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Table 1 Characteristics of girls in the Growth and Obesity Cohort Study (N = 374)

From: Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and breast composition in a longitudinal study of Chilean girls

Characteristic

Total

Quartile of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake

Q1 (n = 88)

Q2 (n = 99)

Q3 (n = 92)

Q4 (n = 95)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

SSB intake, ml/day (mean, range)

342.1

210.0

100.0

(0, 193.8)

253.3

(200.0, 315.6)

375.7

(315.8, 446.4)

626.2

(450.0, 1143.3)

Age at Tanner 4 visit, years

11.5

0.8

11.2

0.7

11.6

0.8

11.7

0.9

11.6

0.8

DXA breast characteristics

          

Absolute fibroglandular volume, cm3

86.5

35.2

84.1

39.7

83.4

33.5

88.6

32.4

89.8

35.1

% Fibroglandular volume

41.7

16.5

40.7

18.1

38.2

15.4

42.9

15.9

45.3

16.0

Total breast volume, cm3

232.2

114.4

236.1

123.5

246.0

127.6

227.7

98.6

218.7

104.9

Menarche (n, %)

          

No

311

84

73

84

83

84

78

85

77

82

Yes

61

16

14

16

16

16

14

16

17

15

Anthropometric characteristics

          

BMI Z-score

0.8

1.1

0.9

1.1

1.0

1.1

0.7

1.2

0.6

1.1

Fat %

26.8

5.3

26.9

6.0

28.3

5.2

26.6

4.9

25.6

4.7

Waist circumference (cm)

72.5

9.6

72.7

10.4

74.6

9.8

72.2

8.5

70.4

9.5

Hours of TV per day (n, %)

          

0–2 h

26

8

6

8

7

8

3

4

10

12

2–4 h

119

38

33

45

20

24

35

47

31

38

> 4 h

170

54

35

47

57

68

37

49

41

50

Number of 24-h recalls (n, %)

          

1

143

38

50

57

35

35

25

27

33

35

2

75

20

21

24

13

13

19

21

22

23

3

74

20

12

14

20

20

18

20

24

25

4+ recalls

82

22

5

6

31

31

30

33

16

17

Dietary intake (per day)

          

Total calories, kCal

1874.4

546.0

1783.2

642.6

1761.0

476.9

1876.5

431.1

2075.2

567.1

From fat, %

29.9

6.2

30.1

7.8

29.1

6.5

30.4

5.5

30.1

4.8

From protein, %

13.9

3.0

15.2

3.6

14.0

2.5

13.7

3.1

12.7

2.5

From carbohydrates, %

57.5

6.6

55.9

8.1

58.3

6.4

57.2

6.2

58.6

5.3

Meat, g/day

85.9

56.4

87.9

64.2

82.7

52.0

87.9

57.9

85.4

52.1

Dairy, g/day

226.4

160.0

225.6

188.8

215.4

159.1

236.1

151.2

229.2

140.7

Maternal characteristics

          

BMI (kg/m2)

27.1

5.4

27.0

5.6

27.6

5.0

26.8

5.8

27.0

5.1

Highest education level (n, %)

          

Less than high school

70

19

12

14

22

23

14

17

22

25

High school

225

60

60

71

59

62

56

67

50

56

University

57

15

13

15

14

15

13

16

17

19

  1. Categorical variables may not sum to 374 due to missing values