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

Table 3.

OR (CI 95%) for less than daily meal consumption at age 19 and 27 years

 
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
  Unadjusted Adjusted a Unadjusted Adjusted a
Age 15
 
 
 
 
Breakfast consumption
 
 
 
 
Daily
1
1
1
1
Several times a week
3.52(2.06-6.01)
3.41(1.97-5.88)
1.64(0.97-2.79)
1.51(0.88-2.61)
More seldom
7.11(3.56-14.22)
7.48(3.64-15.41)
2.53(1.33-4.83)
2.58(1.31-5.07)
Lunch consumption
 
 
 
 
Daily
1
1
1
1
Several times a week
2.07(1.31-3.26)
2.11(1.33-3.34)
1.72(1.10-2.71)
1.78(1.13-2.81)
More seldom
4.56(2.21-9.43)
4.34(2.07-9.10)
1.67(0.79-3.50)
1.76(0.83-3.73)
Evening meal consumption
 
 
 
 
Daily
1
1
1
1
More seldom than daily
3.69(2.50-5.44)
3.39(2.28-5.04)
1.37(0.76-2.45)
1.23(0.67-2.27)
Age 19
 
 
 
 
Breakfast consumption
 
 
 
 
Daily
 
 
1
1
Several times a week
 
 
2.71(1.74-4.23)
2.74(1.74-4.31)
More seldom
 
 
2.52(1.48-4.31)
2.26(1.30-3.91)
Lunch consumption
 
 
 
 
Daily
 
 
1
1
Several times a week
 
 
2.77(1.82-4.22)
2.81(1.84-4.28)
More seldom
 
 
1.79(0.80-3.99)
1.42(0.60-3.35)
Evening meal consumption
 
 
 
 
Daily
 
 
1
1
More seldom than daily     4.31(2.35-7.89) 4.38(2.36-8.13)

aAdjusted for gender, adolescent family social class and adolescent family structure.