Ready-to-Eat Cereal Consumption Patterns: The Relationship to Nutrient Intake, Whole Grain Intake, and Body Mass Index in an Older American Population

Table 1

Sample size and RTE cereal consumption distribution for adults 55+ from the 2007-2008 NET survey.

Gender/age	Sample size	Quartile of cereal consumption
		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
		0; Servings/14 d	1–3; Servings/14 d	4–7; Servings/14 d	8+; Servings/14 d
		𝑛 (%)	𝑛 (%)	𝑛 (%)	𝑛 (%)
All adults ages 55+	1759	490 (27.9)	484 (27.5)	380 (21.6)	405 (23.0)
Males ages 55+	803	231 (28.8)	207 (25.8)	165 (20.6)	200 (24.9)
Females ages 55+	956	259 (27.1)	277 (29.0)	215 (22.5)	205 (21.4)