Table 3 Eating pattern characteristics of temporal eating patterns, by latent class membership. Results are means (SD)¹

EO frequency

4.6 (1.2)^a

4.8 (1.1)^b

5.2 (1.3)^c

<0.05

4.6 (1.2)^a

4.7 (1.1)^a

5.1 (1.3)^b

<0.001

Meal frequency

2.9 (0.5)^a

3.0 (0.5)^a

2.8 (0.6)^b

<0.01

3.0 (0.5)

3.1 (0.5)^a

3.0 (0.6)^b

<0.05

Snack frequency

2.3 (1.3)^a

2.5 (1.3)^b

2.9 (1.4)^c

<0.05

2.5 (1.5)^a

2.6 (1.3)^a

3.1 (1.5)^b

<0.001

Time between EOs (min)

220 (69)^a

211 (62)^b

205 (68)^b

<0.05

212 (67)^a

205 (67)^a

192 (62)^b

<0.01

Total EI (kJ)

9085 (2777)^a

9556 (2710)^b

10456 (3122)^c

<0.01

7012 (2398)^a

7320 (2415)^a

7661 (2487)^b

<0.05

Total EI from meals (%)

79 (15)^a

79 (13)^a

71 (15)^b

<0.001

80 (13)^a

79 (13)^a

73 (15)^b

<0.001

Total EI from snacks (%)

21 (14)^a

21 (13)^a

29 (15)^b

<0.001

20 (13)^a

21 (13)^a

27 (15)^b

<0.001