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dc.contributor.authorHovdenak, Ingrid Marie
dc.contributor.authorHelleve, Arnfinn
dc.contributor.authorWolden, Ida Emilie
dc.contributor.authorBere, Elling Tufte
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-19T14:19:45Z
dc.date.available2024-11-19T14:19:45Z
dc.date.created2024-09-02T11:10:26Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationHovdenak, I. M., Helleve, A., Wolden, I. E., & Bere, E. (2024). Socioeconomic inequality in breakfast skipping among Norwegian adolescents. Nutrition Journal, 23, 94.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1475-2891
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3165577
dc.description.abstractSkipping breakfast is associated with negative health-related and school-related outcomes. Breakfast is the most frequently skipped meal among adolescents. Thus, there is a need to explore the reasons for breakfast skipping across population subgroups to better inform policy makers. The purpose of this study was to present the prevalence of adolescents skipping breakfast on schooldays, analyse the reasons for skipping breakfast and assess associations between the prevalence of skipping breakfast and the reasons for skipping breakfast according to sociodemographic variables. The data of a random sample of 10 000 upper secondary school students (aged 16–18 years) from Viken County, Norway, were collected. Students completed a questionnaire measuring breakfast skipping, reasons for skipping breakfast, and sociodemographic variables. Chi-square tests were used to assess differences between the independent groups (family affluence scale (FAS), parental education, and gender) and skipping breakfast and reasons for skipping breakfast. 22% of adolescents reported that they usually skipped breakfast on all schooldays. Skipping breakfast was more prevalent among females, older students, students with lower socioeconomic status and students in vocational education programmes. The difference in breakfast skipping between students with low and high FAS scores was 31% versus 16%, respectively. The most common self-reported reasons for skipping breakfast were time (59%) and not wanting to eat breakfast (48%). Furthermore, 9% reported health issues, and 3% reported economic constraints as a reason for skipping breakfast. Not wanting to eat breakfast was related to a higher FAS score, health issues were more common among girls, and economic constraints were more common among those with low socioeconomic status. Skipping breakfast was common among Norwegian upper secondary school students. Lack of time and not wanting breakfast were clearly the most cited reasons for skipping breakfast. Health issues and economic constraints were also cited but were less common. The results showed diverging associations between different demographic characteristics and reasons for skipping breakfast. These results are important for developing effective programs to improve diet among adolescents.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectBreakfast skippingen_US
dc.subjectSocioeconomic statusen_US
dc.subjectSchoolen_US
dc.titleSocioeconomic inequality in breakfast skipping among Norwegian adolescentsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Nutrition: 811en_US
dc.source.volume23en_US
dc.source.journalNutrition Journalen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-024-00998-2
dc.identifier.cristin2291373
dc.source.articlenumber94en_US
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