International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 4 Frequency of participant characteristics by self-reported eating rate-category, within the total population and in men and women separately

From: Self-reported eating rate is associated with weight status in a Dutch population: a validation study and a cross-sectional study

	Self-reported eating rate						P chi-square test
	Slow		Average		Fast
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total^a
Prevalence of overweight^d	75	42.6	354	49.0	353	61.5	<0.01
Prevalence of obesity^e	18	10.2	89	12.3	102	17.8	<0.01
Prevalence of smoking	19	10.8	56	7.7	58	10.1	0.23
Education level^f
Low	29	16.5	126	17.4	78	13.6	0.19
Medium	44	25.0	220	30.4	172	30.0
High	103	58.5	377	52.1	324	56.4
Men^b
Prevalence of overweight^d	29	49.2	196	62.2	235	64.0	0.09
Prevalence of obesity^e	6	10.2	48	15.2	64	17.4	0.33
Prevalence of smoking	6	10.2	31	9.8	40	10.9	0.71
Education level^f
Low	12	20.3	52	16.5	47	12.8	0.37
Medium	13	22.0	92	29.2	112	30.5
High	34	57.6	171	54.3	208	56.7
Women^c
Prevalence of overweight^d	46	39.3	158	38.7	118	57.0	<0.001
Prevalence of obesity^e	12	10.3	41	10.0	38	18.4	0.01
Prevalence of smoking	13	11.1	25	6.1	18	8.7	0.16
Education level^f
Low	17	14.5	74	18.1	31	15.0	0.46
Medium	31	26.5	128	31.4	60	29.0
High	69	59.0	206	50.5	116	56.0

^aSlow, n = 176; Average, n = 723; Fast, n = 574
^bSlow, n = 59; Average, n = 315; Fast, n = 367
^cSlow, n = 117; Average, n = 408; Fast, n = 207
^dBMI ≥25 kg/m²
^eBMI ≥30 kg/m²
^fEducation level: low (i.e., no education, primary education, lower or preparatory vocational education, or lower general secondary education), medium (i.e., intermediate vocational education or apprenticeship, or higher general secondary education or pre-university secondary education) and high (i.e., higher vocational education or university)

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