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. 2018 Jan 12;58(1):409–422. doi: 10.1007/s00394-017-1605-x

Table 5.

Metabolic profiles of children aged 4–10 and 11–18 years for non-consumers and across increasing tertile of yogurt and fromage frais intake using data from years 1–4 of the NDNS

Biomarkers Children 4–10 years
Yogurt tertiles (g/day)
NC (0) T1 (1–30) T2 (31–60) T3 (61–295) P valuesa
Model 1b Model 2c Model 3d
Participants, n 307 166 155 175
Height, cm 125.6 ± 0.8 124 ± 1.1 122.8 ± 1.1 126.4 ± 1.0 0.07 0.71 0.83
Weight, kg 27.8 ± 0.5 26.9 ± 0.7 25.9 ± 0.7 28.2 ± 0.7 0.07 0.88 0.90
BMI, kg/m2 17.2 ± 0.2 17.1 ± 0.2 16.8 ± 0.2 17.4 ± 0.2 0.34 0.59 0.62
SBP, mm Hg 103.9 ± 0.7 103.5 ± 0.9 103.1 ± 0.9 105 ± 0.8 0.48 0.80 0.52
DBP, mm Hg 62.9 ± 0.6 63.7 ± 0.8 62.0 ± 0.9 62.9 ± 0.8 0.62 0.46 0.53
PP, mm Hg 87.2 ± 0.8 85.9 ± 1.0 85.4 ± 1.1 84.4 ± 1.0 0.14 0.024 0.038
Serum cholesterol, mmol/L 4.5 ± 0.1 4.3 ± 0.1 4.2 ± 0.1 4.5 ± 0.1 0.23 0.16 0.16
Serum HDL-C, mmol/L 1.6 ± 0.1 1.5 ± 0.1 1.7 ± 0.1 1.6 ± 0.6 0.43 0.60 0.61
Serum LDL-C, mmol/L 2.6 ± 0.1 2.5 ± 0.1 2.4 ± 0.1 2.6 ± 0.1 0.35 0.21 0.22
HDL ratio 2.9 ± 0.1 3.0 ± 0.1 2.6 ± 0.1 2.9 ± 0.1 0.15 0.23 0.23
Serum TAG, mmol/L 0.8 ± 0.1 0.7 ± 0.1 0.6 ± 0.1 0.7 ± 0.6 0.24 0.37 0.37
Serum CRP, mg/L 1.6 ± 0.3 1.5 ± 0.4 2.4 ± 0.4 1.6 ± 0.3 0.25 0.15 0.15
Plasma HbA1c, % 5.3 ± 0.04 5.3 ± 0.1 5.3 ± 0.1 5.3 ± 0.1 0.94 0.85 0.84
Plasma glucose, mmol/L 4.8 ± 0.1 4.7 ± 0.1 4.7 ± 0.1 4.7 ± 0.1 0.77 0.63 0.48
Biomarkers Children 11–18 years
Yogurt tertiles (g/day)
NC (0) T1 (2–30) T2 (31–60) T3 (61–236) P values
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Participants, n 610 97 89 88
Height, cm 164.6 ± 10.8 160.9 ± 10.2 164.0 ± 11.6 161.4 ± 12.6 0.005 0.033 0.035
Weight, kg 60.2 ± 15.3 57.3 ± 16.9 58.6 ± 15.3 56.9 ± 16.1 0.13 0.09 0.09
BMI, kg/m2 22.0 ± 4.4 21.9 ± 5.3 21.6 ± 4.3 21.5 ± 4.2 0.59 0.95 0.84
Waist, cm 76.9 ± 11.1 74.1 ± 11.8 75.5 ± 11.2 75.0 ± 10.7 0.21 0.18 0.28
Hip, cm 94.8 ± 10.2 92.0 ± 11.0 94.1 ± 9.6* 92.3 ± 10.8 0.10 0.009 0.008
Waist:hip ratio 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1 0.54 0.37 0.67
SBP, mm Hg 113.4 ± 11.3 109.7 ± 9.7 112.5 ± 10.6 114.8 ± 10.3 0.07 0.20 0.13
DBP, mm Hg 63.6 ± 8.5 63.2 ± 7.6 63.7 ± 8.7 63.7 ± 7.7 0.98 0.99 0.99
PP, mm Hg 74.3 ± 10.6 76.1 ± 11.6 74.9 ± 11.0 73.5 ± 9.7 0.58 0.39 0.70
Serum cholesterol, mmol/L 4.1 ± 0.7 4.1 ± 0.8 3.9 ± 0.7 3.9 ± 0.7 0.23 0.19 0.15
Serum HDL-C, mmol/L 1.4 ± 0.3 1.4 ± 0.2 1.4 ± 0.2 1.4 ± 0.4 0.93 0.99 0.99
Serum LDL-C, mmol/L 2.3 ± 0.6 2.4 ± 0.7 2.1 ± 0.6 2.2 ± 0.5 0.23 0.21 0.18
HDL ratio 3.0 ± 0.8 2.9 ± 0.7 2.7 ± 0.6 2.8 ± 0.6 0.17 0.30 0.41
Serum TAG, mmol/L 0.9 ± 0.4 0.8 ± 0.5 0.8 ± 0.3 0.8 ± 0.5 0.52 0.82 0.98
Serum CRP, mg/L 1.8 ± 0.8 1.7 ± 0.2 1.5 ± 0.2 1.7 ± 0.2 0.72 0.68 0.60
Plasma HbA1c, % 5.3 ± 0.3 5.3 ± 0.3 5.3 ± 0.3 5.1 ± 0.3* 0.026 0.005 0.010
Plasma glucose, mmol/L 4.8 ± 0.4 4.8 ± 0.3 4.8 ± 0.3 4.7 ± 0.4 0.55 0.26 0.45

Values are mean ± SEMs For children aged 4–10 years there were no data on waist, hip and waist:hip ratio

CRP C-reactive protein, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HbA1c glycated haemoglobin, HDL-C, NDNS national diet and nutrition survey, NC non-consumer, N/A not available, PP pulse pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, TAGs Triacylglycerols, T tertile

*Values are significantly different from non-consumers in model 3 (P < 0.05; Bonferroni post hoc test)

aBased on differences across non-consumers and tertiles of yogurt intake by ANCOVA

bNon-adjusted

cAdjusted for age, sex, BMI and total energy intake (kJ/d)

dAdditional adjustment for HEI-2010 score