Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of children from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, aged 8–10 years, stratified for high and low socio economic status (SES)
| Beverage categories reported on 24 h recall | High SES (n = 202) | Low SES (n = 154) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children reporting consumption n (%) | Average reported intake † (mL) [SD] | Children reporting consumption n (%) | Average reported intake † (mL) [SD] | |
| Water | 68 (33.7) | 500 [283] | 42 (27.3) | 476 [405] |
| Soda | 60 (29.7*) | 391 [205] | 29 (18.8*) | 357 [143] |
| Infusions | 130 (64.4*) | 438 [337] | 136 (88.3*) | 515 [347] |
| Dairy | 161 (79.7*) | 338 [166] | 55 (35.7*) | 302 [123] |
| Fruit juice | 31 (15.3*) | 290 [93] | 5 (3.2*) | 250 [0] |
| Commercial fruit juice | 30 (14.9*) | 334 [106] | 7 (4.5*) | 320 [53] |
| Fruit drink | 55 (27.2*) | 391 [203] | 20 (13.0*) | 300 [103] |
| Commercial fruit drink | 76 (37.6) | 397 [280] | 60 (39.0) | 372 [187] |
| Gruels | 37 (18.3*) | 275*[113] | 80 (51.9*) | 343*[164] |
| Sport drink | 1 (0.5) | 200 [‐] | 3 (1.9) | 200 [0] |
*
P < 0.05.
†
† Excluding non‐consumers.