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For ounce equivalents of whole grains, the model is:
E (Whole grains) = b0+ b1Kid + b2Teen + b25NFG25P25 + b26NFG26P26 + ... + b30NFG30P30
The estimates of the regression parameters are:
| Parameter | Mean | Probability of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low: < 0.3 | High: ≥ 1.0 | ||
| Males | |||
| Intercept (b0) | 0.331871 | 0.100407 | -2.507924 |
| Age: Kid group (b1) | -0.045490 | -0.198181 | -0.165900 |
| Age: Teen group (b2) | -0.039900 | -0.064965 | -0.163436 |
| First tertile whole grain cereals (b25) | -0.000736 | 0.003441 | -0.003488 |
| Second tertile whole grain cereals (b26) | 0.005708 | -0.021489 | 0.016791 |
| Third tertile whole grain cereals (b27) | 0.018721 | -0.068816 | 0.058419 |
| Brown rice (b28) | 0.003872 | -0.008192 | 0.008762 |
| Whole grain bread (b29) | 0.007856 | -0.029057 | 0.025470 |
| Popcorn (b30) | 0.008064 | -0.036082 | 0.029912 |
| Females | |||
| Intercept (b0) | 0.354237 | 0.053647 | -2.680475 |
| Age: Kid group (b1) | -0.141709 | 0.380310 | -0.673805 |
| Age: Teen group (b2) | -0.224922 | 0.978382 | -1.170985 |
| First tertile whole grain cereals (b25) | -0.001397 | 0.004319 | -0.012728 |
| Second tertile whole grain cereals (b26) | 0.004205 | -0.022250 | 0.014398 |
| Third tertile whole grain cereals (b27) | 0.018847 | -0.081094 | 0.068213 |
| Brown rice (b28) | 0.004398 | -0.015641 | 0.015060 |
| Whole grain bread (b29) | 0.007039 | -0.028903 | 0.025842 |
| Popcorn (b30) | 0.013032 | -0.064258 | 0.052719 |
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