Table 3. Associations between sociodemographic and descriptive factors and unadjusted sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) intake among pregnant women in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2006 (n = 1,154).
| Characteristics | 12 oz. Servings of SSBs1, 2 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| >30 | reference |
| 25–30 | 0.2 (-0.1, 0.5) |
| 20–24 | 0.1 (-0.3, 0.4) |
| <20 | 0.1 (-0.4, 0.6) |
| Country of birth | |
| Born in the U.S. | reference |
| Not born in the U.S. | -0.7 (-1.0, -0.4)b |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic White | reference |
| Mexican American | -0.1 (-0.4, 0.3) |
| Other Latino | -0.1 (-0.6, 0.4) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | -0.0 (-0.5, 0.4) |
| Other/Multiracial | 0.2 (-0.6, 1.0) |
| Educational attainment | |
| College degree | reference |
| Some college or AA degree | 0.0 (-0.4, 0.5) |
| High school diploma/GED | 0.1 (-0.4, 0.5) |
| No high school diploma/GED | 0.1 (-0.4, 0.5) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married/living with a partner | reference |
| Divorced/separated/single/widowed | 0.6 (0.1, 1.0)a |
| Household Income3 | |
| >300% | reference |
| 200% ≤ 300% | 0.3 (-0.1, 0.8) |
| 100% ≤ 200% | 0.3 (-0.2, 0.8) |
| ≤100% | 0.5 (0.0, 0.9)a |
| Year the Survey was collected | |
| 1999–2000 | reference |
| 2001–2002 | -0.1 (-0.5, 0.3) |
| 2003–2004 | 0.1 (-0.4, 0.5) |
| 2005–2006 | -0.3 (-0.8, 0.2) |
1 Values represent the ß coefficient and 95% confidence interval from the regression model where SSB was the outcome and age, country of birth, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, marital status, household income, and day of the week the recall/s were collected were all included as independent variables in the same model
2 Wald tests on linear regression coefficients were implemented to determine if the observed value was significantly different than the reference value
3 Measured as a percent of the Federal Poverty Level
a Significant at p<0.05
b Significant at p<0.001