Table 3.

Contribution (as kcal^* and %) of beverages and foods to total daily energy intake by age group and sex; French children aged 4–13 years (n 835), INCA 2 (Étude Individuelle Nationale des Consommations Alimentaires 2006–2007)

	Beverages (kcal)		Foods (kcal)		Beverages (%)		Foods (%)
	Mean	95 % CI	Mean	95 % CI	Mean	95 % CI	Mean	95 % CI
All children	189	181, 196	1580	1548, 1611	10·8	10·4, 11·2	89·2	89·1, 90·4
Age group
4–8 years	188	177, 199	1461	1417, 1505	11·5	10·9, 12·1	88·5	87·8, 89·1
9–13 years	190	179, 201	1699	1656, 1741	10·1	9·6, 10·6	89·9	89·4, 90·4
P value	0·7815		<0·0001		0·0007		0·0007
Sex
Boys	202	191, 212	1670	1621, 1718	10·9	10·3, 11·5	89·1	88·5, 89·7
Girls	175	165, 184	1477	1439, 1514	10·7	10·1, 11·2	89·3	88·7, 89·9
P value	0·0002		<0·0001		0·5467		0·5467
Age × sex groups
Boys 4–8 years	197	182, 213	1531	1466, 1595	11·6	10·6, 12·3	88·4	87·5, 89·3
Boys 9–13 years	206	191, 221	1808	1751, 1865	10·2	9·5, 10·9	89·8	89·1, 90·4
Girls 4–8 years	177	162, 192	1382	1333, 1431	11·5	10·6, 12·3	88·5	87·7, 89·4
Girls 9–13 years	172	157, 187	1573	1518, 1628	9·9	9·1, 10·7	90·1	89·3, 90·9
P value	0·0027 a		<0·0001 b		0·0093 a		0·0093 a

P value is for ANOVA with post hoc Bonferroni-adjusted comparisons; significant P values are indicated in bold font.

^a No significant differences between means.

^b Difference in means for Girls 9–13 years v. Boys 4–8 years not significant.

^*1 kcal=4·184 kJ.