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Table 2 The consumption of water and beverages by by children in the NDNS sample (n = 845) by age group, gender, and socio-demographic group. The data are means and standard deviations (Std)

From: Water and beverage consumption patterns among 4 to 13-year-old children in the United Kingdom

  

All beverages including water

Milk

Soda

Juice

Tea and coffee

Fruit drink

Sport and energy drink

Flavored water

Supplement

N

Mean

Std1

Mean

Std1

Mean

Std1

Mean

Std1

Mean

Std1

Mean

Std1

Mean

Std1

Mean

Std 1

Mean

Std 1

All

845

953.2

367.9

212.3

169

89.3

145.9

91.8

121.8

34.7

81.7

242.1

248.3

12.1

52.0

12.2

53.2

1.1

29

Age (years)

 4–8

436

896.5

313.1

240.5

158.9

46.7

92.0

91.3

114.0

23.6

60.2

241.3

238.1

3.9

29.2

8.2

44.3

0.0

0.0

  9–13

409

1008.3

410.9

184.9

174.7

130.8

176.8

92.3

129.6

45.4

98.6

242.8

258.9

20.1

67.4

16.2

61.0

2.1

41.7

  

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.912

0.0003

0.9351

<0.0001

0.0389

0.1614

Gender

 Boys

430

969.2

362.3

229.2

179.9

92.0

162.2

99.2

133.0

35.7

88.4

249.9

241.7

14.0

52.8

14.4

58.4

1.21

31.6

 Girls

415

936.3

373.3

194.6

155.2

86.5

127.0

84.1

108.5

33.6

74.4

233.8

255.0

10.1

51.1

10.0

47.1

1.0

26.2

  

0.2265

0.0058

0.5819

0.0801

0.7393

0.3727

0.2988

0.2455

0.8717

Quartiles of IUC

 Q1 (poorer)

148

863.8

338.9

213.9

166.3

85.3

136.4

72.2

112.4

58.2

119.2

238.9

233.7

11.4

54.0

6.9

35.7

0.0

0.0

 Q2

186

991.0

401.8

204.5

176.0

105.9

157.2

69.4

90.2

31.2

65.0

290.1

273.8

14.3

59.4

12.7

60.0

2.2

39.1

 Q3

215

964.6

339.4

214.5

168.9

91.1

154.6

105.7

136.9

32.8

82.9

227.0

246.1

9.5

44.0

11.3

46.5

0.0

0.0

 Q4 (richer)

197

1021.2

392.7

211.2

166.7

94.9

150.1

115.7

133.4

26.6

69.3

226.8

244.6

8.7

40.9

15.5

60.2

2.8

46.7

  

0.0005 a

0.9570

0.6828

0.0004 b

0.0559

0.1317

0.7031

0.3994

0.3710

Season

 Winter

230

920.2

314.5

213.7

162.7

83.1

146.2

111.2

131.2

27.7

65.0

219.9

224.2

8.2

39.3

12.1

49.6

2.5

43.2

 Spring

233

1000.1

385.3

212.8

169.1

101.1

149.4

91.8

120.7

31.1

85.5

247.9

240.9

14.4

62.3

14.2

61.6

0.0

0.0

 Summer

207

977.4

376.5

214.8

170.5

93.1

144.0

72.0

109.5

44.4

82.6

276.7

290.5

19.1

65.2

15.4

63.2

0.0

0.0

 Fall

175

900.3

390.3

207.2

176.7

76.2

142.7

92.0

121.3

36.3

94.0

220.3

230.0

5.5

27.2

6.2

24.8

2.2

40.3

  

0.0283

0.983

0.2732

0.042

0.2071

0.1487

0.0556

0.0495

0.3657

BMI

 Under/normal

607

944.4

372.0

216.0

170.8

88.3

145.5

95.5

127.1

30.4

76.8

228.5

246.3

11.9

51.8

11.2

48.4

1.5

34.2

 Over/obese

204

976.8

355.1

196.3

162.9

93.3

149.8

80.5

106.1

48.5

96.0

276.5

246.4

13.2

54.6

16.7

67.3

0.0

0.0

  

0.0012

0.1811

0.7121

0.1081

0.0348

0.0431

0.7841

0.2814

0.1629

Ethnic group

 White

723

970.8

359.3

213.3

171.0

93.5

149.2

94.1

125.2

35.6

84.4

259.2

254.3

12.6

53.4

14.1

56.7

1.3

31.4

 Non white

122

863.3

402.9

201.6

141.6

88.2

142.7

113.8

103.2

35.7

61.1

241.3

239.9

10.0

44.9

1.6

10.8

0.0

0.0

  

0.0114

0.7432

0.0508

0.2160

0.4330

<0.0001

0.4367

0.0004

0.1625

Region

 England: North

201

934.3

329.8

227.5

179.0

70.7

100.8

99.0

134.1

27.5

65.9

249.8

232.1

12.6

56.0

12.8

50.1

0.0

0.0

 Central/Midlands

142

966.3

378.4

202.2

157.2

90.7

143.5

98.3

125.0

59.1

124.1

289.1

261.8

11.2

45.4

8.4

44.5

0.0

0.0

 England: South

355

938.8

379.8

192.3

155.8

87.8

150.1

90.1

117.0

29.3

70.6

217.7

253.7

9.4

44.0

7.5

46.2

1.0

28.3

 Scotland,Wales, Northern Ireland

147

1008.3

375.7

226.1

151.5

110.2

153.4

78.5

103.3

26.1

63.8

243.9

244.7

9.2

36.1

33.0

74.2

0.0

0.0

  

0.2661

0.0014 c

0.0142

0.5772

0.0252

0.0268

0.4411

0.0265

0.3698

  1. Data for beverages are by beverage type
  2. aSignificant two by two differences: Q1 vs Q4
  3. bSignificant two by two differences: Q2 vs Q4
  4. cSignificant two by two differences: South vs Scotland Wales and N Ireland
  5. 1Std: Standard Deviation
  6. Comparisons between two means were either significant (bold) or not