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MCS: response

The table below provides the response to dietary questions in MCS.

The original cohort consisted of 18,818 children.

The total numbers interviewed in each sweep are based on those productive cases reported in the MCS7 User Guide [144].

Response to dietary measures in MCS

Year Sweep Age (y) N interviewed Response to diet question* (n(%))
2001 1 9 months 18,551 18,527 (99%)
2004 2 3 15,590 15,445 (99%)
2006 3 5 15,246 15,168 (99%)
2008 4 7 13,857 13,782 (99%)
2012 5 11 13,287 13,354 (99%)
2015 6 14 11,726 11,498 (97%)
2018 7 17 10,625 6,776 (64%)
2020 COVID1 20 2,645 2,223 (84%)
2020 COVID2 20 3,274 2,841 (87%)
2021 COVID3 20 4,474 2,458 (54%)

Notes.
* Response based on answering at least one of the questions from the questions listed above.
† Based on information about breastfeeding, formula and cow’s milk.
‡ Based on information about daily consumption of fruit and vegetables.

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