Table 4.
Distribution of HBI a score among the full sample and across levels of SSB b consumption, NHANES adults (aged 19+) 2007–2012.
| SSB Consumers, Mean (SE c) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group | Full Sample | Non-Consumers | 1 Serving | >1–2 Servings | >2 Servings |
| 19–29 | 66.2 (0.6) | 81.0 (0.7) d | 69.7 (1.5) e | 60.3 (0.9) f | 54.9 (0.6) g |
| 30–49 | 68.7 (0.4) | 80.0 (0.4) d | 68.7 (1.5) e | 61.4 (0.5) f | 55.2 (0.4) g |
| 50–65 | 71.3 (0.3) | 78.9 (0.3) d | 68.2 (1.5) e | 60.2 (0.7) f | 54.5 (0.5) g |
| 66+ | 73.5 (0.3) | 79.3 (0.4) d | 66.7 (1.3) e | 58.6 (0.6) f | 54.4 (0.7) g |
a HBI = Healthy Beverage Index; b SSB = Sugar Sweetened Beverages; c SE=Standard Error; d,e,f,g within rows (age groups), HBI scores with different letters are statistically significantly different from one another and compared to SSB Non-Consumers.