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Table 3 Crude and adjusted odds ratios of eating quickly or eating until full for waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) ≥ 0.5

From: Eating quickly is associated with waist-to-height ratio among Japanese adolescents: a cross-sectional survey

Variables

Total

WHtR ≥ 0.5

Crude

Adjusted

 

N

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Boys

 Eating quickly

      

 Yes

255

37 (14.5)

2.04 (1.31–3.18)

0.002

2.05 (1.31–3.23)

0.002

 No

715

55 (7.7)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Eating until full

      

 Yes

515

54 (10.5)

1.29 (0.83–1.99)

0.259

1.25 (0.80–1.95)

0.321

 No

455

38 (8.4)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Girls

 Eating quickly

      

 Yes

126

16 (12.7)

2.02 (1.12–3.64)

0.020

2.09 (1.15–3.81)

0.016

 No

832

56 (6.7)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Eating until full

      

 Yes

517

40 (7.7)

1.07 (0.66–1.74)

0.779

1.12 (0.68–1.82)

0.662

 No

441

32 (7.3)

1.00

 

1.00

 
  1. OR, odds ratio, CI, confidence interval
  2. Adjusted for age, exercise, skipping breakfast, and snack after dinner