Habitually skipping breakfast is associated with chronic inflammation: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We examined whether breakfast frequency was associated with chronic inflammatory, as assessed by high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Kailuan community, China.

Participants

Included were 70 092 Chinese adults without CVD and cancer in 2014 with CRP concentrations <10 mg/l, when breakfast frequency was assessed via a questionnaire, and plasma CRP concentration was measured.

Results

Breakfast frequency was associated with CRP concentration (P-trend < 0·001). The adjusted mean CRP was 1·33 mg/l (95 % CI 1·23, 1·44) for the 'no breakfast' group and 1·07 mg/l (95 % CI 1·0, 1·14) for the 'breakfast everyday' group (P-difference < 0·001), adjusting for age, sex, diet quality, total energy, obes

SUBMITTER: Zhu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9884755 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature