Prevalence of the Skipping Breakfast among the Iranian Students: A Review Article.

Authors :: Ghafari M
Doosti-Irani A
Amiri M
Cheraghi Z
Source :: Iranian journal of public health [Iran J Public Health] 2017 Jul; Vol. 46 (7), pp. 882-889.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Background: Adolescence is an important period since the establishment of dietary pattern can also affect the adulthood. This study aimed to estimate the overall prevalence of skipping breakfast among Iranian students.<br />Methods: The international and national databases, including Medline, Scopus, Science Direct, Embase, Web of sciences, Google Scholar, MagIran, and SID were searched 1945-2016 as per case. All studies addressing the prevalence of skipping breakfast among Iranian students were extracted.<br />Results: Out of 322 records, 24 articles remained for meta-analysis. The total pooled prevalence of skipping the breakfast was 0.216 (95% CI: 0.213-0.22), the girls had a higher percentage for skipping breakfast compared with boys (26% vs. 18%).<br />Conclusion: Skipping breakfast is more prevalent in girls. Interventions are required to promote breakfast consumption in the targeted Iranian students, especially the girls.<br />Competing Interests: Conflict of Interests The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests.

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