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Table 3 CFB consumption in Australian children aged 2–16 years, by age group: CFB consumers only (n = 642)

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

CFB consumption

All (n = 642)

Age group

2-3 (n = 48)

4-8 (n = 105)

9-13 (n = 204)

14-16 (n = 285)

CFB intake (g/day),

     

Mean

441

151

287

442

555a

(95% CI)

(413–469)

(115–187)

(252–321)

(400–484)

(507–602)

Caffeine from CFB (mg/d)

     

Mean

42

14

27

41

55a

(95% CI)

(39–45)

(11–17)

(22–31)

(37–44)

(48–62)

Proportion of caffeine from CFB (%)*

69

73

74

73

65

Proportion total formulated beverages as CFB (%)*

83

81

86

84

81

Proportion of CFB as SS-CFB (%)*

72

75

79

80

75

Proportion of 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.
  3. aLinear regression with age group entered as an indicator variable P < 0.001.