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ArticleBMC pediatrics2022

Prevalence of breakfast skipping among children and adolescents: a cross-sectional population level study.

Alanna Sincovich, Hero Moller, Lisa Smithers, Mary Brushe, Zohra S Lassi, Sally A Brinkman, Tess Gregory

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Article in BMC pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alanna SincovichTelethon Kids Institute, the University of Western Australia, Ground Floor, 108 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia. alanna.sincovich@telethonkids.org.au.
Hero MollerTelethon Kids Institute, the University of Western Australia, Ground Floor, 108 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia.
Lisa SmithersSchool of Public Health, the University of Adelaide, Level 5, Rundle Mall Plaza, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia.
Mary BrusheTelethon Kids Institute, the University of Western Australia, Ground Floor, 108 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia.
Zohra S LassiRobinson Research Institute, the University of Adelaide, Level 1, Helen Mayo North, 60 Frome Road, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia.
Sally A BrinkmanTelethon Kids Institute, the University of Western Australia, Ground Floor, 108 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia.
Tess GregoryTelethon Kids Institute, the University of Western Australia, Ground Floor, 108 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia.
University of Adelaide · AUThe Kids Research Institute Australia · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInterventions to promote breakfast consumption are a popular strategy to address early life inequalities. It is important to understand the epidemiology of children and adolescents who skip breakfast so that interventions and policy can be appropriately considered. This study investigated the prevalence of breakfast skipping among a contemporary, population-wide sample of children and adolescents in Australia.

methodsParticipants were grade 4-12 students (n = 71,390, 8-18 years) in South Australian government (public) schools who took part in the 2019 Wellbeing and Engagement Collection. The prevalence of breakfast skipping (never, sometimes, often, or always) was calculated for the overall sample and stratified by gender, school grade, socioeconomic status and geographical remoteness. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the relative risk ratio of sometimes, often, and always skippers compared with never skippers, according to demographic characteristics.

resultsOverall, 55.0% of students reported never skipping breakfast, 17.4% reported sometimes skipping, 18.0% reported often skipping, and 9.5% reported always skipping breakfast. Skipping breakfast was more prevalent among females, students in senior grades, and those living in socioeconomically disadvantaged and regional and remote areas. Analyses disaggregated by gender revealed that grade level gradients in breakfast skipping were more marked among females compared to males.

conclusionsBreakfast skipping among children and adolescents appears considerably more prevalent than previous research suggests. Drivers of breakfast skipping across population sub-groups need to be explored to better inform strategies to promote breakfast consumption.

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BreakfastFeeding BehaviorAdolescentAustraliaChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceBreakfast consumptionBreakfast skippingChildren and adolescentsSchool breakfast programWellbeing and engagement collection

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PMID35459164
PMCPMC9034546
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