Table 1.
Demographic variables and frequency of sports and energy drink consumption among adolescent boys (n=1307) and girls (n=1486)
| Sports Drink Intake 1 or more per week (%) |
Energy Drink Intake 1 or more per week (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 37.4 | 20.5 | 15.8 | 8.6 |
| Black | 52.8 | 36.3 | 19.1 | 15.5 |
| Hispanic | 44.9 | 32.8 | 13.8 | 12.8 |
| Asian | 35.0 | 27.3 | 15.1 | 8.8 |
| Mixed/other | 55.0 | 38.4 | 22.3 | 15.6 |
| P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.14 | 0.01 |
| Socioeconomic Status | ||||
| Low | 45.6 | 30.1 | 18.3 | 12.6 |
| Middle-Low | 48.8 | 37.3 | 17.3 | 12.8 |
| Middle | 42.5 | 30.5 | 16.7 | 13.7 |
| Middle-High | 46.7 | 27.1 | 12.6 | 8.4 |
| High | 38.1 | 26.1 | 15.0 | 12.5 |
| P value | 0.33 | 0.10 | 0.52 | 0.58 |
| BMI Category | ||||
| Not overweight | 43.5 | 31.1 | 17.8 | 11.7 |
| Overweight | 46.0 | 31.9 | 16.9 | 10.7 |
| Obese | 46.5 | 32.0 | 14.8 | 16.6 |
| P value | 0.60 | 0.95 | 0.50 | 0.06 |
| Grade Level | ||||
| Middle School | 43.9 | 33.8 | 16.4 | 13.8 |
| High School | 45.7 | 29.7 | 17.9 | 11.4 |
| P value | 0.52 | 0.09 | 0.50 | 0.17 |
Note: P values represent overall testing by sex for independence of demographic categorization and weekly sport or energy drink consumption using the χ2 test.