Canadians’ Dietary Intake from 2007 to 2011 and across Different Sociodemographic/Lifestyle Factors Using the Canadian Health Measures Survey Cycles 1 and 2
Table 1
Mean intake and 95% confidence interval of food intake (serving/day) of Canadians 6–79 y, by age-sex and income from the CHMS combined Cycles 1 and 2 (, representative of population size: 29,625,300) (for meat and alternatives, only Cycle 2 was used; , representative of population of 30,680,029).
Meat and alternatives1 Mean (SE) (95% CI)
Milk products Mean (SE) (95% CI)
Vegetables and fruits Mean (SE) (95% CI)
Grains Mean (SE) (95% CI)
Total
1.62 (0.03) (1.55–1.7)
1.64 (0.03) (1.57–1.71)
4.33 (0.05) (4.23–4.42)
2.17 (0.02) (2.12–2.21)
Age-sex
6–8 (M, F)
1.38 (0.033) (1.30–1.45)
3.01 (0.06) (2.88–3.14)
4.65 (0.10) (4.43–4.86)
2.50 (0.05) (2.40–2.60)
9–13 (M)
1.34 (0.05) (1.24–1.44)
2.68 (0.07) (2.53–2.83)’‡
4.37 (0.12) (4.13–4.61)
2.51 (0.05) (2.4–2.61)
9–13 (F)
1.30 (0.06) (1.17–1.42)
2.38 (0.06) (2.25–2.51)‡
4.70 (0.12) (4.44–4.95)
2.41 (0.05) (2.31–2.52)
14–18 (M)
1.51 (0.07) (1.36–1.66)
2.4 (0.1) (2.2–2.61)
3.99 (0.12) (3.76–4.23)
2.54 (0.07) (2.32–2.6)∗
14–18 (F)
1.33 (0.08) (1.17–1.50)
1.87 (0.09) (1.69–2.05)‡
4.38 (0.11) (4.15–4.61)
2.18 (0.06) (2.06–2.29)‡
19–30 (M)
1.92 (0.13) (1.65–2.20)
1.67 (0.11) (1.44–1.90)‡
4.08 (0.18) (3.71–4.45)
2.42 (0.08) (2.26–2.58)
19–30 (F)
1.44 (0.06) (1.30–1.58)
1.71 (0.07) (1.56–1.86)
4.30 (0.14) (4.02–4.58)
2.19 (0.05) (2.09–2.30)
31–50 (M)
1.77 (0.07) (1.61–1.92)
1.32 (0.04) (1.24–1.41)‡’
3.87 (0.08) (3.70–4.04)
2.13 (0.04) (2.04–2.22)‡
31–50 (F)
1.67 (0.09) (1.48–1.86)
1.55 (0.06) (1.42–1.68)
4.63 (0.10) (4.43–4.84)
2.06 (0.05) (1.95–2.17)
51–69 (M)
1.70 (0.05) (1.58–1.80)
1.20 (0.05) (1.11–1.29)
4.13 (0.10) (3.93–4.33)
2.07 (0.05) (1.97–2.18)
51–69 (F)
1.63 (0.07) (1.49–1.78)
1.50 (0.05) (1.40–1.61)
4.59 (0.11) (4.37–4.81)
1.96 (0.04) (1.87–2.04)
70–79 (M)
1.51 (0.05) (1.40–1.62)
1.45 (0.08) (1.28–1.62)
4.50 (0.09) (4.32–4.69)
2.19 (0.07) (2.05–2.33)
70–79 (F)
1.57 (0.08) (1.39–1.74)
1.62 (0.11) (1.39–1.84)
5.05(0.23) (4.57–5.53)‡
2.06 (0.09) (1.87–2.24)
Income (6–18 y)
Low
1.20 (0.18) (0.82–1.59)
2.54 (0.19) (2.14–2.94)
4.63 (0.65) (3.30–5.97)
2.34 (0.32) (1.69–2.99)
Lower middle
1.41 (0.09) (1.21–1.61)
2.25 (0.15) (1.94–2.56)
4.12 (0.24) (3.62–4.62)
2.53 (0.07) (2.39–2.67)
Middle
1.47 (0.04) (1.39–1.56)
2.47 (0.08) (2.30–2.64)
4.20 (0.12) (3.94–4.45)
2.52 (0.05) (2.41–2.62)
Upper middle
1.36 (0.05) (1.25–1.48)
2.32 (0.06) (2.20–2.46)
4.25 (0.14) (3.97–4.53)
2.37 (0.05) (2.27–2.47)
High†
1.34 (0.05) (1.25–1.44)
2.55 (0.07) (2.41–2.69)
4.60 (0.07) (4.45–4.74)
2.38 (0.04) (2.31–2.46)
Income (19–79 y)
Low
1.36 (0.15) (1.04–1.69)
1.49 (0.20) (1.08–1.90)
4.02 (0.34) (3.32–4.72)
2.09 (0.17) (1.74–2.44)
Lower middle
1.61 (0.09) (1.41–1.80)
1.49 (0.17) (1.14–1.84)
3.98 (0.25) (3.47–4.49)
2.39 (0.14) (2.10–2.67)
Middle
1.66 (0.11) (1.42–1.90)
1.44 (0.09) (1.27–1.62)
3.99 (0.12) (3.75–4.23)
2.20 (0.04) (2.11–2.29)
Upper middle
1.61 (0.06) (1.48–1.74)
1.46 (0.05) (1.37–1.55)
4.31 (0.08) (4.14–4.48)
2.12 (0.04) (2.03–2.18)
High†
1.74 (0.04) (1.66–1.83)
1.49 (0.03) (1.42–1.56)
4.44 (0.07) (4.28–4.59)
2.08 (0.03) (2.02–2.14)
CHMS: Canadian Health Measures Survey combined Cycles 1 and 2 (2007–11); CI: confidence interval; M: males; F: females; SE: standard error; y: years. 1For the Meat and Alternatives group, data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey Cycle 2 were used and ages 4–79 were included. Significantly different from females of the same age group for the age-sex variable or from the reference group for income variable .†Reference group. ‡Significantly different from similar sex within the previous age group .
