School breakfast and body mass index: a longitudinal observational study of middle school students.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objectives are to identify breakfast location patterns (frequency and place of breakfast consumption) and explore the association between breakfast patterns and weight status over time among preadolescents.

Methods

Surveys and physical measurements were completed among students from 12 randomly selected schools in a medium-sized urban school district. All students were followed from fifth (Fall, 2011) to seventh grade (Fall, 2013). Latent transition analysis and longitudinal analyses were used in the study.

Results

Six distinct breakfast location patterns emerged at baseline (1) frequent skippers; (2) inconsistent school eaters; (3) inconsistent home eaters; (4) regular home eaters; (5) regular school eaters and (6) double breakfast eaters. Results from

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7075461 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature