activity level, sleep quality and body mass index
  2. Abbreviations: WC, waist circumference; FM%, fat mass percentage; AOI, android-to-dynoid fat mass ratio
  3. β#Unstandardized regression coefficient
  4. P*Trend tests among participants in three eating speed subgroups in each age group
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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