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

BMC Public Health

Table 6 OR (CI 95%) for less than daily meal consumption at age 19 and 27 years, random effect model

	OR for breakfast consumption less than daily at age 19 and 27	OR for lunch consumption less than daily at age 19 and 27	OR for evening meal consumption less than daily at age 19 and 27
	Adjusted^a	Adjusted^a	Adjusted^a
Breakfast/ lunch/ evening meal consumption, age 15
Daily	1	1	1
Several times a week	2.28(1.49-3.50)	1.95(1.57-5.03)	..^b
More seldom	4.44(2.58-7.64)	2.81(1.57-5.03)	2.49(1.75-3.54)

^aAdjusted for age, gender, adolescent family social class and adolescent family structure.
^bEvening meal item was dichotomised because of few observations in the category "more seldom".

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