Prevalence of Breakfast Skippers among Tunisian Preschool and School Children and Association with Weight Status: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Autor:	Dogui D; Nutrition Surveillance and Epidemiology in Tunisia Research Laboratory, National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Tunis 1007, Tunisia., Doggui R; Nutrition Surveillance and Epidemiology in Tunisia Research Laboratory, National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Tunis 1007, Tunisia.; Centre de Formation Médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, Université de Sherbrooke, Moncton, NB E1A 7R1, Canada.; Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada., El Ati J; Nutrition Surveillance and Epidemiology in Tunisia Research Laboratory, National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Tunis 1007, Tunisia., El Ati-Hellal M; Laboratory Materials Molecules and Applications, Preparatory Institute for Scientific and Technical Studies, University of Carthage, Tunis 2070, Tunisia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Children (Basel, Switzerland) [Children (Basel)] 2023 Feb 16; Vol. 10 (2). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 16.
DOI:	10.3390/children10020392
Abstrakt:	Breakfast is considered the most important meal of the day. This study aimed to assess breakfast frequency and quality in Tunisian children and to determine the relationship between breakfast skipping and the weight status of the children. A total of 1200 preschool and school children aged 3 to 9 years were randomly selected under a cross-sectional design. Breakfast habits and socio-economic characteristics were collected using a questionnaire. Participants who consumed breakfast less than five times the previous week were categorized as breakfast skippers. The other breakfast consumers were considered as non-skippers. The overall prevalence of breakfast skipping in Tunisian children was 8.3% and 83% of them consumed breakfast all the weekdays. At least two out of three children had a poor breakfast quality. Only 1% of children consumed breakfast in accordance with the composition guidelines. No relationships between breakfast skipping and weight status were detected in this study after adjustment for age, sex and all socio-economic factors (OR = 1.16, 95% CI = 0.72-1.89, p = 0.541). Further school-based interventions should be implemented to improve breakfast quality and to promote a healthy weight in Tunisian children.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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