Table 4 Chronotype and eating pattern / body weight change

Meal time of breakfast (min)

20.0 ± 7.8

†, ‡

16.1 ± 8.1

‡

12.8 ± 7.3

Skipping breakfast (%)

19

*

38

65

*

Frequency of skipping breakfast ^a (per week)

2.6 ± 1.6

2.8 ± 1.6

‡

3.8 ± 1.9

Lunch time

12:04 ± 0:15

12:07 ± 0:18

12:06 ± 0:20

Meal time of lunch (min)

26.8 ± 10.3

24.3 ± 9.3

25.8 ± 9.8

Skipping lunch (%)

10

7

*

21

*

Frequency of skipping lunch ^a (per week)

1.6 ± 0.9

2.3 ± 1.6

2.9 ± 1.3

Dinner time

19:07 ± 1:05

†, ‡

19:30 ± 1:32

19:43 ± 1:12

Meal time of dinner (min)

34.3 ± 11.9

31.1 ± 15.3

33.0 ± 15.0

Skipping dinner (%)

13

14

*

27

*

Frequency of skipping dinner ^a (per week)

4.0 ± 2.3

2.6 ± 1.2

2.4 ± 1.4

Body mass index

20.4 ± 2.1

20.6 ± 3.1

20.2 ± 2.5

Body weight gain (%)

35

29

*

45

*