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. 2012 Nov 20;12:1005. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1005

Table 2.

Intake volume (L) for each beverage category according to age

  3 to 6 years 7 to 10 years 11 to 17 years p value
TOTAL
1.57 ± 0.63 (0.45-4)
1.81 ± 0.64 (0.5-3.79)
2.05 ± 0.92 (0.4-5.78)
0.001
WATER
0.48 ± 0.37 (0-2.50)
0.61 ± 0.36 (0-2.31)
0.70 ± 0.56 (0-3.90)
0.001
MILK & DAIRY
0.51 ± 0.33 (0-2.71)
0.43 ± 0.26 (0-1.35)
0.32 ± 0.27 (0-1.30)
0.001
HOT BEVERAGES
0.03 ± 0.09 (0-0.70)
0.05 ± 0.14 (0-1.10)
0.11 ± 0.2 (0-1.82)
0.0011
FLAVORED WATERS
0.01 ± 0.04 (0-0.50)
0.01 ± 0.07 (0-0.75)
0.01 ± 0.08 (0-1.50)
0.797
NATURAL JUICES
0.10 ± 0.16 (0-1.20)
0.14 ± 0.24 (0-1.20)
0.11 ± 0.22 (0-1.31)
0.206
ARTIFICIAL BEVERAGES
0.18 ± 0.26 (0-1.60)
0.22 ± 0.29 (0-1.50)
0.27 ± 0.36 (0-2.28)
0.0012
NECTAR
0.03 ± 0.09 (0-0.75)
0.04 ± 0.11 (0-0.70)
0.03 ± 0.1 (0-0.80)
0.461
CSDs*
0.21 ± 0.23 (0-1.40)
0.30 ± 0.34 (0-1.85)
0.48 ± 0.42 (0-2.91)
0.001
FUNCTIONAL DRINKS
0 ± 0.01 (0-0.24)
0
0.01 ± 0.05 (0-0.56)
0.102
ALCOHOL
0
0
0.01 ± 0.11 (0-1.75)
0.095
OTHERS 0 ± 0.03 (0-0.23) 0 ± 0.04 (0-0.33) 0 ± 0.01 (0-0.20) 0.0223

*CSDs: Carbonated soft drinks.

1 p<0.05for3- to 6-year-oldsand 11- to 17-year-olds and for 7- to 10 –year-olds and 11- to 17-year-olds.

2 p<0.05for 3- to 6-year-olds and 11- to 17-year-olds.

3 p<0.05 for 3- to 6-year-olds and 11- to 17-year-olds and for 7- to 10-year-olds and 11- to 17-year-olds.