Table 6. Average PTSSC-15 score (grade, gender, and breakfast consumption) in 2011 and 2012.
Grade group | Gender | Eating breakfast | F | P value | ||||||||
Yes | No | |||||||||||
M | SD | N | M | SD | N | |||||||
2011 | Kindergartners | Gender × breakfast consumption | 0.4711 | ns | ||||||||
Male | 14.1 | 11.5 | 110 | 35.4 | 13.5 | 5 | Breakfast consumption | 4.976 | <0.05 | |||
Female | 15.3 | 12.7 | 120 | 20.5 | 10.1 | 4 | Gender | 0.073 | ns | |||
1st–3rd grade | Gender × breakfast consumption | 1.217 | ns | |||||||||
Male | 17.1 | 12.6 | 1741 | 22.5 | 13.8 | 79 | Breakfast consumption | 25.75 | <0.0001 | |||
Female | 18.0 | 12.7 | 1616 | 23.9 | 14.7 | 69 | Gender | 0.438 | ns | |||
4th–6th grade | Gender × breakfast consumption | 0.520 | ns | |||||||||
Male | 18.9 | 13.9 | 1826 | 26.3 | 17.2 | 142 | Breakfast consumption | 36.07 | <0.0001 | |||
Female | 21.1 | 14.5 | 1870 | 30.5 | 15.9 | 95 | Gender | 1.942 | ns | |||
7th–9th grade | Gender × breakfast consumption | 0.560 | ns | |||||||||
Male | 20.9 | 14.7 | 1725 | 24.6 | 15.7 | 244 | Breakfast consumption | 27.47 | <0.0001 | |||
Female | 24.9 | 15.2 | 1665 | 33.3 | 16.5 | 189 | Gender | 18.66 | <0.0001 | |||
2012 | Kindergartners | Gender × breakfast consumption | 0.4711 | ns | ||||||||
Male | 12.4 | 11.3 | 105 | 24.3 | 9.8 | 4 | Breakfast consumption | 4.976 | <0.05 | |||
Female | 14.1 | 12.6 | 121 | 20.4 | 7.9 | 5 | Gender | 0.073 | ns | |||
1st–3rd grade | Gender × breakfast consumption | 1.217 | ns | |||||||||
Male | 16.1 | 12.6 | 1554 | 23.1 | 14.9 | 77 | Breakfast consumption | 25.75 | <0.0001 | |||
Female | 16.6 | 12.5 | 1523 | 21.1 | 14.2 | 56 | Gender | 0.438 | ns | |||
4th–6th grade | Gender × breakfast consumption | 0.520 | ns | |||||||||
Male | 17.5 | 13.6 | 1678 | 23.0 | 16.2 | 108 | Breakfast consumption | 36.07 | <0.0001 | |||
Female | 18.2 | 13.8 | 1712 | 25.2 | 15.8 | 82 | Gender | 1.942 | ns | |||
7th–9th grade | Gender × breakfast consumption | 0.560 | ns | |||||||||
Male | 19.0 | 13.6 | 1568 | 24.2 | 15.9 | 192 | Breakfast consumption | 27.47 | <0.0001 | |||
Female | 23.4 | 14.6 | 1667 | 27.3 | 16.6 | 121 | Gender | 18.66 | <0.0001 |
M, mean; SD, standard deviation; N, number of cases.