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Table 3 Frequency of meal skipping among adolescents according to year level, sex and region

From: Snacking behaviours of adolescents and their association with skipping meals

Meal

Total

Year level

Gender

Region

n= 3,250

 

7

9

 

Male

Female

 

Metro

Non-Metro

Breakfast

      

**

  

**

    Skips

20

19

21

 

16

23

 

21

17

 

    Eats

80

81

79

 

84

77

 

79

83

 

Lunch

      

*

   

    Skips

12

11

12

 

10

13

 

12

10

 

    Eats

88

89

88

 

90

87

 

88

90

 

Dinner

          

    Skips

2

2

2

 

2

2

 

3

1

 

    Eats

98

98

98

 

98

98

 

97

99

 
  1. Values are presented as %
  2. Skips = skips a meal most days or every day
  3. Eats = skips a meal once-twice a week or less
  4. * p ≤ 0.01, ** p ≤ 0.001. Pearson's chi square test of significance.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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