Table 3.

Tracking coefficients of standardized dietary pattern score and change of standardized dietary pattern score by age in Pediatric Bone Mineral Accrual Study (PBMAS) participants ^a.

	Tracking Dietary Patterns			Change in Dietary Patterns
	β (Baseline Score)	95% CI	p Value	β (Age)	95% CI	p Value
Females (n = 53)
Vegetarian-style	0.44	0.32, 0.56	<0.001	0.017	0.003, 0.031	0.020
Western-like	0.11	−0.08, 0.31	0.264	−0.009	−0.026, 0.008	0.321
High-fat, high-protein	0.39	0.27, 0.51	<0.001	−0.019	−0.031, −0.007	0.002
Mixed	0.22	0.07, 0.37	0.004	−0.014	−0.031, 0.004	0.127
Snack	0.26	0.17, 0.36	<0.001	0.009	−0.002, 0.020	0.124
Males (n = 77)
Vegetarian-style	0.30	0.13, 0.46	<0.001	0.032	0.015, 0.048	<0.001
Western-like	0.19	0.07, 0.31	0.001	0.028	0.011, 0.045	0.001
High-fat, high-protein	0.28	0.15, 0.40	<0.001	−0.014	−0.027, −0.001	0.042
Mixed	0.25	0.13, 0.38	<0.001	0.019	0.003, 0.035	0.018
Snack	0.28	0.20, 0.36	<0.001	−0.013	−0.028, 0.002	0.096

^a Generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used to estimate the tracking coefficient. The tracking coefficient was adjusted for chronologic age and age at baseline. In each category, z-scores were calculated for just the corresponding category. Beta coefficient for age represents the z-score change in dietary pattern score from baseline to adulthood. CI, confidence intervals.