Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to study the relationship between skipping breakfast and obesity among breakfast skippers. Subjects are 396 male breakfast skippers (mean age 42.7 years) who had a checkup. We classified the subjects according to the frequency of breakfast skipping; 1-2 day/week, 3-4 day/week and every day. In addition, we divided these group into BMI ≤ 25 kg/m2 (control group: CG) and BMI 25 kg/m2 (obesity group: OG) .
STATISTICAL ANALYSES: Frequency of breakfast skipping was compared using Kruskal-Wallis test. CG and OG were compared using Man-Whitney test.
RESULT: We compared CG and OG according to every frequency of skipping. OG was significantly higher in energy per one meal and intake of fish; significantly lower in the level of physical activity and vegetable intake. Those who drink alcohol tend to skip breakfast more frequently. But it is decreased significant physical activity and vegetable intake.
CONCLUSIONS: The characteristics of obese subjects who skip breakfast were low physical activity, high food intake per one meal and unbalanced diet. It was suggested that these characteristics were associated with obesity and skipping breakfast.
