Table 3

Frequency of meal skipping among adolescents according to year level, sex and region
Meal
 Total
 Year level
 Gender
 Region
n = 3,250
7
 9
Male
 Female
Metro
 Non-Metro
Breakfast





**

**
     Skips
 20
 19
 21
16
 23
21
 17
     Eats
 80
 81
 79
84
 77
79
 83











Lunch





*


     Skips
 12
 11
 12
10
 13
12
 10
     Eats
 88
 89
 88
90
 87
88
 90











Dinner









     Skips
 2
 2
 2
2
 2
3
 1
     Eats
 98
 98
 98
98
 98
97
 99

Values are presented as %

Skips = skips a meal most days or every day

Eats = skips a meal once-twice a week or less

* p ≤ 0.01, ** p ≤ 0.001. Pearson's chi square test of significance.

Savige et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:36   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-36