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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 May 15;98(1):180–188. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.057943

TABLE 2.

Trends over time in energy intake from SSBs and percentage of daily energy intake from SSBs in adults aged ≥20 y in the United States1

1999–2000 2001–2002 2003–2004 2005–2006 2007–2008 2009–2010 P value2
Energy intake from SSBs (kcal/d)
 Total3 196 ± 10 189 ± 8 188 ± 8 159 ± 7 155 ± 11 151 ± 5 <0.001
 20–39 y 306 ± 19 280 ± 14 278 ± 15 230 ± 11 215 ± 16 213 ± 11 <0.001
  Men 362 ± 17 337 ± 18 348 ± 24 297 ± 14 267 ± 19 254 ± 17 <0.001
  Women 252 ± 26 228 ± 15 210 ± 12 161 ± 13 165 ± 15 172 ± 11 <0.001
  Non-Hispanic white 308 ± 29 274 ± 19 278 ± 22 220 ± 12 222 ± 24 212 ± 14 <0.001
  Non-Hispanic black 323 ± 17 318 ± 21 310 ± 21 290 ± 25 226 ± 19 248 ± 11 <0.001
  Mexican American 281 ± 14 274 ± 23 304 ± 22 261 ± 12 245 ± 18 222 ± 21 <0.01
 40–59 y 149 ± 11 165 ± 9 166 ± 10 139 ± 8 151 ± 12 136 ± 8 NS
  Men 165 ± 12 205 ± 17 206 ± 14 189 ± 14 184 ± 15 165 ± 11 NS
  Women 134 ± 13 123 ± 8 128 ± 14 93 ± 6 121 ± 11 108 ± 8 NS
  Non-Hispanic white 143 ± 12 153 ± 12 161 ± 12 133 ± 10 145 ± 18 130 ± 10 NS
  Non-Hispanic black 219 ± 18 243 ± 7 214 ± 20 193 ± 24 209 ± 16 165 ± 10 <0.01
  Mexican American 180 ± 8 186 ± 18 186 ± 19 189 ± 14 165 ± 16 186 ± 8 NS
 ≥60 y 84 ± 5 71 ± 4 70 ± 3 70 ± 4 61 ± 4 68 ± 4 <0.01
  Men 103 ± 10 96 ± 7 75 ± 5 91 ± 9 75 ± 5 80 ± 6 <0.05
  Women 68 ± 10 52 ± 5 67 ± 3 54 ± 5 50 ± 4 58 ± 4 NS
  Non-Hispanic white 81 ± 7 65 ± 6 64 ± 3 65 ± 5 56 ± 5 64 ± 5 <0.05
  Non-Hispanic black 116 ± 10 121 ± 12 121 ± 9 109 ± 6 103 ± 11 108 ± 9 NS
  Mexican American 106 ± 11 99 ± 11 81 ± 8 99 ± 18 84 ± 6 83 ± 5 NS
Energy intake from SSBs (%)
 Total3 8.7 ± 0.5 8.3 ± 0.3 8.1 ± 0.3 7.0 ± 0.3 7.1 ± 0.5 6.9 ± 0.2 <0.001
 20–39 y 12.8 ± 0.8 11.5 ± 0.6 11.2 ± 0.6 9.5 ± 0.4 9.5 ± 0.7 9.3 ± 0.4 <0.001
  Men 12.9 ± 0.6 11.7 ± 0.7 11.9 ± 0.7 10.2 ± 0.4 9.9 ± 0.7 9.5 ± 0.6 <0.001
  Women 12.7 ± 1.3 11.2 ± 0.7 10.4 ± 0.7 8.3 ± 0.8 9.0 ± 0.9 9.1 ± 0.6 <0.01
  Non-Hispanic white 12.7 ± 1.1 11.0 ± 0.8 11.1 ± 0.8 8.9 ± 0.5 9.6 ± 1.1 9.1 ± 0.6 <0.01
  Non-Hispanic black 13.7 ± 0.6 12.7 ± 0.8 13.2 ± 0.9 12.3 ± 0.9 9.8 ± 0.9 11.1 ± 0.4 <0.001
  Mexican American 12.5 ± 0.6 11.5 ± 1.2 11.6 ± 0.8 11.1 ± 0.4 10.9 ± 0.8 9.8 ± 0.8 <0.05
 40–59 y 6.8 ± 0.5 7.5 ± 0.5 7.4 ± 0.4 6.3 ± 0.4 6.9 ± 0.6 6.2 ± 0.4 NS
  Men 6.4 ± 0.5 8.0 ± 0.6 7.8 ± 0.5 7.1 ± 0.5 7.1 ± 0.6 6.3 ± 0.5 NS
  Women 7.4 ± 0.7 6.8 ± 0.5 7.0 ± 0.7 5.1 ± 0.3 6.6 ± 0.6 6.1 ± 0.4 NS
  Non-Hispanic white 6.3 ± 0.6 6.8 ± 0.5 7.1 ± 0.5 5.8 ± 0.5 6.5 ± 0.8 5.9 ± 0.5 NS
  Non-Hispanic black 10.8 ± 0.9 11.7 ± 0.3 10.2 ± 0.9 9.0 ± 1.0 10.0 ± 0.7 7.7 ± 0.6 <0.001
  Mexican American 9.2 ± 0.6 8.7 ± 0.9 8.6 ± 0.9 8.9 ± 0.6 7.7 ± 0.7 8.8 ± 0.3 NS
 ≥60 y 4.7 ± 0.3 4.0 ± 0.2 4.0 ± 0.2 3.9 ± 0.2 3.5 ± 0.2 3.7 ± 0.2 <0.01
  Men 5.0 ± 0.5 4.6 ± 0.3 3.7 ± 0.3 4.4 ± 0.4 3.7 ± 0.3 3.9 ± 0.3 <0.05
  Women 4.4 ± 0.6 3.4 ± 0.3 4.2 ± 0.2 3.5 ± 0.3 3.3 ± 0.3 3.6 ± 0.3 NS
  Non-Hispanic white 4.5 ± 0.4 3.6 ± 0.3 3.6 ± 0.2 3.6 ± 0.2 3.1 ± 0.3 3.4 ± 0.3 <0.05
  Non-Hispanic black 7.8 ± 0.7 7.5 ± 0.7 7.6 ± 0.6 6.6 ± 0.5 6.6 ± 0.7 6.2 ± 0.6 <0.05
  Mexican American 6.6 ± 0.6 5.9 ± 0.7 4.8 ± 0.5 5.8 ± 1.0 5.3 ± 0.3 4.8 ± 0.4 <0.05
1

All values are means ± SEs. The data are from NHANES; n = 29,133. NS, P ≥ 0.05. SSBs include soda, fruit drinks (including fruit juices and nectars with added sugars), sports and energy drinks, sweetened coffees and teas, and other SSBs (including horchata and sugar cane beverages). SSB, sugar-sweetened beverage.

2

Test of significance for a linear trend (1999–2000 to 2009–2010) with the use of a t statistic.

3

Age-adjusted by the direct method to the year 2000 Census population using 20–39, 40–59, ≥60 y.