@misc{10481/106510,
year = {2025},
month = {9},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/106510},
abstract = {Background: Reliable tools to assess breakfast habits are essential, as breakfast quality is linked to health and development in youth. However, validated instruments for Spanish children and adolescents are scarce. Objectives: To assess
the reliability of the Spanish Youth Breakfast Consumption Questionnaire (SYBC-Q) in a sample of Spanish children and
adolescents. Methods: A total of 248 young people participated in the study: 77 children (46.8% girls; 10.7 ±0.7 years)
and 171 adolescents (50.3% girls; 14.1±1.7 years). They completed the questionnaire twice, 14 days apart, on the same
days of the week and schedule. The tool includes 21 items grouped into seven food categories and two breakfast quality
scores. Test-retest reliability was analyzed using the kappa coefficient (κ) and Spearman’s correlation (Rho). Analyses
were performed separately by age group and gender. Results: Children showed an acceptable to good level of agreement
and a moderate to high correlation between test and retest (κ: 0.23–0.71; Rho: 0.37–0.76). However, low agreement and
poor correlation were found for ‘Take Cheese’ and ‘Take Milk dessert’ in girls (both, κ < 0.20; Rho < 0.30). Adolescents
presented an acceptable to perfect level of agreement and a low to high correlation between test and retest (κ: 0.24–0.82;
Rho: 0.24–0.82), but a low level of agreement in the items ‘Take pâte’ in girls and ‘Take dried fruits’ in boys (both,
κ: < 0.20; Rho: < 0.30). Conclusion: Overall, the SYBC-Q is a reliable tool for assessing the breakfast consumption
and quality in Spanish children and adolescents.},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry
and Competitiveness and the European Regional Development
Fund (PACO project; Reference DEP2016-75598-R)},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Science and
Innovation; ENERGY expenditure of COmmuting to school
(ENERGYCO) project (Reference PID2021-126126OA-I00)},
organization = {Plan Propio de Investigación de la Universidad de Granada - Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, European Regional Development Fund (Reference SOMM17/6107/UGR)},
publisher = {Sage Publications Ltd},
keywords = {Test–retest},
keywords = {Youth},
keywords = {Dietary patterns},
title = {Measuring breakfast dietary patterns in Spanish youth: Reliability of the Spanish Youth Breakfast Consumption Questionnaire (SYBC-Q)},
doi = {10.1177/02601060251368960},
author = {Campos-Garzón, Pablo and Saucedo Araujo, Romina Gisele and Herrador-Colmenero, Manuel and Barranco Ruiz, Yaira},
}