Weight status of working adults: The effects of eating misalignment, chronotype, and eating jetlag during mandatory confinement.
Chronobiol Int
; 40(4): 406-415, 2023 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2265794
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to examine the association between chronotype, eating jetlag, and eating misalignment with weight status among Malaysian adults during the COVID-19 restriction. This online cross-sectional study included 175 working adults recruited from March to July 2020. The chronotype was assessed using Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) while eating jetlag and mealtime variability were measured using Chrononutrition Profile Questionnaire (CPQ). Multiple linear regression demonstrated that lower breakfast frequency (ß = -0.258, p = .002) and longer eating duration (ß = 0.393, p < .001) were associated with later first eating events on workfree days. Both intermediate (ß = 0.543, p < .001) and evening chronotypes (ß = 0.523, p = .001) tend to eat their first meals later compared to morning person. Similar patterns were observed for overall eating jetlaggers in which lower breakfast frequency (ß = -0.022, p = .011), longer eating duration (ß = 0.293, p < .001), intermediate chronotype (ß = 0.512, p < .001), and evening chronotype (ß = 0.495, p = .003) were associated with eating later meals on workfree days. Additionally, higher BMI was also associated with eating later meals on workfree days (ß = 0.181, p = .025). During movement restriction, discrepancies of mealtimes during work and workfree days offer new insight into modern eating habits that can influence weight status and general eating habits such as breakfast skipping and total daily eating duration. Population meal timing variability was affected during movement restrictions, and it was closely related to weight status.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Circadian Rhythm
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Chronobiol Int
Journal subject:
Physiology
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
07420528.2023.2186120
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