Table 3.
Association between selected demographic characteristics and children’s breakfast consumption on weekdays and weekends and between selected demographic characteristics and overweight/obesity in 10- to 12-year-old children in Europe; the ENERGY (EuropeaN Energy balance Research to prevent excessive weight Gain among Youth) project, 2010. Results from multilevel multiple logistic regression*
| Dependent variable | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBC on weekdays v. skipping breakfast on weekdays | DBC on weekends v. skipping breakfast on weekends | Overweight/obesity v. normal weight | ||||
| Independent variable | OR* | 95 % CI | OR* | 95 % CI | OR* | 95 % CI |
| Gender | ||||||
| Girls | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Boys | 1·25 | 1·10, 1·43 | 0·70 | 0·60, 0·83 | 1·38 | 1·20, 1·58 |
| Parental nationality | ||||||
| Non-native | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Native | 1·53 | 1·30, 1·80 | 1·40 | 1·15, 1·71 | 0·97 | 0·80, 1·17 |
| Family structure | ||||||
| Single-parent family | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Dual-parent family | 1·26 | 0·98, 1·66 | 0·91 | 0·64, 1·28 | 0·94 | 0·67, 1·31 |
| Parental occupational status | ||||||
| At least one unemployed | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| Both employed | 1·20 | 1·00, 1·43 | 1·58 | 1·31, 1·89 | 0·81 | 0·69, 0·96 |
| Parental educational level | ||||||
| Both parents <14 years of education | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | |||
| At least one parent ≥14 years of education | 1·48 | 1·29, 1·69 | 1·33 | 1·12, 1·58 | 0·82 | 0·71, 0·96 |
DBC, daily breakfast consumption.
*Each one of the three multiple logistic regression analyses included and was thus adjusted for all independent variables presented in the table. Significant associations are indicated in bold font.