Table 3.
Race/ethnic differences in consumption of foods and beverages by sweetener type, NHANES 2003–2010*.
| CHILDREN (2–18 years old) | ADULTS (≥19 years old) | |||||||
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| Per Capita Intake ‡ | Beverages (mL/d) | Foods (g/d) | Beverages (mL/d) | Foods (g/d) | ||||
| LCS † | CS † | LCS † | CS † | LCS † | CS † | LCS † | CS † | |
| Reported intake from stores | ||||||||
| White | 64.4 | 364.6 b | 2.8 a | 111.2 | 178.3 | 348.9 ab | 7.2 | 95.6 |
| African American | 39.9 | 324.1 ab | 1.6 a | 98.0 a | 77.6 a | 382.6 b | 3.2 a | 86.5 |
| Mexican American | 31.0 a | 337.0 ab | 2.8 a | 88.7 a | 82.5 a | 311.3 a | 3.7 a | 72.5 a |
| Other | 31.4 a | 309.8 a | 2.3 a | 88.5 a | 89.5 a | 237.2 | 4.5 a | 66.3 a |
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| Total reported intake | ||||||||
| White | 76.5 | 549.9 b | 3.4 | 147.2 | 226.1 | 489.3 ab | 7.4 | 125.0 |
| African American | 46.7 | 473.7 a | 2.0 a | 134.2 | 96.9 a | 532.9 b | 3.6 a | 114.1 |
| Mexican American | 37.1 a | 502.8 ab | 3.1 a | 119.0 a | 113.3 a | 451.9 a | 3.9 a | 92.7 a |
| Other | 39.8 a | 461.0 a | 2.4 a | 117.0 a | 141.6 a | 334.3 | 4.7 a | 89.6 a |
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| Difference in Percent Intake‡ | Beverages (mL/d) | Foods (g/d) | Beverages (mL/d) | Foods (g/d) | ||||
| LCS † | CS † | LCS † | CS † | LCS † | CS † | LCS † | CS † | |
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| Reported intake from stores | ||||||||
| African American vs. White | −1.9 % | 8.0 % | −0.2 %c | −2.6 % | −5.2 % | 11.0 % | −0.5 % | −2.3 % |
| Mexican American vs. White | −3.3 % | 1.7 % c | 0.0 %c | −6.1 % | −5.2 % | 1.8 % c | −0.4 % | −6.1 % |
| Other vs. White | −3.1 % | 0.3 % c | −0.1 % c | −6.3 % | −4.6 % | −1.0 % c | −0.4 % | −6.9 % |
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| Total reported intake | ||||||||
| African American vs. White | −1.1 % | 4.0 % | −0.1 % c | −1.8 % | −4.4 % | 10.2 % | −0.4 % | −0.7 % |
| Mexican American vs. White | −2.0 % | 1.8 % c | −0.1 % c | −4.2 % | −3.9 % | 3.4 % | −0.3 % | −3.8 % |
| Other vs. White | −1.6 % | −1.1 % c | −0.1 % c | −4.2 % | −3.2 % | −1.7 % c | −0.3 % | −4.4 % |
*
Means per capita of beverages (mL/d) and foods (g/d) and difference in percent intake of beverages (mL/d) and foods (g/d)
†
LCS, low-caloric sweetened beverages or foods; CS, caloric-sweetened beverages or foods.
‡
Multivariable regression models were used to adjust for age, gender, year and income.
a,b,c
Estimates in the same column (i.e. LCS beverages) sharing a letter are not significantly different at the 5% level, Bonferroni-adjusted Student’s test.
c
Not significantly different between race/ethnic groups at the 5% level, Student’s test.