Table 1. Baseline characteristics of premenarchal girls by white dairy milk consumption. Girls with serious medical conditions and those who drank soy milk at baseline were excluded.
| Glasses of milk per day | ||||
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| 0 - <1 | 1 | 2-3 | >3 | |
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| N | 1768 | 1126 | 2019 | 600 |
| Age (yr) | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| White race (%) Non-Hispanic |
94.3 | 94.3 | 96.5 | 97.3 |
| Height (inches) | 57.7 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 58.1 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.4 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 18.2 |
| Height growth (inches) from 1996 to 1997 |
2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Age at PHV (yr) | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
| PHV (inches/yr) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Adult Height (inches) | 65.3 | 65.4 | 65.7 | 65.9 |
| White+Chocolate Milk Glasses/day |
0.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| Calories/day | 1829 | 1978 | 2197 | 2360 |
| Cheese (slices/day) | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.50 |
| Yogurt (cups/day) | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| Dairy Fat (gm/day) | 13.1 | 15.1 | 19.2 | 23.4 |
| Non-Dairy Animal Fat (gm/day) |
16.6 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 18.2 |
| Vegetable Fat (gm/day) | 34.1 | 35.6 | 36.5 | 36.9 |
| Dairy Protein (gm/day) | 15.0 | 20.5 | 33.5 | 46.2 |
| Non-Dairy Animal Prot (gm/day) |
25.8 | 27.2 | 29.1 | 28.1 |
| Vegetable Prot (gm/day) | 23.0 | 24.5 | 25.9 | 26.4 |