Table 4 OR for Evening vs Morning chronotype in relation to eating behavior and emotional eating (n = 2,126).

From: Modifiable lifestyle behaviors, but not a genetic risk score, associate with metabolic syndrome in evening chronotypes

Eating behavior

Evening vs Morning Chronotype

P

OR

95% CI

Are your portion sizes on the large side?

1.44

1.18, 1.77

< 0.001

Do you take second servings?

1.27

1.04, 1.56

0.019

Are you prone to eat energy-rich (i.e., high-fat) foods?

1.44

1.16, 1.78

0.001

Do you drink alcohol?

1.52

1.25, 1.86

< 0.001

Do you eat in places other than the kitchen or dining room?

1.32

1.04, 1.70

0.023

Do you eat while watching television?

1.23

0.99, 1.52

0.065

Do you eat directly from packets or containers?

1.31

1.06, 1.62

0.013

Are you prone to stress-related eating?

1.27

1.04, 1.55

0.019

Adequate cereals in the diet based on Mediterranean Diet definition (>218 g)*

0.75

0.60, 0.93

0.009

Emotional eating

Do you crave specific foods?

1.20

0.99, 1.45

0.063

Do you have problems controlling the amount of certain types of food you eat?

1.31

1.08, 1.58

0.006

Do you feel less control over your diet when you are tired after work at night?

1.33

1.10, 1.60

0.003

  1. ORs were calculated for combined groups of E-type compared with M-type.
  2. Adjusted for sex, age, BMI, study number and clinic center.
  3. *Computed from 24-hour dietary recall.