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Of the 1619 eligible participants, 203 (12.5%) reported no dairy consumption and were analyzed separately for reasons for non-consumption; the final analytical sample included 1265 dairy consumers. Dairy intake was assessed using a culturally adapted questionnaire with content validity evaluated by expert judgment. Descriptive analyses, bivariate tests, and multivariable logistic regression were performed. Results: Mean age was 33.0 \u00b1 13.0 years, and 61.2% were women. The most commonly consumed products were cheese (90.9%), yogurt (85.4%), whole milk (71.2%), and quesillo or fresh cheese (60.8%). Overall, 16.3% consumed \u22653 dairy servings\/day. Participants recruited from cities in the Highlands (aOR = 0.54; 95% CI: 0.37\u20130.79) and Amazon (aOR = 0.59; 95% CI: 0.40\u20130.87) had lower odds of reaching this threshold than those from the Coast. Middle socioeconomic status was associated with lower odds (aOR = 0.48; 95% CI: 0.34\u20130.67), whereas physical activity \u22653 times\/week was associated with higher odds (aOR = 1.53; 95% CI: 1.09\u20132.14). Perceived lactose intolerance was the most frequently reported reason for non-consumption (46.8%). Conclusions: Consumption of \u22653 dairy servings\/day was uncommon. Socioeconomic differences were the most consistent correlate, while geographic and physical activity associations warrant cautious interpretation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu18172819","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,28]],"date-time":"2026-08-28T18:33:52Z","timestamp":1787942032000},"page":"2819","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Dairy Product Consumption Patterns and Associated Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors Among Adults from Selected Peruvian Cities"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Youmi","family":"Paz-Olivas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"\u00c1rea de Investigaci\u00f3n, Instituto de Nutrici\u00f3n y Seguridad Alimentaria, Lima 15026, Peru"},{"name":"Escuela de Nutrici\u00f3n y Diet\u00e9tica, Universidad Femenina Sagrado Coraz\u00f3n (UNIF\u00c9), La Molina, Lima 15023, Peru"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"conceptualization","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"project-administration","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-original-draft","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-review-editing","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0548-3676","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Samuel","family":"Dur\u00e1n-Ag\u00fcero","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Facultad de Ciencias de la Rehabilitaci\u00f3n y Calidad de Vida, Universidad San Sebastian, Providencia 7500000, Chile"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"investigation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"validation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-review-editing","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7340-7974","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jacksaint","family":"Saintila","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Group on Nutritional Psychology and Public Health, Universidad Peruana Uni\u00f3n, Lima 15464, Peru"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"conceptualization","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"methodology","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-original-draft","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"formal-analysis","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-review-editing","vocabulary":"credit"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"G\u00f3rska-Warsewicz, H., Rejman, K., Laskowski, W., and Czeczotko, M. 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