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Table 5 Persistence of beverage consumption patterns

From: Consumption patterns of sweet drinks in a population of Australian children and adolescents (2003–2008)

 

Time 1

  

BAEW

IYM

Sweet drinks (ml)

None n (%)

≤375 n (%)

376-749 n (%)

≥750 n (%)

None n (%)

≤375 n (%)

376-749 n (%)

≥750 n (%)

Time 2

None

113

66

28

30

91

50

41

40

  

(13.4)

(7.8)

(3.3)

(3.6)

(12.0)

(6.6)

(5.4)

(5.3)

 

≤375

49

104

57

41

42

54

39

53

  

(5.8)

(12.3)

(6.8)

(4.9)

(5.5)

(7.1)

(5.1)

(7.0)

 

376-749

21

38

46

59

20

32

39

62

  

(2.5)

(4.5)

(5.4)

(7.0)

(2.6)

(4.2)

(5.1)

(8.2)

 

≥750

13

26

45

109

23

27

46

100

  

(1.5)

(3.1)

(5.3)

(12.9)

(3.0)

(3.6)

(6.1)

(13.2)

Fruit juice/cordial (ml)

 

Time 2

None

152

87

32

30

140

66

42

38

  

(18.0)

(10.3)

(3.8)

(3.6)

(18.5)

(8.7)

(5.5)

(5.0)

 

≤375

73

116

60

30

53

57

39

49

  

(8.6)

(13.7)

(7.1)

(3.6)

(7.0)

(7.5)

(5.1)

(6.5)

 

376-749

22

38

52

29

20

30

35

42

  

(2.6)

(4.5)

(6.2)

(3.4)

(2.6)

(4.0)

(4.6)

(5.5)

 

≥750

14

18

29

63

24

29

34

61

  

(1.7)

(2.1)

(3.4)

(7.5)

(3.2)

(3.8)

(4.5)

(8.0)

Soft drink (ml)

  

Time 2

None

531

92

3

32

335

136

24

9

  

(62.8)

(10.9)

(0.4)

(3.8)

(44.1)

(17.9)

(3.2)

(1.2)

 

≤375

67

20

2

14

83

86

20

14

  

(7.9)

(2.4)

(0.2)

(1.7)

(10.9)

(11.3)

(2.6)

(1.8)

 

376-749

27

20

0

15

9

14

9

2

  

(3.2)

(2.4)

(0)

(1.8)

(1.2)

(1.8)

(1.2)

(0.3)

 

≥750

10

8

0

4

10

4

2

2

  

(1.2)

(1.0)

(0)

(0.5)

(1.3)

(0.5)

(0.3)

(0.3)

  1. BAEW, Be Active Eat Well.
  2. IYM, It’s Your Move!
  3. The proportion of participants reporting increased, decreased or no change in intake of sweet drinks, fruit juice/cordial and soft drink from time 1 to time 2, based on the reported intake yesterday or last school day and presented by study.
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