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Table 3 OR (CI 95%) for less than daily meal consumption at age 19 and 27 years

From: Meal frequencies in early adolescence predict meal frequencies in late adolescence and early adulthood

 

OR for breakfast/lunch/evening meal consumption less than daily at age 19

OR for breakfast/lunch/evening meal consumption less than daily at age 27

 

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

Age 15

    

Breakfast consumption

    

Daily

1

1

1

1

Several times a week

3.52 (2.06-6.01)

3.41(1.97-5.88)

1.64(0.97-2.79)

1.51(0.88-2.61)

More seldom

7.11(3.56-14.22)

7.48(3.64-15.41)

2.53(1.33-4.83)

2.58(1.31-5.07)

Lunch consumption

    

Daily

1

1

1

1

Several times a week

2.07(1.31-3.26)

2.11(1.33-3.34)

1.72(1.10-2.71)

1.78(1.13-2.81)

More seldom

4.56(2.21-9.43)

4.34(2.07-9.10)

1.67(0.79-3.50)

1.76(0.83-3.73)

Evening meal consumption

    

Daily

1

1

1

1

More seldom than daily

3.69(2.50-5.44)

3.39(2.28-5.04)

1.37(0.76-2.45)

1.23(0.67-2.27)

Age 19

    

Breakfast consumption

    

Daily

  

1

1

Several times a week

  

2.71(1.74-4.23)

2.74(1.74-4.31)

More seldom

  

2.52(1.48-4.31)

2.26(1.30-3.91)

Lunch consumption

    

Daily

  

1

1

Several times a week

  

2.77(1.82-4.22)

2.81(1.84-4.28)

More seldom

  

1.79(0.80-3.99)

1.42(0.60-3.35)

Evening meal consumption

    

Daily

  

1

1

More seldom than daily

  

4.31(2.35-7.89)

4.38(2.36-8.13)

  1. aAdjusted for gender, adolescent family social class and adolescent family structure.