Age

Level of education

 

50-59

60-69

70-81

Low

Medium

High

  Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Fat 3.20 0.99 3.46 1.04 3.52 1.04 3.80y 0.96 3.36x 1.05 3.54x 0.99
Calcium 4.23b 0.81 4.15b 0.84 3.89a 0.98 4.26 0.76 4.05 0.90 4.15 0.86
Magnesium 3.62 1.10 3.59 1.13 3.53 1.12 3.89 1.03 3.54 1.13 3.51 1.11
Iron 2.98a 1.22 3.28b 1.23 3.41b 1.14 3.62y 1.15 3.17x 1.27 3.01x 1.13
Phosphor 3.06 1.21 3.22 1.23 3.31 1.14 3.50 1.17 3.15 1.28 3.07 1.09
Vitamin D 3.27 1.23 3.37 1.24 3.34 1.09 3.65 1.19 3.25 1.28 3.24 1.10
Vitamin B12 3.13 1.20 3.26 1.25 3.22 1.12 3.53 1.21 3.17 1.30 3.11 1.06
Vitamin C 2.61a 1.25 2.97b 1.35 3.16b 1.16 3.46y 1.27 2.91x 1.35 2.64x 1.15
Minerals 3.46 1.13 3.49 1.14 3.46 1.13 3.73 1.10 3.43 1.23 3.41 1.03
Lactose 3.85c 0.95 3.60b 1.00 3.32a 1.05 3.73 1.14 3.55 1.03 3.71 0.93
Protein 3.90 0.94 4.01 0.86 3.69 1.09 4.05 0.88 3.86 0.98 3.85 0.95
1=contains very little, 3=neither nor; 5=contains a lot; “I do not know” were not taken into account
a-cMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters indicate significant (P<0.05) differences between age categories
x-zMean values within a row with unlike superscript letters indicate significant (P<0.05) differences between level of education
Table 2: Mean values and standard deviations for the estimated nutriment’s content of milk according to age or level of education.