Table 3 Demographic characteristics of habitual breakfast eaters categorised by the timing of the first meal of the day

% (n)

84.0% (79)

16.0% [15]

Age y (mean ± SD)

31 ± 7

26 ± 7

0.012

^cHeight (mean ± SD)

179.8 ± 6.3

179.8 ± 8.0

0.99

^dWeight (mean ± SD)

81.9 ± 13.5

85.5 ± 20.4

0.38

^eBMI (mean ± SD)

25.4 ± 4.1

26.5 ± 4.8

0.36

 Australia

86.1%

86.7%

 ^fOther countries

13.9%

13.3%

1.00

 Yes

0^*

0

 No

98.7%^*

100.0%

NA

 ^gSingle

39.2%^*

73.3%

 Married or in de facto relationship

59.4%^*

26.7%

0.023

 ^hSchool

31.6%^*

60.0%

 ⁱUniversity

67.1%^*

40.0%

0.076

 Full time paid work

60.8%

13.3%

 Part time paid work or casual paid work

13.9%

40.0%

 Studying

24.1%

33.3%

 Home duties or Unemployed

1.3%

13.3%

0.001

  ≤ $25,000 to 49,999

26.6%^*

60.0%^*

  ≥ $50.000 to 99,999

24.1%^*

6.7%^*

  ≥ 100.000 to 149,999

24.1%^*

6.7%^*

 $150,000 to 200,000 or more

21.5%^*

13.3%^*

0.043

 Living alone

6.3%^*

13.3%

 ^lLiving with other people

91.1%^*

86.7%

0.32

 None

64.6%

93.3%

 One or more

35.4%

6.7%

0.032

 Trades, manual workers, machine operators or drivers

8.9%

6.7%

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

89.9%

93.3%

 Never had a paid job

1.3%

0%

1.00