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Health, Behavioral, Cognitive, and Social Correlates of Breakfast Skipping among Women Living in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Neighborhoods

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Smith, Kylie J., McNaughton, Sarah A., Cleland, Verity J., Crawford, David, Ball, Kylie·2013·The Journal of Nutrition

Abstract

Breakfast skipping is a potentially modifiable behavior that has negative effects on health and is socioeconomically patterned. This study aimed to examine the intrapersonal (health, behavioral, and cognitive) and social factors associated with breakfast skipping. Nonpregnant women (n = 4123) aged 18-45 y from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout Victoria, Australia, completed a postal questionnaire. Sociodemographic characteristics, diet, physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and cognitive and social factors were assessed by self-report. Breakfast skipping was defined in 2 ways: 1) "rarely/never" eating breakfast (n = 498) and 2) eating breakfast ≤2 d/wk (includes those who rarely/never ate breakfast; n = 865). Poisson regression was used to calculate prevalence ratios and linear trends, adjusting for covariates. The P values for linear trends are reported below. Compared with breakfast consumers, women who reported rarely/never eating breakfast tended to have poorer self-rated health (P-trend < 0.001), be current smokers (P-trend < 0.001), pay less attention to health (P-trend < 0.001), not prioritize their own healthy eating when busy looking after their family (P-trend < 0.001), have less nutrition knowledge (P-trend < 0.001), and a lower proportion were trying to control their weight (P-trend < 0.020). When breakfast skipping was defined as eating breakfast ≤2 d/wk, additional associations were found for having lower leisure-time physical activity (P-trend = 0.012) and less self-efficacy for eating a healthy diet (P-trend < 0.043). In conclusion, a range of intrapersonal and social factors were significantly associated with breakfast skipping among women living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. Acknowledging the cross-sectional design and need for causal confirmation, programs that aim to promote breakfast consumption in this population group should consider targeting family-related barriers to healthy eating and nutrition knowledge.

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Authors
Smith, K. J., McNaughton, S. A., Cleland, V. J., Crawford, D., & Ball, K.
Affiliations
  • University of Tasmania (AU)
  • Deakin University (AU)
Corresponding author
Smith, Kylie J.
Venue
The Journal of Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-11
Volume
143
Issue
11
Pages
1774-1784
ISSN
0022-3166 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2120539590
Cited by
47
References
40
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FWCI
2.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
  • Own your potential (DEAKIN) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Medical Research Council
  • Australian Research Council (FT100100581)
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (533917, 374241, 479513)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Lifestyle Studies
Keywords
breakfast skipping, women, self-rated health, smoking, nutrition knowledge, physical activity, sedentary behavior, weight management, family caregiving, diet, social determinants of health
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Body Weight, Cognition, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Surveys and Questionnaires, Residence Characteristics, Social Environment, Socioeconomic Factors, Victoria, Health Behavior, Nutrition Assessment, Vulnerable Populations, Young Adult, Breakfast

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