From: Time-related meal patterns and breakfast quality in a sample of Iranian adults
BQI components | Total population | BQI categories | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | Medium | High | |||
(0-3points) | (4–6 points) | (7–10 points) | |||
n = 850 | n = 231 | n = 529 | n = 90 | ||
% (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | ||
1. Cereals and derivatives consumption a | 93.65 (92.13—95.43) | 84.32 (79.01—89.43) | 96.33 (94.10—97.85) | 96.05 (92.54—99.61) |  < 0.001 |
2. Fruit or Vegetables consumption b | 45.18 (42.32—48.56) | 6.83 (3.75—10.74) | 53.3 (48.17—55.48) | 88.01 (84.33—91.09) |  < 0.001 |
3. Dairy products consumption c | 89.11 (87.50—91.51) | 72.30 (66.34—79.13) | 94.35 (93.19—95.45) | 97.23 (96.43—99.01) |  < 0.001 |
4. Cereal, Fruit or Vegetables and Dairy products consumption in the same meal | 39.59 (36.37—43.56) | 0 | 27.34 (22.94—32.77) | 96.43 (91.32—99.75) |  < 0.001 |
5. Compliance with energy intake recommendations (15–25% of total daily energy) d | 28.61 (25.64—32.86) | 10 (6.03 -14.44) | 32.38 (25.71- 36.22) | 54.55 (51.65—57.77) |  < 0.001 |
6. Free sugar content (< 10% total daily energy divided by the number of daily eating occasion of the individuals | 49.34 (46.58—53.02) | 29.02 (23.37- 35.80) | 54.20 (49.91- 58.01) | 74.55 (70.39 -78.41) |  < 0.001 |
7.Calcium content (20% of daily value) e | 42.50 (39.21- 45.80) | 22.80 (16.81- 28.53) | 42.38 (41.63—49–81) | 43.40 (42.30—53.90) |  < 0.001 |
8. Saturated fat content (< 10% total energy intake mg divided by the number of daily eating occasion of the individuals | 39.41 (36.21—42.61) | 19.1 (13.50—24.02) | 44.43 (39.05—48.11) | 44.33 (39.21—49.04) |  < 0.001 |
9. Total fibre content (> 25 gr divided by the number of daily eating occasion of the individual) | 26.01 (23.44—29.48) | 11.43 (7.19—13.66) | 27.11(22.72—32.54) | 42.33 (36.63—48.90) |  < 0.001 |
10. Sodium content (< 2000 mg divided by the number of daily eating occasion of the individuals | 42.54 (38.90—45.56) | 25.02 (19.10—33.85) | 42.22 (37.45—47.71) | 61.46 (60.43—69.43) |  < 0.001 |