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For milligrams of calcium, the model is:
E (Calcium) = b0+ b1Kid + b2Teen + b3NFG3P3 + b4NFG4P4 + ... + b21NFG21P21+ b28NFG28P28 + b29NFG29P29 + b30NFG30P30 + b34NFG34P34 + b35NFG35P35 + b36NFG36P36
The estimates of the regression parameters are:
| Parameter | Mean | Probability of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low: < 800 | High: ≥ 1100 | ||
| Intercept (b0) | 776.199904 | 0.039188 | -1.695453 |
| Age: Kid group (b1) | -80.098382 | 0.419035 | -0.319702 |
| Age: Teen group (b2) | -53.416445 | 0.253365 | -0.193266 |
| Fruit (b3) | 0.151378 | -0.000861 | 0.000717 |
| 100% Fruit juices (b4) | -0.036526 | 0.000194 | -0.000162 |
| Salad (b5) | 0.187525 | 0.000358 | 0.000216 |
| Fried potatoes (b6) | 0.346695 | -0.001804 | 0.001889 |
| Other potatoes (b7) | 0.630923 | -0.004063 | 0.003529 |
| Dried beans (b8) | -0.389832 | 0.002316 | -0.002258 |
| Other vegetables (b9) | 0.256585 | -0.001677 | 0.001537 |
| Pizza (b10) | 1.429726 | -0.006627 | 0.006917 |
| Salsa (b11) | 4.763532 | -0.024060 | 0.022691 |
| Tomato sauce (b12) | 0.540579 | -0.003275 | 0.002848 |
| Cheese (b13) | 5.751450 | -0.028421 | 0.026773 |
| Milk (b14) | 0.605784 | -0.002821 | 0.002490 |
| Frozen Desserts (b15) | 2.110805 | -0.010972 | 0.009629 |
| Soda (b16) | -0.078187 | 0.000457 | -0.000456 |
| Sugar/honey in coffee/tea (b17) | -0.101410 | 0.000539 | -0.000477 |
| Fruitades/sports drinks (b18) | 0.070841 | -0.000424 | 0.000328 |
| Candy (b19) | 2.817554 | -0.013236 | 0.012397 |
| Doughnuts (b20) | 0.218721 | -0.001452 | 0.000971 |
| Cookies, cake, pie, brownies (b21) | -0.475978 | 0.002376 | -0.002303 |
| Brown rice (b28) | -0.331648 | 0.002061 | -0.001885 |
| Whole grain bread (b29) | 0.547291 | -0.003311 | 0.002820 |
| Popcorn (b30) | -3.458059 | 0.017403 | -0.017220 |
| First tertile calcium cereals (b34) | 0.697455 | -0.003868 | 0.003575 |
| Second tertile calcium cereals (b35) | 1.710275 | -0.009579 | 0.009089 |
| Third tertile calcium cereals (b36) | 1.710275 | -0.009579 | 0.009089 |
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