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Table 1 The proportion of Canadian children and adult snack consumers among different snack consumption frequencies

From: Time, location and frequency of snack consumption in different age groups of Canadians

Frequency

Males

Females

Children

(n = 2,927,629)

Adults

(n = 10,429,887)

Children

(n = 2,890,187)

Adults

(n = 10,649,097)

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

1 time

14.5 a,b

0.8

85.5 a,b

0.8

15.1 a,b

0.9

84.9 a,b

0.9

2–3 times

25.7

0.9

74.3

0.9

22.5 c

0.8

77.5 c

0.8

≥4 times

30.5

2.9

69.5

2.9

36.2

2.3

63.8

2.3

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SE. Significant differences measured by confidence interval overlapping technique, a: 1 time vs 2–3 times; b: 1 time vs ≥4 times; c: 2–3 times vs ≥4 times