Table 7.

Nutrient Z-scores and percent of energy from the nine major United States Department of Agriculture food groups in non-overweight and overweight Hispanic children from the VIVA LA FAMILIA cohort.

Dependent variable: Nutrient Z-scores	Significant independent variablesa: Percent of energy from food groups (regression coefficients)					R2
Protein	−13.4 Bev	7.32 Dairy	−7.18 Fat	−5.95 Grain		0.143
Vitamin A	−3.24 Bev	5.35 Dairy				0.060
Vitamin D	−3.49 Bev	6.20 Dairy				0.186
Vitamin E	−1.51 Bev	6.19 Fat	2.41 Grain			0.116
Vitamin C	14.1 Fruit	4.23 Veg				0.263
Thiamin	−4.58 Bev	1.63 Grain	−2.59 Meat	−2.83 Sweet		0.120
Riboflavin	−3.38 Bev	5.55 Dairy	1.70 Grain			0.198
Niacin	−2.71 Bev	0.92 Grain	−2.32 Sweet			0.042
Pantothenic acid	−6.01 Bev	2.35 Dairy	−2.53 Grain	−2.80 Sweet		0.154
Vitamin B6	−3.74 Bev	3.14 Fruit	−2.98 Sweet	2.46 Veg		0.104
Folate	−5.85 Bev	2.54 Grain	−3.07 Meat	−2.17 Sweet	10.31 Veg	0.215
Vitamin B12	−2.95 Bev	4.84 Dairy	4.54 Meat			0.052
Calcium	−1.85 Bev	9.62 Dairy				0.364
Phosphorus	−3.04 Bev	6.57 Dairy				0.182
Magnesium	−4.02 Bev	4.86 Dairy	2.99 Fruit	6.78 Veg		0.204
Iron	−3.04 Bev	2.48 Grain	1.02 Veg			0.105
Zinc	−2.01 Bev	2.96 Dairy	2.24 Meat			0.103
Copper	−1.45 Bev	2.72 Fruit	7.71 Veg			0.100
Selenium	−3.54 Bev	3.04 Fat	−4.72 Fruit	3.82 Meat		0.093
Sodium	1.82 Fat	−3.25 Fruit				0.053
Potassium	−3.49 Bev	2.69 Fruit	−2.33 Grain	−2.47 Sweet	6.05 Veg	0.152
Fiber	−3.24 Bev	−2.72 Meat	14.4 Veg			0.303

^a(P=0.03 − 0.001)

Abbreviations: Bev=beverage, Veg=vegetable