Table 2 Participants’ characteristics by sugar-sweetened beverages consumption categories
Total n = 578 | Sugar-sweetened beverages (Servings per week) | P-value a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 1 serving n = 23 | 1-4 servings n = 266 | ≥5 servings n = 289 | |||
Age (y), mean ± SD | 9.9 ± 0.7 | 9.8 ± 0.7 | 9.8 ± 0.7 | 9.9 ± 0.7 | 0.32 |
Sex, n (%) | 0.16 | ||||
Boys | 265 (46) | 8 (3) | 114 (43) | 143 (54) | |
Girls | 313 (54) | 15 (5) | 152 (49) | 146 (47) | |
Ethnicity, n (%), n = 571 | < 0.0001 | ||||
European | 231 (41) | 16 (7) | 143 (62) | 72 (31) | |
Māori | 59 (10) | 0 (0) | 20 (34) | 39 (66) | |
Pacifica | 122 (21) | 2 (2) | 21 (24) | 99 (75) | |
Asianc | 138 (24) | 5 (4) | 61 (44) | 72 (52) | |
Othersd | 21 (4) | 0 (0) | 9 (43) | 12 (57) | |
School deciles, n (%) | < 0.0001 | ||||
Low | 147 (26) | 1 (1) | 26 (18) | 120 (81) | |
Medium | 192 (33) | 7 (4) | 86 (45) | 99 (51) | |
High | 239 (41) | 15 (6) | 154 (64) | 170 (30) | |
School policy | < 0.0001e | ||||
Water-only | 478 (83) | 14 (3) | 204 (43) | 260 (54) | |
Not water-only | 100 (17) | 9 (9) | 62 (62) | 29 (29) | |
Anthropometric measures, n = 561 | |||||
Height (m) | 1.4 (1.4, 1.5) | 1.4 (1.3, 1.5) | 1.4 (1.4, 1.5) | 1.4 (1.4, 1.5) | 0.09 |
Weight (kg) | 36 (31, 44) | 34 (29, 35) | 35 (30, 40) | 37 (32, 47) | < 0.01 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 17 (16, 20) | 16 (16, 19) | 17 (16, 19) | 18 (16, 21) | < 0.0001 |
WC (cm) | 60 (56, 67) | 58 (56, 65) | 58 (54, 63) | 63 (57, 70)b | < 0.0001 |
% Body fatf | 21 (16, 28) | 19 (14, 27) | 19 (15, 25) | 22 (17, 30)b | < 0.0001 |
Lowest, < 21%, n (%) | 301 (54) | 16 (5) | 163 (54) | 122 (41) | < 0.0001 |
Highest, ≥21%, n (%) | 260 (46) | 7 (3) | 94 (36) | 159 (61) | |