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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2010 Jun;1(3):10.1017/S2040174410000243. doi: 10.1017/S2040174410000243

Table 5.

Average Daily Consumption Ratea (mL d−1) of Dairy Products by Children in 1950s Reported by Focus Groups

Dairy Product Village Ethnicity Age, y
<1 1–3 4–6 7–14 15–21 Mothers 15–21b
Fermented mare milk (also referred to as koumiss) Kainar KZ - (75)c 270 260 (250) (280)
Karaul KZ - (250) (250) (35) (250) (650)
Dolon KZ+RU - 95 (250) (440) (220) (560)
Kanonerka RU - - - - - -
Cottage cheese (also referred to as tvorog) Kainar KZ (20) (30) (25) (350) DR (35)
Karaul KZ - (25) (30) 30 DR (200)
Dolon KZ+RU (40) 90 95 (70) (65) (120)
Kanonerka RU (7) 15 30 30 (20) (30)
Sour milk (also referred to as airan or prostokvasha) Kainar KZ 20 180 140 360 DR (220)
Karaul KZ - (190) (190) DR DR (280)
Dolon KZ+RU 50 140 220 185 (130) (260)
Kanonerka RU (20) (50) (45) DR (7) (130)
Sour creamd Kainar KZ NA NA NA NA NA NA
Karaul KZ NA NA NA NA NA NA
Dolon KZ+RU NA NA NA NA NA NA
Kanonerka RU (30) 25 30 20 (15) (30)

Abbreviations: DR = did consume but could not recall specific amounts; KZ = Kazak; KZ+RU = Kazakh and Russian; NA = Not Applicable (focus group participants were not asked about consumption of this dairy product); RU = Russian.

a

Average among persons who reported consumption rate of that type of dairy product rounded to the nearest five for consumption rates from 10 to 100 (mL d−1) and to the nearest ten for consumption rates more than 100 (mL d−1)..

b

Report of consumption from women who were 15–21 years of age and also mothers during the 1950’s.

c

Values in parentheses reflect groups with fewer than 10 responses.

d

Units are (g d−1)