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. 2013 May 4;13:445. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-445

Table 2.

Study population described by the applied variables (%, n)

 
Baseline 1990, age 15 years
First follow-up 1994, age 19 years
Second follow-up 2002, age 27 years
  Total population
(n=561) % (n)
Women (n=346)
% (n)
Men
(n=215) % (n)
Total population (n=561) % (n) Women (n=346)
% (n)
Men (n=215)
% (n)
Total Population
(n=561) % (n)
Women (n=346)
% (n)
Men (n=215)
% (n)
Breakfast consumption
Every day
80.7 (453)
78.6 (272)
84.2 (181)
69.9 (392)
70.5 (244)
68.8 (148)
62.2 (349)a
67.1 (232)
54.4 (117)
Several times a week
11.4 (64)
12.1 (42)
10.2 (22)
18.4 (103)
18.8 (65)
17.7 (38)
22.3 (125)
19.4 (67)
27.0 (58)
Once a week
3.2 (18)
3.5 (12)
2.8 (6)
5.2 (29)
4.6 (16)
6.1 (13)
7.1 (40)
6.1 (21)
8.8 (19)
More seldom/never
4.1 (23)
5.2 (18)
2.3 (5)
6.2 (35)
5.5 (19)
7.4 (16)
7.1 (40)
6.9 (24)
7.4 (16)
Missing
0.5 (3)
0.6 (2)
0.5 (1)
0.4 (2)
0.6 (2)
0.0 (0)
1.3 (7)
0.6 (2)
2.3 (5)
Lunch consumption
Every day
74.9 (420)
73.1 (253)
77.7 (167)
71.8 (403)
70.8 (245)
73.5 (158)
70.4 (395)
70.2 (243)
70.7 (152)
Several times a week
18.7 (105)
19.4 (67)
17.7 (38)
22.6 (127)
23.1 (80)
21.9 (47)
23.5 (132)
25.7 (89)
20.0 (43)
Once a week
1.6 (9)
1.7 (6)
1.4 (3)
2.1 (12)
2.0 (7)
2.3 (5)
2.9 (16)
1.5 (5)
5.1 (11)
More seldom/never
4.3 (24)
5.2 (18)
2.8 (6)
3.0 (17)
3.5 (11)
2.3 (5)
2.0 (11)
2.0 (7)
1.9 (4)
Missing
0.5 (3)
0.6 (2)
0.5 (1)
0.4 (2)
0.6 (2)
0.0 (0)
1.3 (7)
0.6 (2)
2.3 (5)
Evening meal consumption
Every day
72.4 (406)
69.7 (241)
76.7 (165)
59.0 (331)b
53.5 (185)
67.9 (146)
88.6 (497)
89.0 (308)
87.9 (189)
Several times a week
26.6 (149)
29.2 (101)
22.3 (48)
33.7 (189)
37.6 (130)
27.4 (59)
10.0 (56)
10.1 (35)
9.8 (21)
Once a week
0.2 (1)
0.0 (0)
0.5 (1)
4.3 (24)
4.3 (15)
4.2 (9)
0.2 (1)
0.3 (1)
0.0 (0)
More seldom/never
0.7 (4)
1.2 (4)
0.0 (0)
2.9 (16)
4.3 (15)
0.5 (1)
0.0 (0)
0.0 (0)
0.0 (0)
Missing
0.2 (1)
0.0 (0)
0.5 (1)
0.2 (1)
0.3 (1)
0.0 (0)
1.3 (7)
0.6 (2)
2.3 (5)
Adolescent family social class
Social class I
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.0 (39)
6.7 (23)
7.4 (16)
Social class II
 
 
 
 
 
 
26.0 (146)
24.0 (83)
29.3 (63)
Social class III
 
 
 
 
 
 
28.2 (158)
29.2 (101)
26.5 (57)
Social class IV
 
 
 
 
 
 
26.6 (149)
28.0 (97)
24.2 (52)
Social class V
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.9 (61)
11.0 (38)
10.7 (23)
Social class VI
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.2 (1)
0.3 (1)
0.0 (0)
Missing
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.3 (7)
0.9 (3)
1.9 (4)
Adolescent family structure
Traditional
81.1 (455)
82.7 (286)
78.6 (169)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
18.5 (104)
17.3 (60)
20.5 (44)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Missing 0.4 (2) 0.0 (0) 0.9 (2)            

a Gender difference p=0.003.

b Gender difference p<0.001.