Table 2.
Liquid Intake (ml) by Xerostomia Index tertiles.
| Drink Type | Xerostomia Index
|
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertile 1 | Tertile 2 | Tertile 3 | ||
| Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | ||
| Total liquid | 1774 (57.21) | 1794 | 1813 (64.62) | 0.822 |
| Total juice1 | 82.95 (17.90) | 97.93 | 86.49 (9.90) | 0.348 |
| Orange juice | 35.08 ( 5.53) | 53.26 (7.49) | 45.11 (6.39) | 0.114 |
| Orange juice with calcium | 17.26 (5.07) | 25.35 (7.74) | 24.55 (6.16) | 0.548 |
| Tomato juice | 30.61 (12.66) | 19.33 (5.39) | 16.84 (3.27) | 0.434 |
| Total sweetened drinks2 | 489.9 (45.52) | 486.1 | 463.7 (37.26) | 0.893 |
| Real fruit juice (inc. lemonade) | 63.29 (10.85) | 53.01 (9.08) | 53.19 (9.12) | 0.647 |
| Sunny Delight® | 17.85 (5.14) | 23.07 (5.08) | 51.90 (13.02) | 0.045 |
| Kool-Aid® | 14.15(4.15) | 40.68 | 32.13 (7.65) | 0.022 |
| Regular soft drinks | 212.9 (35.09) | 161.3 | 234.8 (26.74) | 0.122 |
| Sweetened iced tea | 244.9 (31.82) | 261.1 | 144.8 (18.90) | 0.001 |
| Total water3 | 1013 (35.84) | 1033 | 1101 (55.34) | 0.423 |
| Coffee | 333.0 (38.25) | 345.4 | 349.4 (33.81) | 0.926 |
| Water | 679.7 (28.54) | 687.5 | 751.2 (37.61) | 0.325 |
| Total milk | 66.53 (12.19) | 88.13 | 78.65 (10.84) | 0.577 |
| Total alcohol | 58.52 (20.61) | 35.77 | 30.80 (11.38) | 0.449 |