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Table 4 Association between eating speed and abdominal obesity, excluding participants with medical history of cancer or diseases of the circulatory system, or using antidiabetic medication (n = 153)

From: Eating speed and abdominal adiposity in middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional study in Vietnam

Eating speed

Abdominal obesity n (%)

Prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval)

Model 1

Model 2

Slow

262 (54.7)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Normal

825 (61.2)

1.12 (1.02, 1.23)

1.13 (1.03, 1.23)

Fast

702 (68.8)

1.26 (1.15, 1.38)

1.29 (1.18, 1.41)

P trend

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. waist-to-heigh ratio ≥ 0.5; ref: reference; Model 1: unadjusted; Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, commune, education, marital status, occupation, household income, smoking, alcohol, physical activity, sleeping hours, and adding sugar to beverages