Table 1.

Descriptive Analysis of Dietary Variables (Age 36–60 Months Old) by Caries Category

Parameter		% Children with some consumption* (n = 377)	Median (25th, 75th percentile)
			Caries-free (n = 248)	d1 (n = 38)	d2+f (n = 45)	d1d2+f (n = 46)
Beverage (occasions/day)
Powdered sugared beverages	Snack	36	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)	0.0 (0.0, 0.2)	0.0 (0.0, 0.3)	0.0 (0.0, 0.2)
	Meal	34	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)	0.0 (0.0, 0.2)	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)
Regular soda pop	Snack	52	0.0 (0.0, 0.2)	0.0 (0.0, 0.2)	0.1 (0.0, 0.2)	0.1 (0.0, 0.3)
	Meal	71	0.2 (0.0, 0.3)	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)
Juice drinks	Snack	52	0.0 (0.0, 0.2)	0.1 (0.0, 0.3)	0.1 (0.0, 0.2)	0.1 (0.0, 0.3)
	Meal	56	0.1 (0.0, 0.2)	0.1 (0.0, 0.3)	0.1 (0.0, 0.2)	0.1 (0.0, 0.2)
100% Juice	Snack	80	0.3 (0.1, 0.7)	0.3 (0.1, 0.4)	0.3 (0.1, 0.7)	0.3 (0.0, 0.6)
	Meal	85	0.4 (0.1, 0.8)	0.4 (0.2, 0.7)	0.4 (0.1, 0.7)	0.3 (0.1, 0.8)
Milk	Snack	84	0.3 (0.1, 0.7)	0.2 (0.1, 0.6)	0.3 (0.1, 0.8)	0.3 (0.1, 0.7)
	Meal	99.7	1.8 (1.2, 2.2)	1.5 (1.0, 2.0)	1.7 (1.3, 2.1)	1.7 (0.9, 2.0)
Water	Snack	91	0.8 (0.3, 1.3)	0.6 (0.2, 1.1)	0.6 (0.2, 1.1)	0.4 (0.2, 0.9)
	Meal	65	0.1 (0.0, 0.3)	0.1 (0.0, 0.3)	0.1 (0.0, 0.3)	0.1 (0.0, 0.3)
Food (occasions/day)
Presweetened cereals	Snack	29	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)	0.0 (0.0, 0.0)
	Meal	86	0.3 (0.1, 0.6)	0.3 (0.2, 0.7)	0.3 (0.2, 0.7)	0.3 (0.1, 0.4)
Unsweetened cereals	Snack	20	0.0 (0.0, 0.0)	0.0 (0.0, 0.0)	0.0 (0.0, 0.0)	0.0 (0.0, 0.0)
	Meal	59	0.1 (0.0, 0.2)	0.1 (0.0, 0.3)	0.1 (0.0, 0.2)	0.1 (0.0, 0.2)
Baked starch with sugar	Snack	98	0.6 (0.4, 0.9)	0.7 (0.3, 0.9)	0.6 (0.3, 0.8)	0.6 (0.4, 1.0)
	Meal	86	0.3 (0.2, 0.6)	0.2 (0.0, 0.4)	0.3 (0.1, 0.6)	0.3 (0.1, 0.6)
Unprocessed starches	Snack	77	0.1 (0.0, 0.3)	0.2 (0.1, 0.3)	0.2 (0.1, 0.3)	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)
	Meal	100	2.6 (2.2, 2.8)	2.4 (2.0, 2.8)	2.3 (2.0, 2.8)	2.4 (2.2, 2.7)
Processed starches	Snack	77	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)	0.2 (0.1, 0.6)	0.2 (0.0, 0.3)	0.2 (0.0, 0.4)
	Meal	88	0.3 (0.1, 0.6)	0.3 (0.2, 0.4)	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)	0.3 (0.2, 0.4)
Sugar-based desserts	Snack	81	0.2 (0.1, 0.3)	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)	0.3 (0.1, 0.4)	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)
	Meal	68	0.2 (0.0, 0.3)	0.1 (0.0, 0.2)	0.1 (0.0, 0.2)	0.1 (0.0, 0.3)
Candy	Snack	72	0.2 (0.0, 0.4)	0.2 (0.0, 0.4)	0.2 (0.0, 0.4)	0.2 (0.0, 0.6)
	Meal	34	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)	0.0 (0.0, 0.0)	0.0 (0.0, 0.0)
Added sugar	Snack	36	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)	0.0 (0.0, 0.1)	0.0 (0.0, 0.2)	0.1 (0.0, 0.2)
	Meal	79	0.3 (0.1, 0.5)	0.2 (0.0, 0.4)	0.2 (0.0, 0.4)	0.2 (0.1, 0.4)

^*Percentage of children with some consumption from diaries (among two or three annual time points per child).