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Clock Time Of First Eating Episode And Prospective Risk Of All-Cause Mortality In Us Adults, Ashima K. Kant, Barry I. Graubard Oct 2021

Clock Time Of First Eating Episode And Prospective Risk Of All-Cause Mortality In Us Adults, Ashima K. Kant, Barry I. Graubard

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Background: There is increasing recognition that morning or evening preference is associated with time of eating, metabolic health, and morbidity. However, few studies have examined the association of time of eating with mortality.

Objective: To examine the association of time of first recalled ingestive episode with prospective risk of all-cause mortality.

Design: We used mortality-linked data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) conducted in 1988-1994 and 1999-2014 (n=34609; age >40 y). Quartiles (Q1-Q4) of clock time of first eating episode self-reported in the baseline 24-h dietary recall was the exposure. Follow-up time from date of NHANES examination …