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For cup equivalents of vegetables including legumes and French fries, the model is:
E (Vegetables) = b0+ b1Kid + b2Teen + b5NFG5P5 + b6NFG6P6 + ... + b12NFG12P12
The estimates of the regression parameters are:
| Parameter | Mean | Probability of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low: < 1.0 | High: ≥ 1.8 | ||
| Males | |||
| Intercept (b0) | 1.216253 | -0.754895 | -1.738747 |
| Age: Kid group (b1) | -0.689049 | 2.425141 | -2.589177 |
| Age: Teen group (b2) | -0.407578 | 1.326279 | -1.353770 |
| Salad (b5) | 1.323636 | -3.552089 | 3.287147 |
| Fried potatoes (b6) | -0.104282 | 0.337678 | -0.376890 |
| Other potatoes (b7) | 0.336608 | -1.028491 | 0.981894 |
| Dried beans (b8) | 1.002236 | -2.669178 | 2.471959 |
| Other vegetables (b9) | 0.883585 | -2.419176 | 2.303842 |
| Pizza (b10) | -0.795046 | 2.421209 | -1.956462 |
| Salsa (b11) | 0.295642 | -1.245031 | 0.862891 |
| Tomato sauce (b12) | 0.380273 | -1.043070 | 0.878983 |
| Females | |||
| Intercept (b0) | 1.044284 | -0.048466 | -2.307729 |
| Age: Kid group (b1) | -0.414133 | 1.462311 | -1.777924 |
| Age: Teen group (b2) | -0.276530 | 0.954863 | -1.054601 |
| Salad (b5) | 1.364384 | -3.744232 | 3.486457 |
| Fried potatoes (b6) | 0.092383 | -0.250916 | 0.301009 |
| Other potatoes (b7) | 0.392027 | -1.303149 | 1.183674 |
| Dried beans (b8) | 0.363374 | -1.108300 | 1.091294 |
| Other vegetables (b9) | 0.492648 | -1.389299 | 1.385620 |
| Pizza (b10) | -1.314363 | 4.096806 | -4.280389 |
| Salsa (b11) | -0.070323 | 0.431990 | -0.242370 |
| Tomato sauce2 (b12) | 0.489009 | -1.538656 | 1.769969 |
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