Table 4.
Crosstab between mothers´ and boys´ and girls´ breakfast routine.
| Boys´ Breakfast Consumers | Boys´ Occasional Breakfast Consumers | Boys´ Breakfast Skippers | Total | p * | |
| Mothers´ breakfast consumers | 3253 (67.95) | 86 (1.80) | 3 (0.06) | 3342 (69.81) | <0.001 |
| Mothers´ occasional breakfast consumers | 700 (14.61) | 165 (3.45) | 6 (0.12) | 871 (18.18) | |
| Mothers´ breakfast skippers | 473 (9.87) | 81 (1.70) | 21 (0.44) | 575 (12.01) | |
| Total | 4426 (92.43) | 332 (6.95) | 30 (0.62) | 4788 (100) | |
| Girls´ Breakfast Consumers | Girls´ Occasional Breakfast Consumers | Girls´ Breakfast Skippers | Total | p * | |
| Mothers´ breakfast consumers | 3264 (65.65) | 119 (2.39) | 7 (0.14) | 3390 (68.18) | <0.001 |
| Mothers´ occasional breakfast consumers | 745 (14.98) | 173 (3.48) | 2 (0.04) | 920 (18.5) | |
| Mothers´ breakfast skippers | 555 (11.18) | 77 (1.54) | 30 (0.60) | 662 (13.32) | |
| Total | 4564 (91.81) | 369 (7.41) | 39 (0.78) | 4972 (100) |
* Significant p values are shown in bold font. Breakfast consumers categories: Breakfast skippers, children/mother who usually consume breakfast 0–1 days/week; Occasional breakfast consumers, children/mother who usually consume breakfast 2–5 days/week; Breakfast consumers, children/mother who usually consume breakfast 6–7 days/week.