Meal frequency in mean days/week±SD for all participants and stratified by sex
| Meal intake | All (n=1040) | Male (n=532) | Female (n=508) | Mean difference (95% CI) |
| Breakfast | 6.3±1.4 | 6.4±1.3 | 6.3±1.5 | −0.1 (−0.1 to −0.3) |
| Morning snack | 3.5±2.3 | 3.8±2.3 | 3.2±2.2 | −0.6 (−0.3 to −0.9) |
| Lunch | 6.7±0.7 | 6.9±0.5 | 6.6±0.9 | −0.3 (−0.2 to −0.4) |
| Afternoon snack | 5.0±1.9 | 5.1±2.0 | 4.9±1.9 | −0.2 (−0.0 to −0.4) |
| Dinner | 6.9±0.7 | 6.9±0.7 | 6.8±0.8 | −0.1 (−0.0 to −0.2) |
| Evening snack | 4.6±2.2 | 5.0±2.1 | 4.2±2.2 | −0.8 (−0.5 to −1.1) |
| Other snack 1 | 1.9±2.2 | 2.2±2.4 | 1.5±1.9 | −0.7 (−0.4 to −1.0) |
| Other snack 2 | 1.2±1.9 | 1.4±2.1 | 1.0±1.6 | −0.4 (−0.2 to −0.6) |