Social Inequalities in Breakfast Consumption among Adolescents in Spain: The DESKcohort Project
Breakfast has a critical role in energy balance and dietary regulation. Consequently, it is considered an important component of a healthy diet, especially in adolescence, when there are great opportunities to consolidate habits and establish future patterns of healthiness in adulthood. Socioeconomi...
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| author | Laura Esquius Alicia Aguilar-Martínez Marina Bosque-Prous Helena González-Casals Anna Bach-Faig Ester Colillas-Malet Gemma Salvador Albert Espelt |
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| description | Breakfast has a critical role in energy balance and dietary regulation. Consequently, it is considered an important component of a healthy diet, especially in adolescence, when there are great opportunities to consolidate habits and establish future patterns of healthiness in adulthood. Socioeconomic position (SEP) causes inequalities that are reflected in health behaviors, physical activity, mental health, and diet. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the 2019–2020 DESKcohort project (Spain) to explore the relationships between breakfast and sociodemographic characteristics, health-related behaviors, and school performance of 7319 adolescents. Our findings showed that the prevalence of skipping breakfast every day was 19.4% in girls and 13.7% in boys and was related to students’ SEP. The risk of skipping breakfast was 30% higher in girls from the most disadvantaged SEP, in comparison to those in the most advanced SEP (prevalence ratio (PR) = 1.30; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.11–1.54). Also, boys from the most disadvantaged SEP showed 28% higher risk of skipping breakfast than those in the most advanced SEP (PR = 1.28; 95% CI = 1.04–1.59). In conclusion, future public policies should be adapted considering a SEP and gender perspective to avoid increasing nutritional and health inequalities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cfd3016a21ed408fa72bac14228ff36d2023-11-22T09:01:39ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-07-01138250010.3390/nu13082500Social Inequalities in Breakfast Consumption among Adolescents in Spain: The DESKcohort ProjectLaura Esquius0Alicia Aguilar-Martínez1Marina Bosque-Prous2Helena González-Casals3Anna Bach-Faig4Ester Colillas-Malet5Gemma Salvador6Albert Espelt7Foodlab Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 08018 Barcelona, SpainFoodlab Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 08018 Barcelona, SpainFaculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 08018 Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences of Manresa, Universitat de Vic—Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC), 08242 Manresa, SpainFoodlab Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 08018 Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences of Manresa, Universitat de Vic—Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC), 08242 Manresa, SpainAgència de Salut Pública de Catalunya, Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya, 08005 Barcelona, SpainDepartament de Psicobiologia i Metodologia en Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Bellaterra, SpainBreakfast has a critical role in energy balance and dietary regulation. Consequently, it is considered an important component of a healthy diet, especially in adolescence, when there are great opportunities to consolidate habits and establish future patterns of healthiness in adulthood. Socioeconomic position (SEP) causes inequalities that are reflected in health behaviors, physical activity, mental health, and diet. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional study using data from the 2019–2020 DESKcohort project (Spain) to explore the relationships between breakfast and sociodemographic characteristics, health-related behaviors, and school performance of 7319 adolescents. Our findings showed that the prevalence of skipping breakfast every day was 19.4% in girls and 13.7% in boys and was related to students’ SEP. The risk of skipping breakfast was 30% higher in girls from the most disadvantaged SEP, in comparison to those in the most advanced SEP (prevalence ratio (PR) = 1.30; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.11–1.54). Also, boys from the most disadvantaged SEP showed 28% higher risk of skipping breakfast than those in the most advanced SEP (PR = 1.28; 95% CI = 1.04–1.59). In conclusion, future public policies should be adapted considering a SEP and gender perspective to avoid increasing nutritional and health inequalities.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/8/2500breakfast skippingadolescentssocioeconomic positionsocial inequalitiessocial determinants of health |
| spellingShingle | Laura Esquius Alicia Aguilar-Martínez Marina Bosque-Prous Helena González-Casals Anna Bach-Faig Ester Colillas-Malet Gemma Salvador Albert Espelt Social Inequalities in Breakfast Consumption among Adolescents in Spain: The DESKcohort Project Nutrients breakfast skipping adolescents socioeconomic position social inequalities social determinants of health |
| title | Social Inequalities in Breakfast Consumption among Adolescents in Spain: The DESKcohort Project |
| title_full | Social Inequalities in Breakfast Consumption among Adolescents in Spain: The DESKcohort Project |
| title_fullStr | Social Inequalities in Breakfast Consumption among Adolescents in Spain: The DESKcohort Project |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social Inequalities in Breakfast Consumption among Adolescents in Spain: The DESKcohort Project |
| title_short | Social Inequalities in Breakfast Consumption among Adolescents in Spain: The DESKcohort Project |
| title_sort | social inequalities in breakfast consumption among adolescents in spain the deskcohort project |
| topic | breakfast skipping adolescents socioeconomic position social inequalities social determinants of health |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/8/2500 |
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