Table 2 Estimated dietary calcium intakes (mg/day) and patterns of milk and soda consumption among Asian, Hispanic and non-Hispanic white parents and their early adolescent children (aged 10–13 years) completing calcium-specific food frequency questionnaires

Parents ²

597

108

216

273

Total calcium from food

∙∙∙

880 (453)

∙∙∙

693 (380) ^x

∙∙∙

833 (433) ^y

∙∙∙

991 (466) ^z

Total dairy calcium intake

∙∙∙

720 (425)

∙∙∙

486 (354) ^x

∙∙∙

682 (380) ^y

∙∙∙

843 (440) ^z

Milk as a beverage (cups/day)

∙∙∙

0.7 (0.9)

∙∙∙

0.5 (0.7) ^x

∙∙∙

0.5 (0.6) ^x

∙∙∙

0.9 (1.0) ^y

Soda pop (cans/day)

∙∙∙

0.4 (0.6)

∙∙∙

0.3 (0.4) ^x

∙∙∙

0.3 (0.5) ^x

∙∙∙

0.6 (0.7) ^y

  Total sample

597

1100 (504)

108

953 (464) ^x

216

1098 (497) ^y

273

1160 (514) ^y

  Boys

265

1170 (512) ^a

51

957 (429) ^x

91

1173 (514) ^y

123

1256 (519) ^{y, a}

  Girls

332

1044 (492) ^b

57

950 (497)

125

1043 (480)

150

1081 (499) ^b

  Total sample

597

962 (478)

108

801 (445) ^x

216

947 (455) ^y

273

1037 (493) ^y

  Boys

265

1033 (489) ^a

51

807 (405) ^x

91

1024 (473) ^{x, a}

123

1133 (504) ^{y, a}

  Girls

332

905 (463) ^b

57

796 (482)

125

890 (435) ^b

150

958 (472) ^b

  Total sample

597

1.4 (1.2)

108

1.4 (1.2) ^x

216

1.1 (1.0) ^y

273

1.6 (1.3) ^x

  Boys

265

1.5 (1.2) ^a

51

1.5 (1.2) ^x,y

91

1.2 (1.0) ^x

123

1.8 (1.3) ^y

  Girls

332

1.3 (1.2) ^b

57

1.3 (1.1) ^x,y

125

1.0 (1.0) ^x

150

1.5 (1.2) ^y

  Total sample

597

0.3 (0.5)

108

0.2 (0.3) ^x

216

0.4 (0.5) ^y

273

0.3 (0.5) ^x

  Boys

265

0.3 (0.5)

51

0.3 (0.4) ^a

91

0.4 (0.6)

123

0.3 (0.4)

  Girls

332

0.3 (0.5)

57

0.2 (0.2) ^{x, b}

125

0.4 (0.5) ^y

150

0.3 (0.5) ^{x, y}