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Endocrine Abstracts (2017) 49 EP643 | DOI: 10.1530/endoabs.49.EP643

ECE2017 Eposter Presentations: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Obesity (81 abstracts)

Association between meal intake behavior and body composition/psychological well-being in Japanese adults

Toshihiro Takao , Yoshiyuki Yamanaka , Sohachi Fujimoto & Tomoari Kamada


Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.


The study aims to evaluate the association between body composition/psychological well-being with meal intake behavior such as eating fast, snacking after dinner, dinner within 2 h before sleep. This cross-sectional study includes n=3066 participants aged 19–89 who had participated in an annual health checkup in 2015. BMI, Waist circumference (WC) and the World Health Organization (WHO)-5 Well-Being Index were assessed to determine. The meal intake behavior were assessed with a modified questionnaire based on focused on metabolic syndrome in Japan. In addition, the relation with BMI/WC/psychological well-being and meal intake behavior by controlling age, smoking, alcohol drinking, exercise habit, medication and sleep condition were assessed by multiple regression analysis. Having a short lunch time, preferring salty taste, snacking after dinner and dinner within 2 h before sleep were positively associated with BMI, WC and WHO-5 score after adjusting for all confounders. Although eating vegetable and fruits were not independent of BMI, both are positively associated with WHO-5 score. The present data demonstrate that adjusting meal intake behavior could be helpful in preventing psychological distress as well as obesity.

Volume 49

19th European Congress of Endocrinology

Lisbon, Portugal
20 May 2017 - 23 May 2017

European Society of Endocrinology 

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