Skip to main content
. 2016 Dec 13;4(4):E768–E775. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20160036

Table 1: Red meat consumption and the proportion of the population in each of 10 consumption categories, by age and sex.

Meat consumption category, g/d Age, yr
35-44 45-54 55-64 ≥ 65
g/d % g/d % g/d % g/d %
Men
1: < 14.5 8.52 2.66 8.67 3.77 9.13 4.67 8.98 5.89
2: 14.5-21.4 18.27 4.00 18.09 4.36 17.97 6.31 17.94 9.11
3: 21.5-27.9 25.06 4.92 24.58 5.52 24.80 7.53 24.92 11.58
4: 28.0-34.2 31.04 6.56 31.10 6.90 31.09 7.25 31.38 7.61
5: 34.3-41.3 37.53 7.48 37.65 7.86 37.58 8.94 38.05 9.97
6: 41.4-49.2 45.54 8.40 45.60 9.43 45.00 10.20 45.51 9.75
7: 49.3-59.2 54.26 11.31 54.17 11.07 54.16 10.82 53.59 9.65
8: 59.3-73.3 65.57 14.14 65.98 13.21 65.88 12.16 65.95 13.72
9: 73.4-100.3 85.31 16.77 85.73 16.28 85.92 15.14 86.82 10.93
10:  100.4 154.29 23.74 154.03 21.60 144.21 16.98 149.84 11.79
Mean 77.22 73.81 65.00 57.04
Women
1: < 14.5 9.28 10.22 8.95 13.57 9.31 14.86 9.07 19.20
2: 14.5-21.4 18.05 11.48 18.07 12.17 17.92 15.03 18.02 15.79
3: 21.5-27.9 24.86 12.01 24.71 12.22 24.66 12.34 24.87 14.67
4: 28.0-34.2 30.97 11.40 30.98 11.27 30.85 11.10 30.98 11.50
5: 34.3-41.3 37.54 12.33 37.59 11.49 37.72 10.76 37.44 10.19
6: 41.4-49.2 45.07 10.46 45.22 10.28 45.28 10.71 44.69 8.70
7: 49.3-59.2 54.21 10.66 53.81 9.77 53.69 8.24 53.87 8.02
8: 59.3-73.3 65.65 9.11 65.58 7.97 65.82 7.83 65.72 5.66
9: 73.4-100.3 84.45 7.80 84.19 7.03 85.00 5.87 84.47 4.10
10:  100.4 131.99 4.53 132.78 4.22 134.37 3.27 129.22 2.18
Mean 43.20 40.90 38.41 33.81