Table 1. Characteristics of girls according to servings of ≥ 85% lean red meat.
| Weekly servings of ≥ 85% lean red meat* | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <3 n=617 |
3-<6 n=404 |
≥6 n=440 |
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| Baseline characteristics | (mean ± s.d.) | |||
| Age (yrs) | 10.0 ± 0.6 | 10.0 ± 0.5 | 10.0 ± 0.6 | 0.3460 |
| Height (cm) | 141.5 ± 7.9 | 141.3 ± 7.4 | 141.5 ± 8.2 | 0.8867 |
| BMI (kg/m)2 | 18.6 ± 4.0 | 18.6 ± 3.6 | 18.7 ± 4.0 | 0.9361 |
| Activity Score (METS)*,† | 20.3 ± 10.1 | 19.5 ± 10.0 | 19.2 ± 9.6 | 0.1872 |
| TV/Video (hrs/day)* | 4.4 ± 2.2 | 4.6 ± 2.0 | 4.9 ± 2.1 | 0.0004 |
| Macronutrient intakes* | ||||
| Energy (kilocalories/day) | 1830.5 ± 352.7 | 1870.3 ± 349.6 | 1989.3 ± 394.7 | <.0001 |
| % of calories from protein | 13.5 ± 1.9 | 14.1 ± 1.6 | 14.9 ± 1.7 | <.0001 |
| % of calories from carb | 52.9 ± 5.1 | 51.7 ± 4.5 | 50.0 ± 4.4 | <.0001 |
| % calories from fat | 34.7 ± 4.2 | 35.2 ± 3.8 | 36.0 ± 3.7 | <.0001 |
| % calories from sat fat | 12.7 ± 1.8 | 12.9 ± 1.6 | 13.1 ± 1.6 | 0.0024 |
| Fiber/1000 kilocalories | 6.3 ± 1.5 | 6.1 ± 1.2 | 6.0 ± 1.3 | 0.0034 |
| Kcal from solid fat, added sugar | 772.1 ± 210.7 | 782.5 ± 190.9 | 817.9 ± 200.2 | 0.0011 |
| % of calories from solid fat, added sugar | 41.9 ± 6.0 | 41.6 ± 4.7 | 41.0 ± 4.7 | 0.0259 |
| Race | (column percent) | |||
| White (%) | 49.6% | 48.8% | 39.8% | 0.0037 |
| Black (%) | 50.4% | 51.2% | 60.2% | |
| Socio-economic status | ||||
| Low (%) | 19.6% | 20.5% | 25.9% | 0.0088 |
| Mid (%) | 41.2% | 45.8% | 40.7% | |
| High (%) | 39.2% | 33.7% | 33.4% | |
Red meat includes beef, pork, lamb, veal, and venison.
*
Mean values from ages 9-17 years
†
METS = Metabolic Equivalent Score