Sex-specific chrono-nutritional patterns and association with body weight in a general population in Spain (GCAT study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Altered meal timing patterns can disrupt the circadian system and affect metabolism. Our aim was to describe sex-specific chrono-nutritional patterns, assess their association with body mass index (BMI) and investigate the role of sleep in this relationship.

Methods

We used the 2018 questionnaire data from the population-based Genomes for Life (GCAT) (n = 7074) cohort of adults aged 40-65 in Catalonia, Spain, for cross-sectional analysis and its follow-up questionnaire data in 2023 (n = 3128) for longitudinal analysis. We conducted multivariate linear regressions to explore the association between mutually adjusted meal-timing variables (time of first meal, number of eating occasions, nighttime fasting duration) and BMI, accounting for sleep duration and quality,

SUBMITTER: Pons-Muzzo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11396659 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature