Fluid intake patterns: an epidemiological study among children and adolescents in Brazil

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Intake volume (L) for each beverage category according to age

	3 to 6 years	7 to 10 years	11 to 17 years	p value
TOTAL	1.57 ± 0.63 (0.45-4)	1.81 ± 0.64 (0.5-3.79)	2.05 ± 0.92 (0.4-5.78)	0.001
WATER	0.48 ± 0.37 (0-2.50)	0.61 ± 0.36 (0-2.31)	0.70 ± 0.56 (0-3.90)	0.001
MILK & DAIRY	0.51 ± 0.33 (0-2.71)	0.43 ± 0.26 (0-1.35)	0.32 ± 0.27 (0-1.30)	0.001
HOT BEVERAGES	0.03 ± 0.09 (0-0.70)	0.05 ± 0.14 (0-1.10)	0.11 ± 0.2 (0-1.82)	0.001¹
FLAVORED WATERS	0.01 ± 0.04 (0-0.50)	0.01 ± 0.07 (0-0.75)	0.01 ± 0.08 (0-1.50)	0.797
NATURAL JUICES	0.10 ± 0.16 (0-1.20)	0.14 ± 0.24 (0-1.20)	0.11 ± 0.22 (0-1.31)	0.206
ARTIFICIAL BEVERAGES	0.18 ± 0.26 (0-1.60)	0.22 ± 0.29 (0-1.50)	0.27 ± 0.36 (0-2.28)	0.001²
NECTAR	0.03 ± 0.09 (0-0.75)	0.04 ± 0.11 (0-0.70)	0.03 ± 0.1 (0-0.80)	0.461
CSDs*	0.21 ± 0.23 (0-1.40)	0.30 ± 0.34 (0-1.85)	0.48 ± 0.42 (0-2.91)	0.001
FUNCTIONAL DRINKS	0 ± 0.01 (0-0.24)	0	0.01 ± 0.05 (0-0.56)	0.102
ALCOHOL	0	0	0.01 ± 0.11 (0-1.75)	0.095
OTHERS	0 ± 0.03 (0-0.23)	0 ± 0.04 (0-0.33)	0 ± 0.01 (0-0.20)	0.022³

*CSDs: Carbonated soft drinks.
¹ p<0.05for3- to 6-year-oldsand 11- to 17-year-olds and for 7- to 10 –year-olds and 11- to 17-year-olds.
² p<0.05for 3- to 6-year-olds and 11- to 17-year-olds.
³ p<0.05 for 3- to 6-year-olds and 11- to 17-year-olds and for 7- to 10-year-olds and 11- to 17-year-olds.

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