Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for snacking in eight snacking contexts and the likelihood of skipping meals among adolescents

After school

    Non-snacker

1.00

1.00

1.00

    Low snacker

0.69

0.41–1.16

0.87

0.44–1.70

1.01

0.37–2.77

    Medium snacker

0.78

0.49–1.24

0.77

0.41–1.43

0.48

0.18–1.34

    High snacker

0.66

0.43–1.01

0.94

0.54–1.65

0.36

0.15–0.86

While watching TV

    Non-snacker

1.00

1.00

1.00

    Low snacker

0.68

0.44–1.05

0.80

0.47–1.35

0.52

0.20–1.36

    Medium snacker

0.85

0.59–1.24

0.87

0.55–1.38

0.31

0.12–0.77

*

    High snacker

1.25

0.88–1.77

1.14

0.74–1.74

0.64

0.31–1.32

While hanging out with friends

    Non-snacker

1.00

1.00

1.00

    Low snacker

0.96

0.70–1.30

0.36

0.59–1.21

0.49

0.23–1.04

    Medium snacker

1.24

0.92–1.68

0.94

0.69–1.41

0.48

0.22–1.04

    High snacker

1.38

1.04–1.83

0.69

0.77–1.49

0.84

0.45–1.57

While doing homework or working

    Non-snacker

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.50–2.25

    Low snacker

0.72

0.55–0.95

0.69

0.49–0.98

1.06

0.44–1.97

    Medium snacker

1.01

0.79–1.29

0.96

0.71–1.30

0.93

1.08–3.61

    High snacker

1.33

1.06–1.66

*

1.39

1.06–1.82

1.97

0.58–1.48

On the run

    Non-snacker

1.00

1.00

1.00

    Low snacker

1.02

0.80–1.31

1.04

0.77–1.40

0.42

0.20–0.86

    Medium snacker

1.33

1.03–1.71

1.20

0.88–1.63

0.69

0.35–1.34

    High snacker

2.48

1.92–3.19

**

1.88

1.38–2.55

**

1.52

0.85–2.72

On way to or from school

    Non-snacker

1.00

1.00

1.00

    Low snacker

1.49

1.18–1.89

**

0.95

0.69–1.30

1.05

0.49–2.23

    Medium snacker

1.49

1.14–1.94

*

1.17

0.83–1.64

1.79

0.89–3.62

    High snacker

2.24

1.77–2.85

**

2.11

1.60–2.78

**

3.29

1.88–5.75

**

All day long

    Non-snacker

1.00

1.00

1.00

    Low snacker

1.26

0.99–1.61

1.15

0.85–1.56

1.37

0.69–2.74

    Medium snacker

1.63

1.24–2.14

**

1.40

1.00–1.97

2.14

1.07–4.28

    High snacker

1.98

1.53–2.57

**

1.85

1.35–2.52

**

3.26

1.81–5.89

**

In middle of night

    Non-snacker

1.00

1.00

1.00

    Low snacker

1.50

1.13–2.0

*

1.50

1.06–2.12

2.29

1.16–4.54

    Medium snacker

1.89

1.29–2.77

**

1.62

1.01–2.61

2.64

1.09–6.36

    High snacker

3.92

2.89–5.32

**

3.66

2.61–5.14

**

5.37

2.91–9.89

**