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For cup equivalents of fruits and vegetables including legumes and excluding French fries, the model is:
E (Fruits and Vegetables, no fries) = b0+ b1Kid + b2Teen + b3NFG3P3 + b4NFG4P4 + b5NFG5P5 + b7NFG7P7 + ... + b12NFG12P12
The estimates of the regression parameters are:
| Parameter | Mean | Probability of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low: < 1.7 | High: ≥ 3.2 | ||
| Males | |||
| Intercept (b0) | 1.565821 | 0.223403 | -2.729596 |
| Age: Kid group (b1) | -0.561845 | 0.966625 | -1.007134 |
| Age: Teen group (b2) | -0.332285 | 0.585938 | -0.597454 |
| Fruit (b3) | 0.894235 | -1.314252 | 1.284414 |
| 100% Fruit juices (b4) | 0.264784 | -0.419229 | 0.402153 |
| Salad (b5) | 1.444097 | -2.174587 | 2.136390 |
| Other potatoes (b7) | 0.077176 | -0.196080 | 0.202060 |
| Dried beans (b8) | 0.881029 | -1.267942 | 1.328171 |
| Other vegetables (b9) | 0.951334 | -1.469673 | 1.468593 |
| Pizza (b10) | -2.838006 | 5.089975 | -5.093363 |
| Salsa (b11) | 1.456597 | -2.616255 | 2.369145 |
| Tomato sauce (b12) | 0.364146 | -0.609797 | 0.611035 |
| Females | |||
| Intercept (b0) | 1.426327 | 0.585701 | -3.364866 |
| Age: Kid group (b1) | -0.273376 | 0.518213 | -0.555393 |
| Age: Teen group (b2) | -0.472322 | 1.020667 | -1.202853 |
| Fruit (b3) | 0.807196 | -1.361030 | 1.370314 |
| 100% Fruit juices (b4) | 0.296939 | -0.537803 | 0.547705 |
| Salad (b5) | 1.625649 | -2.765207 | 2.818962 |
| Other potatoes (b7) | -0.175942 | 0.133103 | -0.257137 |
| Dried beans (b8) | 0.606093 | -1.210818 | 1.314998 |
| Other vegetables (b9) | 0.525190 | -0.866821 | 0.934545 |
| Pizza (b10) | -1.861493 | 2.940157 | -4.417783 |
| Salsa (b11) | -1.669805 | 3.395287 | -3.670867 |
| Tomato sauce2 (b12) | 0.310125 | -0.770479 | 0.993716 |
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