Table 2. Characteristics of girls according to patterns of ≥ 85% lean red meat and fruits and non-starchy vegetable intake.

	Combined intakes of ≥ 85% lean red meat and fruits and non-starchy vegetables
	Low / Low n=469	Low / High n=552	High / Low n=175	High / High n=265	P value
Subject characteristics	(mean ± s.d.)
Baseline age (yrs)	10.0 ± 0.5	10.0 ± 0.6	10.0 ± 0.6	10.1 ± 0.6	0.2839
Baseline height (cm)	141.3 ± 7.6	141.6 ± 7.7	141.0 ± 8.1	141.8 ± 8.2	0.6862
Baseline BMI (kg/m)2	19.0 ± 4.0	18.3 ± 3.6	19.0 ± 3.9	18.5 ± 4.0	0.0188
Activity Score (METS)*, †	18.1 ± 9.1	21.5 ± 10.6	18.4 ± 9.3	19.7 ± 9.8	<.0001
TV/Video (hrs/day)*	5.0 ± 2.0	4.1 ± 2.2	5.1 ± 1.9	4.8 ± 2.1	<.0001
Macronutrient intakes*
Energy (kilocalories/day)	1769.0 ± 333.8	1911.9 ± 353.7	1822.8 ± 347.1	2099.3 ± 386.3	<.0001
% of calories from protein	13.7 ± 1.9	13.8 ± 1.8	15.1 ± 1.6	14.8 ± 1.8	<.0001
% of calories from carb	50.9 ± 4.7	53.7 ± 4.7	48.8 ± 4.1	50.7 ± 4.5	<.0001
% calories from fat	36.2 ± 3.8	33.8 ± 4.0	36.8 ± 3.4	35.5 ± 3.8	<.0001
% calories from sat fat	13.4 ± 1.6	12.4 ± 1.7	13.5 ± 1.5	12.8 ± 1.6	<.0001
Fiber/1000 kilocalories	5.5 ± 1.0	6.8 ± 1.4	5.5 ± 1.1	6.3 ± 1.3	<.0001
Kcal from solid fat, added sugar	776.5 ± 188.9	775.9 ± 214.5	773.6 ± 175.4	847.2 ± 210.3	<.0001
% of calories from solid fat, added sugar	43.6 ± 4.8	40.2 ± 5.6	42.3 ± 4.2	40.1 ± 4.8	<.0001
Race	(column percent)
White (%)	41.6%	55.8%	40.0%	39.6%	<.0001
Black (%)	58.4%	44.2%	60.0%	60.4%
Socio-economic status
Low (%)	30.3%	11.2%	29.1%	23.8%	0.0289
Mid (%)	45.0%	41.3%	46.3%	37.0%
High (%)	24.7%	47.5%	24.6%	39.3%

Red meat includes beef, pork, lamb, veal, and venison.

High vs low intakes: lean red meat, ≥6 vs <6 oz/wk; fruits & non-starchy vegetables, ≥ 2 vs <2 servings/day.

^*Mean values from ages 9-17 years

^†METS = Metabolic Equivalent Score