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Table 5 OR (CI 95%) for less than daily meal consumption at age 19 and 27 years, stratified by adolescent family structurea

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

 

Traditional family structure

Other family structure

P-value adolescent family structure interactionb

Traditional family structure

Other family structure

P-value adolescent

family structure interactionb

Age 15

      

Breakfast consumption

      

Daily

1

1

 

1

1

 

More seldom than daily

4.63(2.73-7.84)

4.34(1.72-10.97)

0.807

1.76(1.05-2.95)

2.21(0.89-5.52)

0.634

Lunch consumption

Daily

1

1

 

1

1

 

More seldom than daily

2.50(1.56-3.99)

2.49(1.03-6.03)

0.935

2.19(1.37-3.48)

0.72(0.27-1.90)

0.080

Evening meal consumption

Daily

1

1

 

1

1

 

More seldom than daily

3.41(2.20-5.29)

4.21(1.55-11.41)

0.909

1.09(0.60-2.15)

2.74(0.61-12.38)

0.305

Age 19

      

Breakfast consumption

Daily

   

1

1

 

More seldom than daily

   

2.38(1.55-3.64)

3.91(1.58-9.68)

0.460

Lunch consumption

Daily

   

1

1

 

More seldom than daily

   

3.11(1.99-4.84)

0.96(0.37-2.55)

0.038

Evening meal consumption

Daily

   

1

1

 

More seldom than daily

   

3.71(1.95-7.06)

Not statistical possible because of too few cases

0.951

  1. aAdjusted for gender and adolescent family social class.
  2. bThe interaction term was included in the analyses of the full study population.