Background
The association between breakfast skipping and abnormal metabolic outcome remains controversial. Large study with stratified data is needed.
Objective
The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between abnormal metabolic outcomes and breakfast skipping with sex, age, and work status stratification.
Methods
We used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 2013–2018. A total of 21,193 (9,022 men and 12,171 women) participants were included in the final analysis. The risk of the increased total number of metabolic outcomes linked to breakfast skipping was estimated using the Poisson regression analysis with sex, work status, and age stratification.
Results
A total of 11,952 (56.4%) participants consumed breakfast regularly. The prevalence of abnormal metabolic outcomes was higher among those with irregular breakfast consumption habits. In the irregular breakfast eating group, young men in the working population demonstrated a higher risk of metabolic syndrome after adjustment (odds ratio, 1.15; 95% confidence interval, 1.06–1.25). We found a similar association among middle-aged men in the working population (odds ratio, 1.11; 95% confidence interval, 1.05–1.19).
Conclusions
The risk of abnormal metabolic outcomes was significant in young men in the working population. Further studies are required to understand the association between specific working conditions (working hours or shift working) and breakfast intake status and the risk of metabolic outcomes