Appendix Table A Average daily servings from the four food groups, by age group and sex, household population aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004

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Appendix Table A
Average daily servings from the four food groups, by age group and sex, household population aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004
	Vegetables and fruit	Milk products	Meat and alternatives	Grain products
Servings	95% confidence interval	Servings	95% confidence interval	Grams	95% confidence interval	Servings	95% confidence interval
Total
4 to 18	4.45	4.34 to 4.56	2.29	2.24 to 2.35	153	149 to 157	6.41	6.30 to 6.53
19 or older	5.16	5.05 to 5.26	1.52	1.48 to 1.56	203	198 to 207	5.64	5.53 to 5.75
Age group and sex
4 to 8	4.18	4.00 to 4.36	2.31	2.22 to 2.41	118	112 to 124	5.76	5.60 to 5.92
9 to 13
Male	4.53^*	4.25 to 4.82	2.55^*	2.41 to 2.69	176^*	164 to 188	7.09^*	6.79 to 7.39
Female	4.4	4.12 to 4.69	2.08^*^,†	1.96 to 2.21	130^*^,†	122 to 137	5.92^†	5.68 to 6.15
14 to 18
Male	4.87	4.58 to 5.17	2.64	2.50 to 2.79	229^*	216 to 243	7.98^*	7.63 to 8.34
Female	4.45^†	4.20 to 4.69	1.82^*^,†	1.72 to 1.93	136^†	129 to 144	5.74^†	5.50 to 5.97
19 to 30
Male	5.36	4.97 to 5.74	1.95^*	1.80 to 2.09	247	232 to 263	7.32^*	6.92 to 7.71
Female	4.67^†	4.39 to 4.96	1.64^*^,†	1.50 to 1.77	145^†	136 to 154	5.19^*^,†	4.91 to 5.48
31 to 50
Male	5.26	4.97 to 5.55	1.62^*	1.51 to 1.72	254	239 to 268	6.64^*	6.32 to 6.96
Female	4.92	4.66 to 5.19	1.52	1.42 to 1.61	169^*^,†	158 to 179	4.87^†	4.66 to 5.08
51 to 70
Male	5.68	5.36 to 6.00	1.37^*	1.28 to 1.46	241	228 to 253	5.74^*	5.52 to 5.95
Female	5.24^†	5.04 to 5.43	1.28^*	1.22 to 1.35	174^†	165 to 184	4.66^†	4.45 to 4.86
71 or older
Male	5.03^*	4.73 to 5.34	1.36	1.16 to 1.56	189^*	176 to 202	5.59	5.20 to 5.97
Female	4.76^*	4.57 to 4.96	1.24	1.16 to 1.33	140^*^,†	132 to 149	4.47^†	4.30 to 4.63
* Significantly different from estimate for preceding age group of same sex (p < 0.05).
† Significantly different from estimate for males in same age group (p < 0.05).
Note: Excludes women who were pregnant or breastfeeding.
Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey — Nutrition.

Appendix Table A
Average daily servings from the four food groups, by age group and sex, household population aged 4 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2004

Vegetables and fruit

Milk products

Meat and alternatives

Grain products

Servings

95% confidence interval

Servings

95% confidence interval

Grams

95% confidence interval

Servings

95% confidence interval

Total

4 to 18

4.45

4.34 to 4.56

2.29

2.24 to 2.35

153

149 to 157

6.41

6.30 to 6.53

19 or older

5.16

5.05 to 5.26

1.52

1.48 to 1.56

203

198 to 207

5.64

5.53 to 5.75

Age group and sex

4 to 8

4.18

4.00 to 4.36

2.31

2.22 to 2.41

118

112 to 124

5.76

5.60 to 5.92

9 to 13

Male

4.53^*

4.25 to 4.82

2.55^*

2.41 to 2.69

176^*

164 to 188

7.09^*

6.79 to 7.39

Female

4.4

4.12 to 4.69

2.08^*^,†

1.96 to 2.21

130^*^,†

122 to 137

5.92^†

5.68 to 6.15

14 to 18

Male

4.87

4.58 to 5.17

2.64

2.50 to 2.79

229^*

216 to 243

7.98^*

7.63 to 8.34

Female

4.45^†

4.20 to 4.69

1.82^*^,†

1.72 to 1.93

136^†

129 to 144

5.74^†

5.50 to 5.97

19 to 30

Male

5.36

4.97 to 5.74

1.95^*

1.80 to 2.09

247

232 to 263

7.32^*

6.92 to 7.71

Female

4.67^†

4.39 to 4.96

1.64^*^,†

1.50 to 1.77

145^†

136 to 154

5.19^*^,†

4.91 to 5.48

31 to 50

Male

5.26

4.97 to 5.55

1.62^*

1.51 to 1.72

254

239 to 268

6.64^*

6.32 to 6.96

Female

4.92

4.66 to 5.19

1.52

1.42 to 1.61

169^*^,†

158 to 179

4.87^†

4.66 to 5.08

51 to 70

Male

5.68

5.36 to 6.00

1.37^*

1.28 to 1.46

241

228 to 253

5.74^*

5.52 to 5.95

Female

5.24^†

5.04 to 5.43

1.28^*

1.22 to 1.35

174^†

165 to 184

4.66^†

4.45 to 4.86

71 or older

Male

5.03^*

4.73 to 5.34

1.36

1.16 to 1.56

189^*

176 to 202

5.59

5.20 to 5.97

Female

4.76^*

4.57 to 4.96

1.24

1.16 to 1.33

140^*^,†

132 to 149

4.47^†

4.30 to 4.63

* Significantly different from estimate for preceding age group of same sex (p < 0.05).

† Significantly different from estimate for males in same age group (p < 0.05).

Note: Excludes women who were pregnant or breastfeeding.

Source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey — Nutrition.