Table 2.
The relationship of sociodemographic characteristics with beverage consumption among adolescents (n 1611) participating in the 2008 Boston Youth Survey, Massachusetts, USA
| Daily soda consumption | Daily fruit drink consumption | No daily soda consumption | No daily fruit drink consumption | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95 % CI | β | 95 % CI | β | 95 % CI | β | 95 % CI | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male (ref.) | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | ||||
| Female | 0·89 | 0·69, 1·14 | 0·95 | 0·75, 1·21 | 1·23 | 0·94, 1·60 | 1·28 | 0·97, 1·68 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 14–16 (ref.) | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | ||||
| 17–19 | 1·32 | 1·05, 1·66* | 1·24 | 1·01, 1·52* | 0·82 | 0·65, 1·02 | 0·67 | 0·52, 0·85* |
| Race | ||||||||
| White (ref.) | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | ||||
| Black | 1·00 | 0·68, 1·47 | 3·80 | 2·61, 5·53* | 0·54 | 0·35, 0·83* | 0·23 | 0·15, 0·34* |
| Hispanic | 1·02 | 0·71, 1·46 | 1·96 | 1·37, 2·81 | 0·36 | 0·25, 0·53* | 0·27 | 0·19, 0·40* |
| Asian | 0·25 | 0·14, 0·44* | 0·57 | 0·33, 1·00 | 1·38 | 0·86, 2·21 | 1·05 | 0·66, 1·65 |
| Other | 0·82 | 0·48, 1·42 | 2·21 | 1·30, 3·76* | 0·71 | 0·44, 1·14 | 0·32 | 0·17, 0·58* |
| Nativity | ||||||||
| US-born (ref.) | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | ||||
| Arrived >4 years ago | 0·68 | 0·49, 0·96* | 0·71 | 0·53, 0·94* | 1·47 | 1·09, 1·99* | 1·53 | 1·13, 2·07* |
| Arrived ≤4 years ago | 0·75 | 0·51, 1·12 | 0·74 | 0·49, 1·12 | 1·43 | 0·93, 2·20 | 1·38 | 0·88, 2·17 |
| Neighbourhood deprivation | ||||||||
| Low (ref.) | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | 1·00 | ||||
| Moderate | 1·08 | 0·81, 1·43 | 0·90 | 0·73, 1·11 | 1·23 | 0·98, 1·53 | 1·38 | 1·03, 1·84* |
| High | 0·90 | 0·64, 1·27 | 1·13 | 0·91, 1·42 | 1·18 | 0·92, 1·50 | 1·00 | 0·76, 1·30 |
Ref., reference category.
*
Indicates a significant predictor at P<0·05.