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Table 1 Characteristics of adults with low SES according to PW intake

From: Plain water consumption is associated with lower intake of caloric beverage: cross-sectional study in Mexican adults with low socioeconomic status

  

Total (n = 1108)

 

Quartiles of PW intake

p value*

   

PW nondrinkers (n = 192)

One†(n = 231)

Two‡(n = 218)

Threeδ(n = 203)

Fourϕ(n = 264)

Sex [% (n)]

Male

25 (280)

32 (62)

19 (44)

26 (56)

20 (40)

30 (78)

0.004

 

Female

75 (828)

68 (130)

81 (187)

74 (162)

80 (163)

70 (186)

 

Age (mean ± SD)

37.7 ± 10.2

37.3 ± 9.5

37.5 ± 9.5

36.9 ± 10.6

37.6 ± 10.0

38.7 ± 11.0

0.104

 

Education [% (n)]

Elementary school and Junior High school

26 (291)

27 (52)

28 (66)

25 (55)

27 (55)

24 (63)

0.229

 

High school

63 (698)

66 (126)

64 (147)

64 (137)

63 (127)

61 (161)

 
 

Graduate and postgraduate

11 (117)

7 (14)

8 (18)

11 (24)

10 (21)

15 (40)

 

BMI (mean ± SD)

28.9 ± 5.1

28.3 ± 4.8

28.3 ± 4.6

28.7 ± 5.0

29.4 ± 5.7

29.6 ± 5.3

0.013

 
 

Normal [% (n)]

23 (251)

27 (51)

22 (52)

24 (54)

23 (46)

18 (48)

0.211

 

Overweight [% (n)]

40 (442)

38 (74)

45 (105)

38 (82)

38 (77)

39 (103)

 
 

Obesity [% (n)]

37 (415)

35 (67)

32 (74)

38 (82)

39 (80)

43 (113)

 

WC γ (mean ± SD)

93.98 ± 12.0

94.0 ± 12

92.6 ± 11.0

93.2 ± 11.6

95.3 ± 12.8

94.8 ± 12.52

0.184

 

Physical activity ε (mean ± SD)

2805 ± 4300

2959 ± 4829

2425 ± 3250

3086 ± 4544

2446 ± 3895

3078 ± 4753

0.000

 
 

Light [% (n)]

26 (282)

29 (54)

24 (54)

24 (53)

30 (62)

22 (58)

0.351

 

Moderate [% (n)]

47 (523)

45 (87)

51 (119)

46 (99)

46 (93)

47 (125)

 
 

Vigorous [% (n)]

27 (303)

26 (51)

25 (25)

30 (66)

24 (48)

31 (81)

 
  1. *ANOVA test for quantitative and χ2 for qualitative variables among the five PW intake groups.
  2. γn = 1100.
  3. εMET-minutes/week of all levels of physical activity.
  4. †1 to ≤490 mL; ‡ > 490 to <1000 mL; δ ≥ 1000 to <1500 mL; ϕ≥ 1500 mL.
  5. SES, socioeconomic status; WC, waist circumference; BMI, body mass index; PW, plain water.