Eating Behaviors and Overweight among Adolescents: A Population-Based Survey in Japan

Table 4

Adjusted odds ratios of eating speed for being overweight by eating until full or not.

Variables	Eating until full				Not eating until full
	Total; 𝑁	Overweight; 𝑛 (%)	AOR (95% CI)	𝑃 value	Total; 𝑁	Overweight; 𝑛 (%)	AOR (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Among boys
Eating speed
Fast	242	71 (29.3)	2.78 (1.76–4.38)	<0.001	162	38 (23.5)	2.43 (1.41–4.20)	0.001
Medium	503	56 (11.1)	1.00		412	51 (12.4)	1.00
Slow	132	9 (6.8)	0.57 (0.25–1.28)	0.170	135	6 (4.4)	0.42 (0.16–1.11)	0.080
Among girls
Eating speed
Fast	106	22 (20.8)	2.97 (1.53–5.76)	0.001	87	11 (12.6)	0.90 (0.39–2.05)	0.793
Medium	503	50 (9.9)	1.00		461	63 (13.7)	1.00
Slow	208	19 (9.1)	0.87 (0.43–1.75)	0.689	177	14 (7.9)	0.65 (0.33–1.30)	0.227

AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. Adjusted for birth weight, parents' obesity, exercise, and skipping breakfast.