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Evaluating the Effect of Chronotype on Meal Timing and Obesity in Iranian Housewives: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Amirhossein Yazdinezhad,
Moslem Askarpour,
Mohammad Mehdi Aboushamsia,
Maryam Asadi,
Anahita Mansoori
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of advances in medical and biomedical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2676-6264
DOI - 10.30699/jambs.27.124.31
Subject(s) - chronotype , cross sectional study , meal , obesity , medicine , environmental health , psychology , circadian rhythm , pathology
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out using a convenience-sampling method through the participation of housewives living in Ahvaz in 2018. Anthropometric information was collected. To assess food intake timing, energy intake and sleep patterns during seven days of normal living were recorded by the researchers. Dietary information was obtained by using a 24-hour recall questionnaire and analyzed by NUT IV software. The morningness-eveningness questionnaire (MEQ) was used to determine chronotypes.

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