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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants of the Typical Aussie Bloke study categorised by habitual breakfast eating patterns

From: Breakfast consumption habits of Australian men participating in the “Typical Aussie Bloke” study

 

Habitual Breakfast Eaters (HBE) (n = 94)

Occasional Breakfast Eaters (OBE) (n = 7)

Habitual Breakfast Skippers (HBS) (n = 10)

P value

% (n)

83.9% (94)

6.3% [7]

8.9% [10]

 

Age y (mean ± SD)

30 ± 7

25 ± 5

31 ± 6

0.19

aHeight (mean ± SD)

179.8 ± 6.6

177.0 ± 5.0

180.5 ± 5.3

0.48

aWeight (mean ± SD)

82.5 ± 14.7

80 ± 14.4

84.2 ± 11.7

0.84

aBMI (mean ± SD)

25.5 ± 4.2

25.5 ± 3.8

26.0 ± 4.3

0.95

Country of birth

 Australia

86.2%

100.0%

100.0%

 

 bOther countries

13.8

0

0

0.47

ATSI descent

 Yes

0%*

0%

10.0%

 

 No

98.9*

100.0

90.0

0.16

Marital status

 cSingle

44.7%*

42.9%

70.0%

 

 Married or de facto relationship

54.3*

57.1

30.0

0.35

Education

 dHigh school or trade

36.2%*

71.4%

80.0%

 

 eUniversity or higher degree

62.8*

28.6

20.0

0.010

Employment status

 Full time paid work

53.2%

57.1%

80.0%

 

 Part time paid work or casual paid work

18.1

14.3

0

 

 Studying

25.5

28.6

20.0

 

 Home duties or Unemployed

3.2

0

0

0.77

Annual household gross income

  ≤ AUS$25,000 to 49,999

31.9%*

14.3%

20.0%

 

  ≥ AUS$50,000 to 99,999

21.3*

57.1

50.0

 

  ≥ AUS$100,000 to 149,999

21.3*

14.3

20.0

 

  ≥ AUS$150,000

20.2*

14.3

10.0

0.39

People living in the household

 Living alone

7.5%*

14.3%

20.0%

 

 fLiving with other people

90.4*

85.7

80.0

0.23

Dependent children

 None

69.2

100.0

70.0

 

 One or more

30.9

0

30.0

0.26

Past/present or Future Occupation

 Trades, manual workers, machine operators or drivers

8.5%

0%

30.0%

 

 Professional, Paraprofessional, managers or administrator, administrative assistant, sales or personal service worker

90.4

100.0

70.0

 

 Never had a paid job

1.1

0

0

0.24

  1. *The total number of subjects for this variable do not add up to 100% due to missing data reported (such as replied: ‘prefer not to answer’ or ‘don’t know’ Or don’t know/Varies’ or ‘don’t know or would rather not say’)
  2. Please also note: one participant was excluded from the data displayed in this table because it was not possible to classify his breakfast consumption habits as he answered ‘do not know/varies’ to the Breakfast Consumption Habits question
  3. HBE Habitual Breakfast Eaters who reported consuming breakfast 5 or more times per week
  4. OBE Occasional Breakfast Eaters who reported consuming breakfast 3 to 4 times per week
  5. HBS Habitual Breakfast Skippers who reported consuming breakfast ‘rarely or never’ or 1 to 2 times per week’
  6. aHeight, weight and BMI were measured in the lab session
  7. bOthers country: New Zealand, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, America, Canada, Bangladesh or South Korea or unknown
  8. cSingle includes: separated, divorced, widowed or never married
  9. dSchool includes: Intermediate Certificate (or equivalent) or Higher School or Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) or Trade/apprenticeship (eg. Hairdresser, Chef) or Certificate/diploma (eg. Child Care, Technician)
  10. eUniversity includes: University degree or University Higher degree (eg. Grad Dip, Masters, PhD)
  11. fLiving with other people includes living with one, two, three, four or five other people
  12. ATSI – Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
  13. gStatistics: One Way anova was used to compare age, height, weight and BMI. Chi Square tests and/or Fishers exact tests were used for the following comparison: Country of birth, ATSI descent, Marital status, Education, Employment status, people living in the household, Dependent children, Past,present and future occupation
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