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Table 3 Odds ratios for BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 by breakfast consumption group among Canadian adultsb

From: Association of breakfast consumption with body mass index and prevalence of overweight/obesity in a nationally-representative survey of Canadian adults

  

No breakfast

RTEC breakfast

Other breakfast

Age

n

Odds ratio (Reference)

Odds ratio

95 % CI

Odds ratio

95 % CI

All

 18–30 y

2947

1.0

0.57

0.36, 0.88a

0.72

0.49, 1.05

 31–50 y

3129

1.0

1.51

0.91, 2.50

1.22

0.82, 1.84

 51–70 y

3618

1.0

1.07

0.62, 1.83

1.28

0.78, 2.08

  ≥ 71 y

2547

1.0

0.67

0.26, 1.71

0.80

0.31, 2.02

 All ≥ 18 y

12,241

1.0

0.95

0.72, 1.26

1.04

0.81, 1.34

Men

 18–30 y

1345

1.0

0.70

0.38, 1.29

0.96

0.56, 1.64

 31–50 y

1463

1.0

1.51

0.72, 3.15

1.14

0.60, 2.15

 51–70 y

1510

1.0

0.75

0.32, 1.74

0.59

0.30, 1.18

  ≥ 71 y

886

1.0

0.84

0.24, 1.91

1.01

0.29, 3.53

 All ≥ 18 y

5204

1.0

1.03

0.68, 1.57

1.02

0.70, 1.49

Women

 18–30 y

1602

1.0

0.43

0.23, 0.80a

0.54

0.34, 0.85a

 31–50 y

1666

1.0

1.67

0.84, 3.34

1.39

0.83, 2.30

 51–70 y

2108

1.0

1.46

0.69, 3.11

2.34

1.17, 4.68a

  ≥ 71 y

1661

1.0

0.58

0.18, 1.81

0.70

0.23, 2.16

 All ≥ 18 y

7037

1.0

0.90

0.62, 1.29

1.09

0.80, 1.48

  1. a95 % CI for Odds Ratio excludes 1.0
  2. bData from CCHS 2.2. Adjusted for age, sex, physical activity, race, smoking, marital status, supplement use, food security and language spoken at home. Breakfast non-consumers (No Breakfast) were the reference group; RTEC Breakfast = breakfast that included ready-to-eat cereal (RTEC); Other Breakfast = any other type of breakfast