Table 2.
Description of food and beverages consumed at breakfast in children who occasionally or usually consumed breakfast.
| Boys Occasional Breakfast Consumers | Boys Breakfast Consumers | p * | Girls Occasional Breakfast Consumers | Girls Breakfast Consumers | p * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruits, berries and vegetables | Never | 131 (33.3) | 1966 (38.7) | 0.002 | 112 (25.3) | 1783 (34.4) | <0.001 |
| Sometimes | 181 (46.1) | 1889 (37.2) | 239 (54.0) | 2059 (39.7) | |||
| Always | 81 (20.6) | 1219 (24.0) | 92 (20.8) | 1345 (25.9) | |||
| Fruit juices fresh unsweetened | Never | 162 (42.0) | 2597 (51.3) | <0.001 | 198 (45.6) | 2657 (51.4) | 0.017 |
| Sometimes | 179 (46.4) | 1845 (36.4) | 191 (44.0) | 1917 (37.1) | |||
| Always | 45 (11.7) | 621 (12.3) | 45 (10.4) | 594 (11.5) | |||
| Soft drinks and sugar juices | Never | 219 (57.6) | 3630 (72.2) | <0.001 | 234 (54.7) | 3806 (74.4) | <0.001 |
| Sometimes | 126 (33.2) | 1104 (21.9) | 150 (35.0) | 1038 (20.3) | |||
| Always | 35 (9.2) | 297 (5.9) | 44 (10.3) | 274 (5.4) | |||
| Milk or dairy products unsweetened | Never | 77 (19.9) | 1017 (20.1) | <0.001 | 71 (16.2) | 1005 (19.4) | <0.001 |
| Sometimes | 175 (45.2) | 1728 (34.1) | 231 (52.7) | 1962 (37.9) | |||
| Always | 135 (34.9) | 2319 (45.8) | 136 (31.1) | 2209 (42.7) | |||
| Milk or dairy products sweetened | Never | 106 (27.6) | 1793 (36.2) | <0.001 | 138 (32.0) | 1839 (36.5) | 0.001 |
| Sometimes | 192 (50.0) | 1850 (37.4) | 209 (48.5) | 2000 (39.7) | |||
| Always | 86 (22.4) | 1304 (26.4) | 84 (19.5) | 1202 (23.8) | |||
| Sweet or salty pastries | Never | 66 (17.1) | 1452 (28.9) | <0.001 | 86 (19.7) | 1476 (28.9) | <0.001 |
| Sometimes | 255 (66.2) | 2753 (54.8) | 281 (64.4) | 2892 (56.6) | |||
| Always | 64 (16.6) | 816 (16.3) | 69 (15.8) | 742 (14.5) | |||
| Low fiber cereal products | Never | 86 (22.5) | 1122 (22.3) | 0.022 | 87 (19.9) | 1134 (22.3) | 0.028 |
| Sometimes | 210 (55.0) | 2455 (48.9) | 259 (59.1) | 2676 (52.6) | |||
| Always | 86 (22.5) | 1448 (28.8) | 92 (21.0) | 1281 (25.2) | |||
| Whole-grain cereal products | Never | 172 (45.7) | 1934 (38.7) | <0.001 | 183 (43.3) | 1842 (36.4) | <0.001 |
| Sometimes | 160 (42.6) | 1835 (36.7) | 193 (45.6) | 2073 (40.9) | |||
| Always | 44 (11.7) | 1230 (24.6) | 47 (11.1) | 1151 (22.7) |
* p values from chi-square indicate statistical significance between genders. Frequency of food and beverage groups’ consumption: Never (0 times/week), Sometimes (1–4 times/ week), Always (5–7 times/week).