Table 3.
Demographic profile of students and their association with breakfast consumption (n=1814)
|
Demographic profile |
N (%) |
Breakfast % |
Chi-sqaure value |
p-value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never (n=129) | Intermediate (n=417) | Daily (n=1268) | ||||
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Boys |
1094 (60.3) |
7.3 |
22.2 |
70.5 |
1.01 |
0.604 |
| Girls |
720 (39.7) |
6.8 |
24.2 |
69.0 |
|
|
|
Age |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| <=13 |
418 (23.1) |
6.7 |
19.6 |
73.7 |
12.09 |
0.027 |
| 14 |
418 (23.1) |
4.6 |
23.9 |
71.5 |
|
|
| 15 |
443 (24.4) |
7.2 |
22.4 |
70.4 |
|
|
| 16 and above |
534 (29.5) |
9.4 |
25.5 |
65.2 |
|
|
|
School |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Private |
944 (52.0) |
7.8 |
25.9 |
66.3 |
14.26 |
0.002 |
| Government |
870 (48.0) |
6.3 |
19.4 |
73.8 |
|
|
|
Grade |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8th |
995 (54.9) |
5.8 |
21.9 |
72.3 |
7.97 |
0.019 |
| 10th | 819 (45.2) | 8.7 | 24.3 | 67.0 | ||