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Table 2 CFB consumption in Australian children aged 2–16 years, by age group: total population (n = 4487)

From: Australian children’s consumption of caffeinated, formulated beverages: a cross-sectional analysis

CFB consumption

All (n = 4487)

Age group

2-3 (n = 1071)

4-8 (n = 1216)

9-13 (n = 1110)

14-16 (n = 1090)

CFB intake (g/day)

     

Mean

64

6

24

79

140

(95% CI)

(56–71)

(4–9)

(18–30)

(61–96)

(119–162)

Proportion of caffeine from CFB (%)*

34

17

28

38

33

Proportion of total formulated beverages as CFB (%)*

44

24

34

40

55

Proportion of all CFB as SS-CFB (%)*

77

75

79

80

75

Proportion of all CFB as AS-CFB (%)*

23

25

21

20

25

  1. CFB – Caffeinated, formulated beverage; SS-CFB – Sugar-sweetened caffeinated formulated beverage; AS-CFB - Artificially-sweetened caffeinated, formulated beverage.
  2. *Population proportion data – no measure of variability (i.e. 95% CI) available.