Table 6.
Factors related to breakfast intake and parent’s perception of child’s breakfast consumption relative to breakfast intake frequency.
| Variable | Frequency of Breakfast Intake | p-Value * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (N = 1149) |
<5 Days/Week (N = 685) |
5 + Days/Week (N = 464) |
||
| Who prepare the breakfast the most for the child? (%) | 0.019 | |||
| Mother | 77.9 | 76.8 | 79.5 | |
| Domestic helper | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.8 | |
| The child himself/herself | 4.4 | 5.8 | 2.4 | |
| Father | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | |
| Nothing is prepared at home | 3.0 | 3.8 | 1.9 | |
| Sister/brother | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | |
| Brought ready from the market | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |
| Does your child have lactose intolerance? (%) | 0.266 | |||
| Yes | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 | |
| No | 98.2 | 97.8 | 98.7 | |
| Are you satisfied with the breakfast consumed by your child at home? (%) | 0.001 | |||
| Yes, satisfied | 45.7 | 43.4 | 49.1 | |
| Somewhat satisfied | 46.7 | 46.7 | 46.8 | |
| Not satisfied | 7.6 | 9.9 | 4.1 | |
| As a meal, how important for you is your child’s breakfast? (%) | 0.069 | |||
| Very important | 93.0 | 91.5 | 95.0 | |
| Somewhat important | 6.6 | 7.9 | 4.7 | |
| Not important | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
| In your opinion, which is the most important meal of the day for your child? (%) | 0.009 | |||
| Breakfast | 80.6 | 77.7 | 84.9 | |
| Lunch | 17.6 | 20.1 | 13.8 | |
| Dinner | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 | |
* Chi Squares tests of the proportions for significant difference between daily and non-daily breakfast intake.