Table 1.

Milk intake tertiles (cup eq/day) by milk type in different age groups, NHANES 2001–2010.

Milk Type	Age 2–8 Years	Age 9–18 Years	Age 19–70 Years	Age 71+ Years
Total Milk
Tertile 1	<1.01	<1.02	<0.75	<0.50
Tertile 2	1.01 to <2.00	1.02 to <2.00	0.75 to <1.50	0.50 to <1.20
Tertile 3	≥2.00	≥2.00	≥1.50	≥1.20
Whole Milk
Tertile 1	<0.92	<0.99	<0.50	<0.47
Tertile 2	0.92 to <1.62	0.99 to <1.62	0.50 to <1.41	0.47 to <1.06
Tertile 3	≥1.62	≥1.62	≥1.41	≥1.06
Reduced-Fat Milk
Tertile 1	<0.96	<1.00	<0.75	<0.50
Tertile 2	0.96 to <1.82	1.00 to <1.78	0.75 to <1.44	0.50 to <1.04
Tertile 3	≥1.82	≥1.78	≥1.44	≥1.04
Low-Fat Milk
Tertile 1	<0.99	<0.98	<0.74	<0.61
Tertile 2	0.99 to <1.39	0.98 to <1.87	0.74 to <1.50	0.61 to <1.29
Tertile 3	≥1.39	≥1.87	≥1.50	≥1.29
Non-Fat Milk
Tertile 1	<0.76	<1.00	<0.63	<0.50
Tertile 2	0.76 to <1.45	1.00 to <1.43	0.63 to <1.43	0.50 to <1.13
Tertile 3	≥1.45	≥1.43	≥1.43	≥1.13

Mean usual intake ± standard error (SE). Intake of milk was assessed using the sum of Food Patterns Equivalents Database (FPED) variable “D_Milk” as cup equivalents/day from associated What We Eat In America (WWEIA) categories: Whole Milk—1002 (Milk, Whole), 1202 (Flavored milk, whole); Reduced-fat Milk—1004 (Milk, reduced-fat), 1204 (Flavored milk, reduced-fat); Low-fat Milk—1006 (Milk, low-fat), 1206 (Flavored milk, low-fat); Non-fat Milk—1008 (Milk, nonfat), 1208 (Flavored milk, non-fat); All Milk—sum of whole, reduced-fat, low-fat and non-fat milks.