Relationship between time interval of taking dinner and sleeping relative to metabolic syndrome-related components
| Time interval between taking dinner and sleep | Metabolic syndrome | Total | COR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Yes | No | ||||
| Less than 1 hour | 97 (90.7) | 10 (9.3) | 107 (100) | 1 | |
| 1–2 hours | 201 (92.2) | 17 (7.8) | 218 (100) | 0.2 (0.1–0.5) | <0.001 |
| More than 2 hours | 54 (68.4) | 25 (31.6) | 79 (100) | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) | <0.001 |
| Total | 352 (87.1) | 52 (12.9) | 404 (100) | ||
| Blood pressure (BP) | |||||
| Elevated BP | Normal BP | ||||
| Less than 1 hour | 69 (64.5) | 38 (35.5) | 107 (100) | 1 | |
| 1–2 hours | 157 (72) | 61 (28) | 218 (100) | 0.6 (0.3–1.0) | 0.059 |
| More than 2 hours | 40 (50.6) | 39 (49.4) | 79 (100) | 0.4 (0.2–0.7) | 0.001 |
| Total | 266 (65.8) | 138 (34.2) | 404 (100) | ||
| High-density lipoprotein (HDL) | |||||
| Reduced HDL | Normal HDL | ||||
| Less than 1 hour | 92 (86) | 15 (14) | 107 (100) | 1 | |
| 1–2 hours | 164 (75.2) | 54 (24.8) | 218 (100) | 0.3 (0.1–0.5) | <0.001 |
| More than 2 hours | 49 (62) | 30 (38) | 79 (100) | 0.5 (0.3–0.9) | 0.027 |
| Total | 305 (75.5) | 99 (24.5) | 404 (100) | ||
| Triglycerides (TGs) | |||||
| Raised TGs | Normal TGs | ||||
| Less than 1 hour | 62 (57.9) | 45 (42.1) | 107 (100) | 1 | |
| 1–2 hours | 156 (71.6) | 62 (28.4) | 218 (100) | 0.9 (0.5–1.6) | 0.76 |
| More than 2 hours | 44 (55.7) | 35 (44.3) | 79 (100) | 0.5 (0.3–0.9) | 0.011 |
| Total | 262 (64.9) | 142 (35.1) | 404 (100) | ||
| Fasting blood glucose (FBG) | |||||
| Raised FBG level | Normal FBG level | ||||
| Less than 1 hour | 21 (19.6) | 86 (80.4) | 107 (100) | 1 | |
| 1–2 hours | 50 (22.9) | 168 (77.1) | 218 (100) | 1.1 (0.5–2.3) | 0.752 |
| More than 2 hours | 17 (21.5) | 62 (78.5) | 79 (100) | 0.9 (0.5–1.7) | 0.796 |
| Total | 88 (21.8) | 316 (78.2) | 404 (100) | ||
COR, crude OR.