Table 4.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis* examining the association of menstrual status and consumption of certain dietary intake indices with ID in 890a Greek pubertal girls.
| Independent variables | Iron depletion (serum ferritin < 12 μg/L) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | 95% CI | P value | |
| Menstrual status | |||
| Girls with menses | 1.00 | ||
| Girls without menses | 2.57 | (1.37, 4.81) | 0.003 |
| Calcium intake (mg/day): | |||
| <RDAb | 1.00 | ||
| >RDA | 1.28 | (0.77, 2.15) | 0.344 |
| Poultry (servings/day) | 0.19 | (0.03, 1.02) | 0.074 |
| Fruits (servings/day) | 0.99 | (0.77, 1.28) | 0.956 |
| Packed fruit juice (servings/day) | 0.97 | (0.67, 1.40) | 0.859 |
| Fast food (servings/day) | 1.16 | (0.14, 1.84) | 0.163 |
*Adjusted for girl's age, weight status, and tanner stage.
aUnderreporters were excluded from the analysis.
bCalcium recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for children 9–13 years old is 1300 mg/day.