Dietary behaviours and related lifestyles according to the presence or absence of skipping breakfast in Japanese adults: the JPHC-NEXT study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess dietary behaviours and related lifestyles according to the presence or absence of skipping breakfast.

Design

We analysed the cross-sectional data from a baseline survey of a large-scale population-based cohort study in Japan conducted in 2011-2016. Participants provided information on dietary behaviours and lifestyles through a self-administered questionnaire. Skipping breakfast was defined as not eating breakfast at least once a week and was classified according to the frequency of skipping breakfast as 1-2, 3-4 or ≥5 times/week.

Setting

Sixteen municipalities in seven prefectural areas across Japan under the Japan Public Health Centre-based prospective study for the Next Generation.

Participants

112 785 residents (51 952 males and 60 833 f

SUBMITTER: Okada C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10346075 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature