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Table 6 Secular changes in proportion of beverage consumers #

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

BAEW

Time 1 (2003/4)

Time 2 (2006)

  

Consumers

 

Consumers

  
 

Age

n

(%)

Total n

n

(%)

Total n

 

Sweet drinks (total)

6 to<8 years

150

(73.9)

203

112

(66.3)

169

0.11

 

8 to<10 years

218

(80.1)

272

134

(66.0)

203

0.001

 

10 to <12 years

142

(79.9)

180

211

(77.6)

272

0.74

Fruit juice/cordial

6 to<8 years

138

(68.0)

203

102

(60.4)

169

0.13

 

8 to <10 years

196

(72.1)

272

117

(57.6)

203

0.001

 

10 to <12 years

125

(69.4)

180

188

(69.1)

272

0.94

Soft drink

6 to <8 years

42

(20.7)

203

23

(13.6)

169

0.73

 

8 to <10 years

79

(29.0)

272

45

(22.2)

203

0.09

 

10 to <12 years

51

(28.3)

180

69

(25.4)

272

0.49

IYM

Time 1 (2005)

Time 2 (2008)

  

Consumers

 

Consumers

  
 

Age

n

(%)

Total n

n

(%)

Total n

 

Sweet drinks (total)

14 to <16 years

206

(74.4)

277

233

(75.4)

309

0.77

 

16 to <18 years

75

(77.3)

97

188

(67.9)

277

0.08

Fruit juice/cordial

14 to <16 years

183

(66.1)

277

201

(65.1)

309

0.80

 

16 to <18 years

68

(70.1)

97

167

(60.3)

277

0.09

Soft drink

14 to <16 years

102

(36.8)

277

124

(40.1)

309

0.41

 

16 to <18 years

43

(44.3)

97

77

(27.8)

277

0.003

  1. #Children and adolescents who remained in the same age group at both time points were excluded from these analyses.
  2. §P-value for the difference between the proportion of consumers at time 1 compared to time 2, tested by Chi-squared test.
  3. Intake of sweet drinks, soft drink and fruit juice/cordial by age and cohort, presented as percentage consumers yesterday or last school day.