TABLE 1.

Percentage of US Children and Adolescents (2–22 Years Old) Consuming Caffeine and Intake Among Consumers: NHANES 1999–2010

	Percentage Consuming Caffeine	Mean Intake Among Consumers, mg
Year
1999–2000	73.7 ± 1.3	77.4 ± 8.3
2001–2002	73.4 ± 1.1	63.3 ± 3.1
2003–2004	75.5 ± 1.4	67.3 ± 4.9
2005–2006	72.4 ± 1.3	60.0 ± 3.8
2007–2008	72.1 ± 1.1	69.1 ± 3.5
2009–2010	72.1 ± 0.9	58.1 ± 4.8
Gender
Male	73.3 ± 0.7	73.1 ± 3.3
Female	73.1 ± 0.7	57.7 ± 1.7a
Agea,b
2–5 years	62.7 ± 1.1	15.9 ± 1.2
6–11 years	74.8 ± 0.9	31.8 ± 1.6
12–16 years	75.3 ± 0.9	67.5 ± 2.4
17–18 years	75.8 ± 1.2	109.9 ± 7.1
19–22 years	76.8 ± 1.6	125.5 ± 6.0
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	77.5 ± 0.7	74.2 ± 2.6
Non-Hispanic black	58.7 ± 0.9c	39.4 ± 1.7c
Mexican American	73.3 ± 0.9d	46.0 ± 1.6c
PIRe,f
0%–99% of FPT	71.9 ± 0.9	66.8 ± 4.0
100%–199% of FPT	72.4 ± 1.2	70.9 ± 5.3
200%–299% of FPT	73.9 ± 1.7	58.1 ± 3.1
300%–399% of FPT	74.6 ± 1.1	68.6 ± 5.7
≥400% of FPT	75.1 ± 1.2	61.6 ± 3.1

Data are presented as percentages or means ± SEs. FPT, federal poverty threshold.

^aIndicates different from reference group of males, P < .05.

^bIndicates significant linear trend, P < .001.

^cIndicates different from reference group of non-Hispanic whites, P < .001.

^dIndicates different from reference group of non-Hispanic whites, P < .05.

^eIndicates significant linear trend, P < .01.

^fIndicates significant quadratic trend, P < .01.