Is breakfast skipping associated with physical activity among US adolescents? A cross-sectional study of adolescents aged 12–19 years, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Lyerly, Jordan E.; Huber, Larissa R. Brunner; Warren‐Findlow, Jan; Racine, Elizabeth F.; Dmochowski, Jacek

doi:10.1017/s1368980013000700

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“…In line with our findings, a study conducted in adolescents from 41 countries who were not skipping breakfast reported slightly increased odds of being physically active in comparison to breakfast skippers . On the contrary, a study of a sample of US adolescents did not find an association between breakfast skipping and meeting PA guidelines, in both sexes . Furthermore, a study among adolescents from 10 European cities revealed that breakfast consumption was not associated with measured or self‐reported PA .…”

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confidence: 86%

Breakfast skipping in Greek schoolchildren connected to an unhealthy lifestyle profile. Results from the National Action for Children's Health program

Tambalis

Panagiotakos

Psarra

et al. 2019

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Aim The aim of the present study was to examine prevalence and correlates of skipping breakfast in a representative sample of children and adolescents. Methods Cross‐sectional, observational study. Population data derived from a school‐based health survey carried out in 2015 on 177 091 Greek children aged 8–17 years. Trained investigators performed all anthropometric evaluations. Breakfast skipping and adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) was assessed through the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index for children and adolescents. Physical activity status, sedentary activities and sleeping hours were assessed through self‐completed questionnaires. Results Almost one in four (22.4% of boys, 23.1% of girls) schoolchildren skipped breakfast. Participants’ characteristics associated with skipping breakfast were being female, being older, being overweight/obese, poorer diet, inadequate physical activity levels, insufficient sleep and increased screen time. Regression models adjusted for several potential confounders demonstrated that poor dietary habits, insufficient sleeping status (<8–9 hours per day), and increased screen time (>2 hours per day), increased the odds for skipping breakfast by almost 80% (95% CI: 1.78–1.82), 23% (95% CI: 1.20–1.26) and 22.5% (95% CI: 1.19–1.26), respectively. Conclusions Skipping breakfast was common among schoolchildren. Participants who skipped breakfast tended to have an unhealthy lifestyle profile. Policies designed to increase breakfast consumption should target schoolchildren with unhealthy lifestyle profiles.

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confidence: 86%

Breakfast skipping in Greek schoolchildren connected to an unhealthy lifestyle profile. Results from the National Action for Children's Health program

Tambalis

Panagiotakos

Psarra

et al. 2019

Nutrition & Dietetics

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“…This is especially important because breakfast consumption also decreases in adolescence. 50 Lastly, consistent with existing research, 6,14,18 our results showed that screen time negatively affects PA in that more hours spent in front of the television or the computer means less time for PA. PA and obesity prevention programs should continue to discourage excessive screen time among school-aged children.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Children who eat breakfast more often also engage in PA more frequently. Although a few studies previously found that daily breakfast was not significantly associated with PA, breakfast consumption has also been regarded as a protective factor for obesity and has been linked to longer PA, and our findings lean toward this direction. PA intervention programs should thus consider targeting to increase breakfast consumption among school‐aged children.…”

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confidence: 67%

Determinants of Physical Activity for Latino and White Middle School‐Aged Children

Garcia

Takahashi

Anderson-Knott

et al. 2018

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND Physical activity (PA) has long been acknowledged to contribute health benefits among children. However, research has consistently shown that PA declines as children grow older. Thus, this study examined the factors which are associated to children's PA in order to identify potential barriers to PA. METHODS Using data from the KidQuest Program, we conducted bivariate and multivariate analyses on survey data collected from fifth to seventh grade students in a small Midwestern city. RESULTS We found that food knowledge, eating breakfast, and talking with family about eating healthy foods, are positively related to PA. On the other hand, screen time is negatively related to PA. In addition, our results evinced differences between ethnicities and found that Latino children's screen time affects their PA levels more than their white counterpart. CONCLUSIONS There are different factors which can be tapped to increase PA among middle school‐aged children. Given the differences between the Latino and white samples especially in screen time, schools should consider individualized intervention, rather than a “one size fits all” program, to increase PA participation.

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“…Unlike other studies that found adolescents with normal BMI engage in physical activity more than underweight or overweight, this study showed lower physical activity being executed in underweight, normal, and overweight adolescents. 25 A higher level of physical activity was indeed reported in the overweight group but the intensity was still much lower.…”

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Factors Associated With Physical Inactivity Among School-Going Adolescents

Baharudin

Zainuddin

Manickam

et al. 2014

Asia Pac J Public Health

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The importance of physical activity to health is well recognized. Good health habits should begin from a young age. This article aims to explore physical activity among Malaysian school adolescents and factors associated with it. Data from the Malaysian School-Based Nutrition Survey (MSNS), comprising a nationally representative sample of school-going children aged 10 to 17 years, were used. The overall prevalence of physically inactive adolescents was 57.3%. Age in years (adjusted odds ratio = 1.2; 95% confidence interval = 1.16-1.23), gender - females (adjusted odds ratio = 2.9; 95% confidence interval = 2.66-3.10), afternoon school session, breakfast consumption (no breakfast and irregular breakfast), body mass index status (obese and underweight), and body weight perception (underweight perceivers) were significant factors associated with physical inactivity among Malaysian adolescents. Thus, there is evidence that programs to promote physical activity in this group should consider the combination of the aforementioned factors at the household, school, and community levels.

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Is breakfast skipping associated with physical activity among US adolescents? A cross-sectional study of adolescents aged 12–19 years, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Cited by 17 publications

References 46 publications

Breakfast skipping in Greek schoolchildren connected to an unhealthy lifestyle profile. Results from the National Action for Children's Health program

Breakfast skipping in Greek schoolchildren connected to an unhealthy lifestyle profile. Results from the National Action for Children's Health program

Determinants of Physical Activity for Latino and White Middle School‐Aged Children

Factors Associated With Physical Inactivity Among School-Going Adolescents

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