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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Jun;18(6):1881–1887. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-1163

TABLE 3. Baseline diet of premenarchal girls and Peak Height Growth Velocity.All models are adjusted#. Estimated betas are per daily serving, or other shown daily quantity.Models 1 to 3 compare servings/day of milk to lowest intake (<1 serving/day) group. Sample sizes range from 5022 girls (Model 1) to 4975 girls (Model 4).

PHV difference (inches over 1 yr)
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6

Milk Milk Milk Milk Per 10gm: Per 10gm:
>3 vs <1 >3 vs <1 >3 vs <1 (white + choc) Dairy Fat Dairy Protein
Beta +0.165 +.159 +.140 +.039 +.007 +.039
(P-Value) (.003) (0.004) (0.014) (0.003) (0.705) (0.003)
2-3vs<1 Cheese Cheese Cheese Animal* Fat Animal* Protein
Beta +0.039 +.001 −.008 −.007 −0.033 −0.012
(P-value) (.314) (0.960) (0.765) (.794) (0.151) (0.352)
1 vs <1 Yogurt Yogurt Yogurt Vegetable Fat Vegetable Protein
Beta −0.074 +0.138 +.169 +.167 +.028 +.026
(P-value) (.099) (0.057) (0.024) (0.026) (0.068) (0.222)
Calories/100kcal Calories/100kcal
Beta +0.002 +.001
(P-value) (0.498) (0.603)
#

Adjusted for race, age, age2 , age3 , Tanner Stage, height, and relative BMI, all at baseline. Models 1-3 include categorical white milk (results shown for >3 vs <1 glasses/day) and categorical chocolate milk (not shown). Model 4 shows results for white + chocolate milk (glasses/day, continuous). Cheese serving is 1 slice/day, yogurt serving is one cup/day.

*

Dairy intakes are excluded from Animal Fat and Animal Protein grams.