TABLE 1.
Mean daily dietary intakes of Latina and African American girls 8–17 y of age, by less frequent or more frequent breakfast consumption1
| Unadjusted model |
Adjusted model2 |
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| Intake | Less frequent | More frequent | P | Less frequent | More frequent | P |
| Total energy (kcal) | 1751 (1550, 1952) | 1737 (1591, 1883) | 0.911 | 1772 (1569, 1975) | 1726 (1579, 1872) | 0.714 |
| Dietary fat (% of energy) | 32.4 (30.3, 34.6) | 31.9 (30.4, 33.5) | 0.684 | 32.8 (30.8, 34.8) | 31.7 (30.3, 33.2) | 0.394 |
| Carbohydrate (% of energy) | 52.9 (50.5, 55.4) | 53.2 (51.4, 55.0) | 0.883 | 52.7 (50.2, 55.1) | 53.3 (51.5, 55.1) | 0.674 |
| Protein (% of energy) | 15.1 (13.8, 16.4) | 15.6 (14.6, 16.5) | 0.591 | 14.9 (13.7, 16.2) | 15.7 (14.7, 16.6) | 0.368 |
| Total fiber (g/1000 kcal) | 8.4 (7.4, 9.4) | 8.3 (7.6, 9.1) | 0.911 | 8.2 (7.2, 9.3) | 8.4 (7.7, 9.2) | 0.781 |
| Total sugar (g/1000 kcal) | 50.5 (42.6, 58.5) | 51.7 (45.9, 57.5) | 0.813 | 52.8 (46.4, 59.2) | 50.5 (45.9, 55.1) | 0.567 |
1
Values are means; 95% confidence limits in parentheses. Less frequent breakfast consumption was defined as eating breakfast 0 or 1 d of the 3 d (n = 30 girls). More frequent breakfast consumption was defined as eating breakfast 2 or 3 of the 3 d (n = 57 girls).
2
Adjusted for age, race, and BMI percentile. Group differences were tested by using ANCOVA.