Table 2. Usual mealtimes among the surveyed group of youth.
Mealtimes | 5–85 BMI percentile | ≥85 BMI percentile | p* | p** | |||
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n | % | n | % | 5–85 BMI percentile vs ≥85 BMI percentile | |||
Breakfast | <8 AM | 924 | 59.6 | 136 | 48.6 | 0.001 | <0.017 |
≥8 AM | 300 | 19.3 | 78 | 27.8 | <0.017 | ||
Skipped | 328 | 21.1 | 66 | 23.6 | ns | ||
Lunch | <11 AM | 225 | 14.5 | 32 | 11.4 | 0.092 | ns |
≥11 AM | 596 | 38.4 | 97 | 34.7 | ns | ||
Skipped | 731 | 47.1 | 151 | 53.9 | <0.017 | ||
Dinner | <2 PM | 210 | 13.5 | 35 | 12.5 | 0.003 | ns |
2–5 PM | 965 | 62.2 | 148 | 52.9 | <0.013 | ||
>5 PM | 242 | 15.6 | 65 | 23.2 | <0.013 | ||
Skipped | 135 | 8.7 | 32 | 11.4 | ns | ||
Supper | <8 PM | 745 | 48.0 | 146 | 52.1 | <0.001 | ns |
≥8 PM | 554 | 35.7 | 68 | 24.3 | <0.016 | ||
Skipped | 253 | 16.3 | 66 | 23.6 | <0.016 |
Notes:
Pearson’s chi-squared test.
Post hoc pairwise comparisons test including Bonferroni correction for multiple comparison.