Table 2.
Associations between SSB consumption characteristics and age
| SSB consumption | <30 years n (%) | ≥30 years n (%) | Total n (%) | Χ2 (df) | Cramer’s V | p* |
| How regularly do you consume SSBs? | ||||||
| Less than once a week or not at all | 284 (31.8) | 372 (41.6) | 656 (73.4) | 48.893 (1) | 0.234 | <0.001 |
| Once a week or more often | 166 (18.6) | 72 (8.1) | 238 (26.6) | |||
| What was the size of the last SSB you consumed? | ||||||
| 250 mL or less/do not consume SSBs | 194 (22.6) | 262 (30.5) | 456 (53.1) | 22.639 (1) | 0.162 | <0.001 |
| Larger than 250 mL | 237 (27.6) | 166 (19.3) | 403 (46.9) | |||
| In the last week, on how many occasions did you consume at least 1 SSB? | ||||||
| Zero occasions | 164 (18.3) | 257 (28.7) | 421 (47.1) | 41.226 (1) | 0.215 | <0.001 |
| 1 or more occasions | 286 (32.0) | 187 (20.9) | 473 (52.9) | |||
| mean (SD) | mean (SD) | t (df) | 95% CI | p # | ||
| In the last week, on how many occasions did you consume at least 1 SSB? | 2.02 (3.87) | 1.02 (2.04) | 4.837 (892) | <0.001 | ||
*Chi-square tests of proportion used to compare SSB consumption characteristics according to age group
# Independent samples t-test used to compare occasions of SSB consumption in last 7 days according to age group
P: Bolded indicates significant associations