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Table 4.

Adjusted associations of childhood meat eating with adulthood height in men and women (adjusted for age and sex) and unadjusted associations of childhood meat eating with age of menarche in women

	Childhood meat eating
	Yearly/Never^a	About once a month		About once a week		Almost daily
		Adjusted difference^b	95% CI	Adjusted difference^b	95% CI	Adjusted difference^b	95% CI
Height (cm)^b	–	0.24*	0.02, 0.47	0.54***	0.31, 0.76	0.76***	0.47, 1.06
Age of menarche (years)	–	−0.71***	−0.81, −0.61	−1.16***	−1.26, −1.06	−1.39***	−1.52, −1.27

^a Reference category

^b Adjusted for age and sex

*** P < 0.001; ** P < 0.01; * P < 0.05