Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of Canadian children (2–18 years) and adults (≥19 years) as Milk & Alternatives consumers and non-consumers¹

Age (y)

10.3 ± 0.03

12.6 ± 0.2*

9.7 ± 0.1

12.5 ± 0.4*

46.6 ± 0.1

45.5 ± 0.6

49.5 ± 0.2

47.9 ± 0.7*

Sex (% male)

51.3 ± 0.5

50.4 ± 3.2

50.2 ± 0.9

50.4 ± 4.0

49.2 ± 0.3

56.1 ± 2.0*

45.8 ± 2.3

54.2 ± 2.3*

Ethnicity (% White)

82.4 ± 0.6

72.5 ± 3.1*

68.1 ± 1.4

59.5 ± 4.5

86.0 ± 0.6

73.1 ± 2.0*

77.0 ± 1.0

62.3 ± 2.6

Education (% university grad)

30.9 ± 0.7

30.7 ± 3.3

44.4 ± 1.2

46.3 ± 4.2

30.5 ± 0.7

29.0 ± 2.0

38.7 ± 1.0

36.8 ± 2.6

Smoker (% yes)

11.0 ± 0.7

13.9 ± 2.4

3.8 ± 0.5

3.1 ± 1.3

24.2 ± 0.6

32.0 ± 1.9*

9.4 ± 2.7

19.1 ± 0.7*

Marital status (% married or co-habiting)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

65.1 ± 0.7

59.0 ± 1.9*

64.2 ± 0.9

63.1 ± 2.4

Food secure (% yes)

84.2 ± 0.5

79.5 ± 2.5*

84.3 ± 0.8

80.2 ± 3.6

88.6 ± 0.5

82.7 ± 1.5*

89.1 ± 0.6

85.3 ± 1.7*

BMI (kg/m²)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

27.1 ± 0.1

27.2 ± 0.3

27.3 ± 0.1

27.1 ± 0.3

BMI z-score²

0.6 ± 0.02

0.5 ± 0.1

0.44 ± 0.0

0.39 ± 0.2

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Overweight/obese (% yes)

26.4 ± 0.8

25.3 ± 3.5

25.8 ± 1.1

30.5 ± 4.6

59.7 ± 0.9

63.4 ± 2.9

62.2 ± 1.1

59.3 ± 2.8

Urban residence (% yes)

81.1 ± 0.7

82.3 ± 2.7

82.2 ± 1.0

81.6 ± 3.5

82.0 ± 0.7

85.6 ± 1.3*

81.9 ± 0.8

86.5 ± 1.6*

Immigrant to Canada (% yes)

6.3 ± 0.4

10.7 ± 1.9*

8.6 ± 0.6

15.1 ± 2.9*

22.1 ± 0.6

34.9 ± 2.1*

25.7 ± 1.0

38.3 ± 2.6*