TABLE 4. Baseline diet of premenarchal girls and eventual Adult Height. 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 4870 girls (Model 1) to 4829 girls (Model 4).
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| Milk | Milk | Milk | Milk | Per 10gm: | Per 10gm: | |
| >3 vs <1 | >3 vs <1 | >3 vs <1 | (white+choc) | Dairy Fat | Dairy Protein | |
| Beta | +0.318 | +.317 | +.297 | +.076 | +.066 | +.068 |
| (P-Value) | (.001) | (0.001) | (0.003) | (0.001) | (0.040) | (0.003) |
| 2-3vs<1 | Cheese | Cheese | Cheese | Animal* Fat | Animal* Protein | |
| Beta | +0.198 | −.001 | −.005 | −.009 | −0.013 | −0.025 |
| (P-value) | (.003) | (0.989) | (0.915) | (.845) | (0.748) | (0.265) |
| 1 vs <1 | Yogurt | Yogurt | Yogurt | Vegetable Fat | Vegetable Protein | |
| Beta | +0.024 | −0.043 | −0.055 | −0.040 | −.020 | +.025 |
| (P-value) | (.757) | (0.735) | (0.668) | (0.755) | (0.451) | (0.495) |
| Calories/100kcal | Calories/100kcal | |||||
| Beta | +0.001 | +.000 | ||||
| (P-value) | (0.806) | (0.941) | ||||
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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 one slice/day, and yogurt is one cup/day.
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Dairy intakes are excluded from Animal Fat and Animal Protein grams.