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

Table 5.

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

 
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 interaction b Traditional family structure Other family structure P-value adolescent
family structure interaction b
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

aAdjusted for gender and adolescent family social class.

bThe interaction term was included in the analyses of the full study population.