Table 2.

Beverage intake in adults with low SES according to PW intake

	Total † (n = 1108)	Nondrinkers of PW a,† (n = 192)	Quartiles of PW intake
			One b,† (n = 231)	Two c,† (n = 218)	Three d,† (n = 203)	Four e,† (n = 264)	P* value
Plain water (mL)	938 ± 816	0	336 ± 115	744 ± 149	1208 ± 159	2099 ± 596
CB (mL)	921 ± 598	1222 ± 652b,c,d,e	948 ± 561a,e	956 ± 596a,e	804 ± 530a	741 ± 551a,b,c	<0.001
Sugar-sweetened beverages	422 ± 502	548 ± 577d,e	451 ± 495e	470 ± 528e	349 ± 436a	322 ± 447a,b,c	<0.001
Sodas	294 ± 362	456 ± 459b,c,d,e	297 ± 345a	260 ± 312a	253 ± 335a	234 ± 318a	<0.001
Whole and sweetened milk	163 ± 240	165 ± 249	156 ± 212	184 ± 240	176 ± 280	141 ± 223	0.263
Alcoholic beverages	22 ± 126	48 ± 184d,e	25 ± 135	24 ± 141	8.8 ± 336a	10 ± 77a	0.003
Natural juices	19 ± 98	4 ± 35e	19 ± 88	18 ± 93	17 ± 87	33 ± 140a	0.010
Low-fat milk, skim milk and beverages without added sugar (mL)	143 ± 297	206 ± 431c,e	145 ± 288	116 ± 234a	132 ± 241	126 ± 267a	0.445
Low calorie	132 ± 291	200 ± 431c,e	137 ± 281	107 ± 228a	121 ± 234	108 ± 251a	0.152
Low-fat milk	11 ± 68	6 ± 51	8 ± 47	10 ± 55	11 ± 71	18 ± 94	0.087
Total beverages (mL)	2003 ± 870	1427 ± 642c,d,e	1429 ± 570c,d,e	1818 ± 597a,b,d,e	2144 ± 540ª,b,c,e	2965 ± 760a,b,c,d	<0.001
Energy from beverages (kcal)	412 ± 321	537 ± 354b,c,d,e	423 ± 375a,e	418 ± 278a	366 ± 263a	342 ± 289a,b	<0.001
Ratio** (CB/PW)	1.43 ± 1.9	0	3.36 ± 2.8c,d,e	1.34 ± 0.9b,d,e	0.68 ± 0.5b,c	0.38 ± 0.3b,c	<0.001

^†mean ± SD.

*Trend test value among the five groups.

^a,b,c,d,eDifference between groups with p <0.05. Comparisons between groups were adjusted for Bonferroni correction.

**n = 916 due to the exclusion of 192 subjects who do not drink plain water.

SES, socioeconomic status; CB, caloric beverage; PW, plain water; CB/PW, ratio of caloric beverages to plain water.