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Table 3 Rounded median values and quartiles (q1-q3) for weekly beverage intake for each educational group per country

From: Inequities in energy-balance related behaviours and family environmental determinants in European children: baseline results of the prospective EPHE evaluation study

 

Fruit juices frequencya

Fruit juices amount (ml)c

Soft drinks frequencya

Soft drinks amount (ml)c

Water frequencyb

Educational level

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

Country

          

 Belgium

6 (4–6)

6 (4–7)

500 (250–580)*

580 (250–750)

4 (2–5)

4 (2–5)

250 (250–580)

500 (250–580)

4 (3–5)

4 (4–5)

 Bulgaria

4 (3–5)

4 (3–5)

580 (500–830)*

830 (580–1160)

2 (1–3)

2 (2–4)

250 (0–958)

500 (250–750)

5 (5–6)**

6 (5–6)

 France

4 (4–6)

6 (4–6)

250 (250–790)

580 (250–830)

3 (2–4)

4 (2–5)

330 (250–580)

580 (250–1020)

5 (4–6)

4 (4–5)

 Greece

4 (4–6)

4 (4–5)

580 (250–580)

580 (580–830)

1 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

250 (0–393)

250 (0–580)

5 (4–6)**

5 (5–6)

 Portugal

4 (2–4)

4 (3–4)

580 (250–580)

580 (250–580)

2 (1–3)**

2 (2–3)

250 (250–580)*

500 (250–580)

5 (4–6)

5 (4–6)

 Romania

4 (3–5)*

4 (2–4)

580 (250–830)*

580 (580–1160)

2 (1–3)***

3 (2–4)

580 (62,5-580)***

830 (330–1080)

5 (5–6)

5 (5–6)

 The Netherlands

4 (2–5)

3 (2–5)

375 (250–580)*

580 (250–1000)

4 (2–6)

3 (2–6)

250 (250–580)

250 (250–750)

3 (3–4)

4 (3–4)

Total

4 (4–6)

4 (3–6)

580 (250–580)***

580 (250–830)

2 (1–4)***

3 (2–4)

250 (0–580)***

580 (250–750)

5 (4–6)

5 (4–6)

  1. Comparison between the educational groups of each country and the total sample with Mann–Whitney U test.
  2. *,**,***: significant at .05, .01 and .001 respectively
  3. aResponse categories: 1.Never 2.Less than once a week 3.Once a week 4.2-4 days a week 5.5-6 days a week 6.Every day, once a day 7.Every day, more than once a day
  4. bResponse categories: 1.Never 2.Less than once per day 3.Once a day 4.2-4 times a day 5.5-6 times a day 6. More than 6 times a day
  5. cThe indicated amounts are derived from the sum of the respective question items; J3a and J3b and K3a, K3b and K3c for fruit juices amount and soft drinks amount respectively (27). The variables are categorical with specific values of ml in each category