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. 2021 Apr 21;60(7):3861–3872. doi: 10.1007/s00394-021-02555-7

Table 3.

Age and time trends in dairy intake of n = 10,333 dietary records of n = 1275 DONALD participants, aged 3.5–18.5 years, collected between 1985 and 2019

Age trend per year of age (3.5–18.5 years)a Time trend per study year (1985–2019)b
Age Age2 Age3 Time Time2 Time3
ß (p) ß (p) ß (p) ß (p) ß (p) ß (p)
Total dairy (g/1000 kcal TEI)
Boysc
 Unadjusted model −4.5844 (< 0.0001)' 0.6491 (0.5021)' −0.08839 (0.0006)'
 Adjusted model −4.5746 (< 0.0001)' 0.3909 (0.6899)' −0.08737 (0.0007)'
Girlsd
 Unadjusted model −16.4255 (< 0.0001)' 0.5383 (< 0.0001)' 0.7199 (0.4599)' −0.07368 (0.0041)'
 Adjusted model −16.7772 (< 0.0001)' 0.5411 (< 0.0001)' 0.7893 (0.4087)' −0.07306 (0.0044)'
Low fat dairy (w%TD)h
 Unadjusted model −3.1081 (0.0233)' 0.3424 (0.0114)' −0.01094 (0.0085)' −1.7281 (0.0002)' 0.2667 (< 0.0001)' −0.00609 (< 0.0001)'
 Adjusted model −2.4395 (0.0773)' 0.3009 (0.0267)' −0.00989 (0.0177)' −1.8235 (< 0.0001)' 0.2706 (< 0.0001)' −0.00615 (< 0.0001)'
High sugar dairy (w %TD)
Boysi
 Unadjusted model −5.9030 (0.0009)' 0.5367 (0.0022)' −0.01660 (0.0020)' −1.8524 (0.0007)' 0.1302 (0.0002)' −0.00235 (0.0004)'
 Adjusted model −5.2977 (0.0028)' 0.5114 (0.0035)' −0.01600 (0.0029)' −1.7557 (0.0013)' 0.1346 (0.0001)' −0.00247 (0.0002)'
Girlsj
 Unadjusted model −5.4697 (0.0040)' 0.5581 (0.0029)' −0.01851 (0.0013)' −1.6730 (0.0035)' 0.1324 (0.0004)' −0.00263 (0.0002)'
 Adjusted model −5.3363 (0.0049)' 0.5517 (0.0032)' −0.01834 (0.0014)' −1.6804 (0.0033)' 0.1318 (0.0004)' −0.00262 (0.0002)'
Fermented dairy (w%TD)
Boysf
 Unadjusted model 0.2497 (0.0413)' 0.5855 (< 0.0001)'
 Adjusted model 0.3594 (0.0192)' 0.5800 (< 0.0001)'
Girlsg
 Unadjusted model −4.7073 (0.0066)' 0.5148 (0.0028)' −0.01486 (0.0050)' 0.5058 (< 0.0001)'
 Adjusted model −3.9043 (0.0248)' 0.4955 (0.0040)' −0.01517 (0.0041)' 0.5013 (< 0.0001)'
Liquid dairy (w%TD)e
 Unadjusted model −2.4665 (< 0.0001)' 0.06682 (0.0010)' −1.1254 (< 0.0001)' 0.01157 (0.0353)'
 Adjusted model −2.8791 (< 0.0001)' 0.07708 (0.0002)' −1.1428 (< 0.0001)' 0.01170 (0.0329)'

Significant p-values in the adjusted model are bolded

w%TD intake weight as % of TD; TEI total energy intake (kcal/day)

Age and time trends were tested using polynomial mixed-effect regression models

a Age = linear age trend, age2 = quadratic age trend, age3 = cubic age trend

b Time = linear time trend, time2 = quadratic time trend, time3 = cubic time trend

c Model contains a random statement for the family level with an unstructured covariance structure and a random statement for the person level with an unstructured covariance structure adjusted for number of weekdays per record (1/2/3), high maternal educational status (yes/no), maternal overweight status (normal weight, overweight, obesity)

d Model contains a random statement for the family level with an unstructured covariance structure and a random statement for the person level with a Huynh–Feldt covariance structure adjusted for number of weekdays per record (1/2/3)

e Model contains a random statement for the family level with an unstructured covariance structure and a random statement for the person level with a no diagonal factor analytic covariance structure adjusted for TEI and for number of weekdays per record (1/2/3)

f Model contains a random statement for the family level with an unstructured covariance structure and a random statement for the person level with an unstructured covariance structure adjusted for TEI

g Model contains a random statement for the family level with a Huynh–Feldt covariance structure and a random statement for the person level with an unstructured covariance structure adjusted for TEI

h Model contains a random statement for the family level with an unstructured covariance structure and a random statement for the person level with an unstructured covariance structure adjusted for TEI, overweight status (normal weight, overweight, obesity, and underweight), maternal overweight status (normal weight, overweight, obesity)

i Model contains a random statement for the family level with an unstructured covariance structure and a random statement for the person level with an unstructured covariance structure adjusted for overweight status (normal weight, overweight, obesity, and underweight), TEI, high maternal educational status (yes/no)

j Model contains a random statement for the family level with an unstructured covariance structure and a random statement for the person level with a no diagonal factor analytic covariance structure adjusted for number of weekdays per record (1/2/3)

k Model contains a random statement for the family level with an unstructured covariance structure and a random statement for the person level with an unstructured covariance structure adjusted for number of weekdays per record (1/2/3) and overweight status (normal weight, overweight, obesity, and underweight)

l Model contains a random statement for the family level with a no diagonal factor analytic covariance structure and a random statement for the person level with a no diagonal factor analytic covariance structure adjusted for number of weekdays per record (1/2/3) and high maternal educational status (yes/no)

m Model contains a random statement for the family level with an unstructured covariance structure and a random statement for the person level with an unstructured covariance structure adjusted for number of weekdays per record (1/2/3)