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Table 1 Summary of studies reporting dairy intakes

From: Dairy consumption in adults in China: a systematic review

Author, Year

Number of subjects

Age (years)

Sex; M%

Location of data collection

Year of data collection

Dietary assessment method

Dairy products reported

CASP score

Boyapati et al. 2003 [81]

1556

47.2 (8.7)a

F; N/R

Shanghai

1996 - 1998

FFQ (in-person, 5-year period)

Milk

6/14

Zhai et al. 2007 [56]

30666

18 - 45

M and F; 47.8%

Multiple cities (provinces) A

1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

8/14

Fuller et al. 2007 [38]

942b

≤ 60

M and F; N/R

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou

2001

Questionnaire (dairy only)

Milk, yogurt, milk powder, ice cream

8/14

Bai et al. 2008 [89]

638

37.95 (13.51)a

M and F; 50.5%

Qingdao

2005

In-person interview

Fluid milk

9/14

Zhang et al. 2008 [68]

N/R

N/R

M and F; N/R

National

1982, 1992, 2002

24h dietary recall × 1 day

Total dairy

7/14

Qiao et al. 2010 [90]

354

12 - 82

M and F; N/R

Hohhot

2008

Questionnaire (dairy only)

Milk, yogurt, milk powder, ice cream

8/14

Li et al. 2011 [67]

68962

N/R

M and F; N/R

National

2002

24h dietary recall × 1 day

Milk

7/14

Bao et al. 2012 [82]

3474

25 - 70

F; N/R

Shanghai

1996 - 1998, 2002 - 2004

FFQ (in person, 5-year period)

Milk

6/14

Fu et al. 2012 [66]

N/R

N/R

M and F; N/R

National

1990, 1995, 2000 - 2010

N/R

Total dairy

6/14

Yin et al. 2012 [71]

97187

≥ 18

M and F; 45.8%

National

2010

FFQ (in person, 1-year period)

Total dairy

9/14

Ba et al. 2013 [73]

1329

≥ 2

M and F; N/R

Beijing

N/R

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Milk

7/14

He et al. 2013 [88]

207

> 40

M and F; 41.5%

Shanghai

2008

FFQ (N/R, 1-year period)

Milk

5/14

Sun et al. 2014 [78]

20335

50 - 95

M and F; 28.8%

Guangzhou

2003 - 2006

FFQ (in-person, 1 week period)

Whole cow’s milk

8/14

Batis et al. 2014 [58]

9253

18 - 65

M and F; N/R

Multiple cities (provinces) A

1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Animal-based milk

7/14

Zong et al. 2014 [79]

2091

50 - 70

M and F; 41.1%

Beijing, Shanghai

2005

FFQ (N/R, N/R)

Total dairy

7/14

Tang et al. 2014 [74]

9798

≥ 40

M and F; N/R

Zhejiang

2011

24h dietary recall × 2 days

Total dairy

6/14

Fu et al. 2014 [75]

N/R

≥ 2

M and F; N/R

Hunan

1982, 1992, 2002, 2012

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

5/14

Xu et al. 2015 [55]

2745

≥ 60

M and F; 47.4%

Multiple cities (provinces) A

2009

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

8/14

Zhao et al. 2015 [77]

306

71.20 (7.31)a

M and F; 48.4%

Beijing

2013

FFQ (in person, a year period)

Milk

5/14

Zou et al. 2015 [76]

5134

≥ 18

M and F; 45.4%

Zhejiang

N/R

24h dietary recall × 1 day

Total dairy

8/14

Cheng et al. 2015 [45]

1018b

N/R

M and F; N/R

Beijing, Harbin

2010

In-person interview

Milk

7/14

Silanikove et al. 2015 [96]

N/R

N/R

M and F; N/R

National

2011

N/R

Milk, butter

5/14

Feng et al. 2016 [93]

292

18 - 65

M and F; 30.5%

Harbin

2014

IDQC; Diet diary × 3 days

Total dairy

7/14

Liu et al. 2016 [69]

16612

≥ 60

M and F; 49.0%

National

2010 - 2012

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

8/14

He et al. 2016 [46]

N/R

N/R

M and F; N/R

National

1991 - 2006; 1990 - 2012; 2010 - 2012

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Milk

5/14

Song et al. 2017 [60]

11160

18 - 50

M and F; N/R

Multiple cities (provinces) B

2004, 2006, 2009, 2011

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Milk

8/14

Cheng et al. 2017 [54]

1703

18 - 75

M and F; 50.9%

Multiple cities (provinces) A

2009

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

7/14

Shen et al. 2017 [57]

19475

≥ 18

M and F; 48.4%

Multiple cities (provinces) B

1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

5/14

Tian et al. 2017 [47]

14452

42.8 (10.3)a

M and F; 48.1%

Multiple cities (provinces) B

2004, 2006, 2009, 2011

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

8/14

Wang et al. 2017 [63]

4221

18 - 59

M and F; 42.9%

Multiple cities (provinces) A

1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

9/14

Tian et al. 2017 [61]

5547

N/R

M and F; 49.0%

Multiple cities (provinces) B

2004, 2006, 2009, 2011

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

5/14

Ren et al. 2018 [59]

>30000

N/R

M and F; N/R

Multiple cities (provinces) B

2011

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

6/14

Liu et al. 2018 [70]

2552

79.42 (0.11)a

M and F; 50.0%

National

2010 - 2012

24h dietary record × 3days

Milk

7/14

Guo et al. 2019 [95]

6073

≥ 18

M and F; 39.1%

Northern China

2014 - 2016

IDQC

Milk, yogurt, milk powder

9/14

Huang et al. 2019 [62]

4921

≥ 60

M and F; 47.4%

Multiple cities (provinces) C

2015

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

5/14

Song et al. 2020 [94]

3871

≥ 18

M and F; 43.9%

Dalian

2014 - 2016

IDQC

Milk, yogurt, milk powder

6/14

Zhang et al. 2020 [80]

2389

56.70 (9.99)a

M and F; 57.0%

Guangdong

2010 - 2018

FFQ (in person, 1 year period)

Total dairy

9/14

Cheng et al. 2020 [87]

239

44.29 (9.12)a

M and F; 66.1%

Sichuan

2019

FFQ (phone interview, 2 weeks period)

Total dairy

6/14

He et al. 2020 [72]

84880

60.7 (10.3)a

M and F; 46.4%

National

2014 - 2015

Questionnaire

Milk

7/14

Song et al. 2020 [85]

117

72.2 (8.5)a

M and F, 45.3%

Wuhan

2020

FFQ (online & in person, N/R)

Milk

6/14

Wang et al. 2020 [83]

18214

> 50

M and F, 29%

Guangzhou

2003 - 2006

FFQ (in person, a week period)

Milk

9/14

Wang et al. 2020 [92]

2289

27.5 (12.0)a

M and F, 51.4%

National

2020

Questionnaire

Total dairy

7/14

Yang et al. 2021 [91]

2702

37.3 (12.0)a

M and F, 29.3%

Changsha

2020

Questionnaire

Milk and Yogurt

6/14

Zhou et al. 2021 [84]

552

39 (14)a

M and F, 50.2%

Tibet

2020

FFQ (in person, N/R)

Total dairy

6/14

Shuai et al. 2021 [86]

1780

58 (6.0)a

M and F, 27.0%

Guangzhou

2008 - 2013

FFQ (in person, 1 year period)

Total dairy

7/14

Na et al. 2022 [64]

14711

42.0 (32.0, 54.0)c

M and F, 46.8%

Multiple cities (provinces) B

1997 - 2011

24h dietary recall × 3 days

liquid cow’s milk, yogurt, milk powder, and cheese

8/14

Wang et al. 2022 [65]

6320

≥ 60

M and F, 47.3%

Multiple cities (provinces) D

1991, 2000, 2015

24h dietary recall × 3 days

Total dairy

8/14

  1. F Female, M Male, FFQ Food frequency questionnaire, IDQC Validated Internet-based dietary questionnaire for Chinese, N/R Not reported;
  2. Multiple cities (provinces) A, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Henan, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Guangxi, Guizhou; Multiple cities (provinces) B, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, and Shandong; three megacities (Beijing, Chongqing, and Shanghai) were included in 2011; Multiple cities (provinces) C, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Shandong, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Beijing, Chongqing, and Shanghai; Multiple cities (provinces) D, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, and Shandong; three provinces (Shaanxi, Yunnan, and Zhejiang) were added in 2015.
  3. aMeans and standard deviations; bNumber of subjects = sample means of household size × number of households; cMedian (interquartile range)