Table 3 Age by dietary pattern quintiles (mean and 95% CI) among 12- to 17-year-old adolescents in Germany

‘Western’

14.6 (14.4–14.7)

14.5 (14.3–14.6)

14.9 (14.7–15.0)

0.23

0.001

‘Traditional’

14.1 (13.9–14.2)

14.6 (14.4–14.7)

15.1 (15.0–15.3)

0.47

<.0001

‘Healthy’

14.7 (14.6–14.9)

14.6 (14.4–14.7)

14.8 (14.6–14.9)

0.06

0.197

‘Western and traditional’

14.9 (14.7–15.0)

14.6 (14.5–14.8)

14.5 (14.4–14.6)

-0.14

0.009

‘Healthy’

14.5 (14.4–14.7)

14.5 (14.3–14.6)

14.8 (14.7–15.0)

0.12

0.005