TABLE 2—
Percentage of US Adults (Aged 20 Years and Older) Consuming Various Beverages on the Surveyed Day: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2010
| Beverage Consumed | Total, Mean ±SE | Healthy Weight, Mean ±SE | Overweight, Mean ±SE | Obese, Mean ±SE |
| Sugar-sweetened | 61 ±1 | 59 ±1 | 63* ±1 | 63* ±1 |
| Diet | 15 ±1 | 11 ±1 | 19* ±1 | 22*,** ±1 |
| Alcohol | 26 ±1 | 28 ±1 | 23* ±1 | 18*,** ±1 |
| 100% juice | 20 ±1 | 21 ±1 | 19 ±1 | 18*,** ±1 |
| Milk | 46 ±1 | 47 ±1 | 45 ±1 | 42*,** ±1 |
Note. Healthy weight = body mass index (BMI) 18.5–24.99 kg/m2; overweight = BMI 25–29.99 kg/m2; obese = BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. Multivariate regression was used to adjust for gender, race/ethnicity, education, body-weight category, marital status, income, employment status, weekend or weekday, and other beverages consumed.
*Difference from healthy-weight group significant at P < .05; **difference between overweight and obese groups significant at P < .05.