Home availability of beverages, n (%)
|
Total
|
Beverage consumption
|
---|
< 1 Serving/week
|
1-4 Servings/week
|
≥5 servings/week
|
P-valueb
|
---|
Flavoured milk
| | | | |
< 0.0001
|
Never/sometimes
|
503 (91)
|
425 (84)
|
65 (13)
|
13(3)
| |
Usually/always
|
53 (9)
|
15 (28)
|
25 (47)
|
13 (25)
| |
Milk drink
| | | | |
< 0.0001
|
Never/sometimes
|
348 (62)
|
291 (84)
|
47 (14)
|
10 (3)
| |
Usually/always
|
210 (38)
|
145 (69)
|
53 (25)
|
12 (6)
| |
Fruit drink
| | | | |
0.47
|
Never/sometimes
|
496 (88)
|
418 (84)
|
53 (11)
|
23 (5)
| |
Usually/always
|
65 (12)
|
51 (79)
|
9 (14)
|
5 (8)
| |
Fruit cordial
| | | | |
< 0.0001
|
Never/sometimes
|
492 (87)
|
403 (82)
|
76 (15)
|
13 (3)
| |
Usually/always
|
71 (13)
|
38 (54)
|
20 (28)
|
13 (18)
| |
Soft drink
| | | | |
< 0.0001
|
Never/sometimes
|
515 (91)
|
386 (75)
|
119 (23)
|
10 (2)
| |
Usually/always
|
47 (9)
|
11 (23)
|
20 (43)
|
16 (34)
| |
Fruit juice
| | | | |
< 0.0001
|
Never/sometimes
|
483 (87)
|
319 (66)
|
142 (29)
|
22 (5)
| |
Usually/always
|
73 (23)
|
15 (21)
|
35 (48)
|
23 (32)
| |
Fruit smoothie
| | | | |
< 0.0001
|
Never/sometimes
|
402 (72)
|
346 (86)
|
49 (12)
|
7 (2)
| |
Usually/always
|
155 (28)
|
102 (66)
|
39 (25)
|
14 (9)
| |
- aSome children did not answer all questions regarding home availability of beverages; therefore, the numbers do not add up to 578
- bPearson’s chi-squared test (significant at P < 0.05)