Table 2.
Daily average beverage intake in ounces, by race/ethnicity (mean ± SD).
| Beverage | Race/ethnicity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | Non-Hispanic Black | p value | |
| Plain milk | 10.9 ± 8.5 | 13.2 ± 10.3 | 0.099 |
| Flavored milk | 6.7 ± 8.4 | 5.0 ± 7.1 | 0.147 |
| Milk (any) | 17.6 ± 8.3 | 18.2 ± 10.4 | 0.624 |
| Fruit juice | 10.4 ± 8.3 | 13.5 ± 8.7 | 0.014∗ |
| Fruit drink | 2.5 ± 4.6 | 7.1 ± 8.1 | <0.001∗ |
| Sweet tea | 0.1 ± 0.5 | 0.3 ± 1.1 | 0.109 |
| Sports drink | 0.3 ± 0.7 | 0.6 ± 1.9 | 0.102 |
| Soda | 0.4 ± 1.1 | 0.5 ± 1.7 | 0.607 |
| SSBa | 3.3 ± 5.1 | 8.6 ± 9.1 | <0.001∗ |
| Water | 18.3 ± 8.5 | 17.6 ± 8.2 | 0.589 |
aSSB include fruit drink, sweet tea, sports drink, and soda. ∗Independent samples t-test significant at p < 0.05.