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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 2.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2014 Feb 10;133(3):386–393. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-2877

TABLE 2.

Mean Caffeine Intake Among Consumers Only Aged 2 to 22 Years Old: NHANES 1999–2010

1999–2000 2001–2002 2003–2004 2005–2006 2007–2008 2009–2010
Gender, mg/d
  Male 86.3 ± 14.5 72.7 ± 4.4 73.9 ± 6.5 71.2 ± 6.8 71.3 ± 5.2 65.2 ± 7.2
  Female 68.7 ± 3.7 53.8 ± 4.1 60.0 ± 4.2 48.3 ± 3.1 66.9 ± 4.6 50.9 ± 4.5
Age, mg/d
  2–5 yearsa 17.4 ± 1.9 20.6 ± 3.6 21.9 ± 5.6 12.2 ± 0.7 13.0 ± 1.6 10.0 ± 1.0
  6–11 yearsa 39.4 ± 8.0 31.4 ± 2.1 38.3 ± 3.8 24.6 ± 2.1 33.7 ± 3.4 23.0 ± 1.4
  12–16 years 80.6 ± 4.6 61.2 ± 4.9 68.7 ± 4.4 59.6 ± 3.9 72.0 ± 5.2 64.3 ± 9.8
  17–18 years 124.4 ± 16.1 105 ± 6.8 92.8 ± 12.0 117.3 ± 19.2 130.9 ± 30.9 96.1 ± 7.2
  19–22 years 142.9 ± 15.7 123.7 ± 13.2 126.3 ± 13.5 118.2 ± 14.8 127.5 ± 19 116.4 ± 8.4
Race/ethnicity, mg/d
  Non-Hispanic white 81.5 ± 8.8 68.8 ± 4.7 75.9 ± 6.1 69.4 ± 6.0 84.2 ± 5.1 67.4 ± 7.2
  Non-Hispanic black 38.9 ± 2.6 37.1 ± 2.9 38.4 ± 3.5 42.1 ± 4.1 37.7 ± 5.3 42.2 ± 5.2
  Mexican Americanb 52.9 ± 2.3 47.4 ± 3.4 50.7 ± 5.1 39.5 ± 3.7 41.8 ± 4.0 42.4 ± 3.3
PIR, mg/d
  0%–99% of FPT 86.1 ± 11.2 52.9 ± 4.5 61.2 ± 6.5 68.1 ± 15.9 75.7 ± 12.8 60.6 ± 5.0
  100%–199% of FPT 98.1 ± 22.3 65.8 ± 6.9 62.3 ± 8.6 61.8 ± 9.3 79.5 ± 12.5 60.5 ± 7.0
  200%–299% of FPT 63.3 ± 7.1 60.5 ± 7.8 59.3 ± 9.3 54.5 ± 6.8 62.2 ± 6.2 51.2 ± 7.3
  300%–399% of FPT 62.9 ± 8.4 83.9 ± 18.4 81.8 ± 12.7 54.1 ± 5.9 62.3 ± 14.2 68.8 ± 21.3
  ≥400% of FPT 69.4 ± 7.0 59.7 ± 5.7 74.1 ± 9.7 58.6 ± 8.9 60.8 ± 6.2 49.8 ± 6.7

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

a

Indicates significant linear trend, P < .001.

b

Indicates significant linear trend, P < .01.