Table 3.

Mean and median intakes of milk and alternatives (servings/d) in comparison to the general population and Canada's Food Guide (CFG) standards: schoolchildren in grades 6 to 12, First Nations communities, northern and southern Ontario, Canada

		Intake
Age and sex	n	Mean	sd	Median	General population mean*	% below CFG†,‡
Males 9–13 years	139	1·9	1·7	1·5	2·55	79·9
Females 9–13 years	173	1·9	2·2	1·5	2·08	83·8
Males 14–18 years	73	2·5	2·1	2·0	2·64	72·6
Females 14–18 years	58	1·5	1·3	1·5	1·82	84·7

*Derived from means reported in the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 2·2: Nutrition^{( 16 )}.

†Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis^{( 6 )}.

‡The minimum number of servings (3) was used in all statistical analyses.