Table 1 |
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Mean (sd) baseline characteristics of participants in two pilot studies |
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| Mongolian boys |
Mongolian girls |
Boston girls |
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| n |
24 |
22 |
28 |
| Age |
10.4 (0.7) |
10.6 (0.6) |
7.6 (0.9) |
| Weight (kg) |
29.1 (0.7) |
28.8 (1.0) |
25.6 (4.6) |
| Height (cm) |
132.5 (1.4) |
130.8 (1.3) |
123.9 (6.6) |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
16.5 (0.3) |
16.8 (0.3) |
16.6 (2.0) |
| Tanner stage >1 |
12% (3/24) |
4% (1/22) |
0% (by design) |
| Per week: |
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| Servings of milk |
0.8 (1.3) |
0.5 (1.0) |
14.9 (5.8) |
| Servings of other dairy1 |
6.5 (6.0) |
4.1 (4.0) |
18.9 (10.3) |
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1. "Other dairy" for the Boston girls included cheese, ice cream, yoghurt, and cheese-containing dishes such as pizza or pasta. "Other dairy" for the Mongolia children consisted of cheese, yoghurt, or milk added to tea. |
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Rich-Edwards et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:28 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-28 |
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