Table 5.

Median and IQR values of energy and some nutrients based on beverage and HSR classification

Energy and nutrient	N	Energy	Carbohydrate	Sugar	Added sugar
100% fruit juice
HSR<3.5	17	57.0 (54.5~60.0)	14.0 (13.0~15.0)	13.0 (10.0~14.0)	—
HSR≥3.5	23	47.0 (42.0~49.0)	11.0 (9.3~12.0)	9.0 (8.0~11.0)	—
P-value1)		<0.001***	<0.001***	<0.001***	—
Fruit nectar
HSR<3.5	40	52.1 (46.4~55.7)	12.0 (11.2~13.4)	11.6 (10.4~13.1)	6.5 (5.5~7.7)
HSR≥3.5	3	45.0 (28.0~49.0)	10.4 (6.2~12.0)	6.3 (6.1~9.1)	—
P-value		0.058	0.083	0.004**	—
Aromatic beverage
HSR<3.5	12	50.0 (48.5~52.5)	12.4 (11.5~12.9)	12.2 (11.5~12.4)	12.1 (11.0~12.6)
HSR≥3.5	5	16.0 (4.6~36.8)	4.0 (0.3~8.5)	3.4 (0.0~6.8)	0.0 (0.0~2.3)
P-value		0.004**	0.004**	0.001**	<0.001***
Lemonade
HSR<3.5	9	53.0 (46.2~55.0)	13.0 (11.4~13.2)	11.5 (10.3~12.9)	11.5 (9.6~13.0)
HSR≥3.5	6	4.0 (4.0~20.0)	0.6 (0.4~4.6)	0.5 (0.3~4.6)	0.0 (0.0~4.5)
P-value		<0.001***	0.001**	<0.001***	<0.001***
Iced tea
HSR<3.5	16	34.5 (29.0~37.2)	8.4 (6.9~9.0)	8.3 (6.9~8.9)	8.4 (6.9~9.0)
HSR≥3.5	11	19.0 (4.0~20.0)	4.6 (1.0~4.8)	4.5 (0.9~4.8)	4.6 (0.0~4.8)
P-value		<0.001***	<0.001***	<0.001***	<0.001***
Cold coffee
HSR<3.5	21	53.0 (48.5~64.5)	8.8 (8.1~9.4)	8.4 (7.7~8.6)	5.8 (4.2~6.4)
HSR≥3.5	4	38.5 (9.5~48.0)	3.9 (1.0~5.9)	3.5 (0.9~5.8)	—
P-value		0.006**	0.008**	0.003**	—
Carbonated beverage
HSR<3.5	38	43.5 (37.5~45.0)	10.6 (9.2~11.0)	9.6 (8.8~10.5)	9.6 (8.8~10.5)
HSR≥3.5	30	2.2 (1.0~13.2)	0.5 (0.0~3.1)	0.0 (0.0~3.1)	0.0 (0.0~3.1)
P-value		<0.001***	<0.001***	<0.001***	<0.001***
Energy beverage
HSR<3.5	13	45.0 (38.0~46.0)	11.0 (9.3~11.0)	11.0 (8.9~11.0)	11.0 (8.9~11.0)
HSR≥3.5	5	11.0 (2.5~29.0)	0.9 (0.5~2.7)	0.0 (0.0~2.5)	0.0 (0.0~2.5)
P-value		<0.001***	<0.001***	<0.001***	<0.001***

Values are presented as median (IQR).

Energy is shown in kcal, while other nutrients are shown in grams.

IQR, interquartile range; HSR, health star rating.

¹⁾Mann-Whitney U-test.

**P<0.01, ***P<0.001.