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For cup equivalents of fruits and vegetables including legumes and French fries, the model is:
E (Fruits and Vegetables) = b0+ b1Kid + b2Teen + b3NFG3P3 + b4NFG4P4 + ... + b12NFG12P12
The estimates of the regression parameters are:
| Parameter | Mean | Probability of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low: < 1.7 | High: ≥ 3.2 | ||
| Males | |||
| Intercept (b0) | 1.753279 | -0.111190 | -2.414645 |
| Age: Kid group (b1) | -0.627546 | 1.099998 | -1.104472 |
| Age: Teen group (b2) | -0.356345 | 0.622395 | -0.637833 |
| Fruit (b3) | 0.836732 | -1.300818 | 1.190443 |
| 100% Fruit juices (b4) | 0.279756 | -0.449625 | 0.427539 |
| Salad (b5) | 1.335210 | -2.112378 | 1.924270 |
| Fried potatoes (b6) | -0.572394 | 1.046794 | -1.083738 |
| Other potatoes (b7) | 0.266937 | -0.454272 | 0.492682 |
| Dried beans (b8) | 0.957201 | -1.459047 | 1.412190 |
| Other vegetables (b9) | 0.974069 | -1.490626 | 1.485840 |
| Pizza (b10) | -1.484133 | 2.442767 | -2.582465 |
| Salsa (b11) | 1.149177 | -1.785787 | 2.082587 |
| Tomato sauce (b12) | 0.234135 | -0.471456 | 0.526307 |
| Females | |||
| Intercept (b0) | 1.602535 | 0.213627 | -3.051091 |
| Age: Kid group (b1) | -0.321525 | 0.620270 | -0.646428 |
| Age: Teen group (b2) | -0.483532 | 1.045008 | -1.212184 |
| Fruit (b3) | 0.779829 | -1.362605 | 1.328885 |
| 100% Fruit juices (b4) | 0.291685 | -0.536958 | 0.540859 |
| Salad (b5) | 1.490937 | -2.571458 | 2.644045 |
| Fried potatoes (b6) | -0.656475 | 1.355417 | -1.511922 |
| Other potatoes (b7) | 0.075593 | -0.271922 | 0.241088 |
| Dried beans (b8) | 0.503731 | -0.966143 | 1.086945 |
| Other vegetables (b9) | 0.456919 | -0.779781 | 0.819337 |
| Pizza (b10) | -0.688108 | 0.838504 | -1.421149 |
| Salsa (b11) | -1.568485 | 3.111002 | -3.343315 |
| Tomato sauce2 (b12) | 0.339691 | -0.721727 | 0.959317 |
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