Table 5.
Chi-square examining consumption frequencies of breakfast food items in predominately low-income children by breakfast consumption patterns.
| Decreasers (n = 198) | Increasers (n = 260) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey Items | Response n (%) | Response n (%) | p-Value a | ||||
| 0–2 x/Week | 3–4 x/Week | 5–7 x/Week | 0–2 x/Week | 3–4 x/Week | 5–7 x/Week | ||
| Cereal (with milk) | 143 (72.2%) | 29 (14.7%) | 26 (13.1%) | 161 (61.9%) | 53 (20.4%) | 46 (17.7%) | 0.07 |
| Oatmeal | 176 (88.9%) | 16 (8.1%) | 6 (3.0%) | 228 (87.7%) | 19 (7.3%) | 13 (5.0%) | 0.56 |
| Fruit | 117 (59.0%) | 50 (25.3%) | 31 (15.7%) | 145 (55.7%) | 61 (23.5%) | 54 (20.8%) | 0.38 |
| Eggs/meat | 132 (66.7%) | 46 (23.2%) | 20 (10.1%) | 178 (68.4%) | 55 (21.2%) | 27 (10.4%) | 0.50 |
| Breakfast sandwich | 164 (82.9%) | 27 (13.6%) | 7 (3.5%) | 224 (86.1%) | 20 (7.7%) | 16 (6.2%) | 0.06 |
| Milk/yogurt | 146 (73.7%) | 23 (11.6%) | 29 (14.7%) | 190 (73.1%) | 46 (17.7%) | 24 (9.2%) | 0.06 |
| Bread/bagel | 159 (80.3%) | 26 (13.1%) | 13 (6.6%) | 211 (81.1%) | 29 (11.2%) | 20 (7.7%) | 0.75 |
| Pastries/sweets | 157 (79.3%) | 21 (10.6%) | 20 (10.1%) | 201 (77.3%) | 30 (11.5%) | 29 (11.2%) | 0.88 |
| Juice b | 132 (66.6%) | 37 (18.7%) | 29 (14.7%) | 161 (61.9%) | 45 (17.3%) | 54 (20.8%) | 0.24 |
a Significance set at p < 0.05. b Type of juice (e.g., 100% fruit juice, etc.) was not captured via survey.