Table 3.
Percentage of predominantly middle-class, exclusively non-Hispanic white girls in central Pennsylvania (n=151) consuming dairy at age 5, 7, 9, and 11 years and number of servings consumed
| Intake |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy product | Age 5 y | Age 7 y | Age 9 y | Age 11 y |
| Total milk | ||||
| Percent consumersa (%) | 99.3 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 96.0 |
| Servings/d (mean±SDb) | 1.6±1.1y | 1.6±1.1y | 1.6±1.1y | 1.5±1.1y |
| Milk as a beverage | ||||
| Percent consumers (%) | 90.7 | 90.1 | 86.1 | 78.1*** |
| Servings/d (mean±SD) | 1.2±0.9y | 1.0±0.8y | 1.1±0.8y | 1.1±0.9y |
| Cheese | ||||
| Percent consumers (%) | 92.7 | 92.7 | 89.4 | 94.0 |
| Servings/d (mean±SD) | 0.5±0.4y | 0.5±0.4y | 0.6±0.4yz | 0.7±0.5z |
| Yogurt | ||||
| Percent consumers (%) | 19.2 | 19.9 | 21.8 | 13.2 |
| Servings/d (mean±SD) | 0.3±0.2y | 0.3±0.2y | 0.3±0.2y | 0.3±0.2y |
| Dairy desserts | ||||
| Percent consumers (%) | 71.5y | 78.2y | 80.1y | 79.5y |
| Servings/d (mean±SD) | 0.7±0.5y | 0.9±0.6z | 0.9±0.6z | 0.9±0.5z |
a
Percentage of consumers is based on percentage of participants in the total sample (n=151).
b
SD=standard deviation.
***
Significant change in percentage of consumers at age 5 y to age 11 y, P<0.001.
yz
Values with different superscripts indicate significant difference across ages at P<0.01.