Table 3.
Consumption behaviours of food and beverage items that may be associated with increased or reduced dental caries risk among participants in the Campus and Clinic groups.
| Frequency of Consumption | Sugary Non-Dairy Beverages | Dairy – Sugar Sweetened | Non Dairy Milk Beverages | Dairy – No Sugar Added | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juice | Pop/Soda | Other Sugary Drinks | Flavoured Cow’s Milk | Yogurt | Soy Milk | Other Milks (Almond, Rice, Hemp, Coconut, etc.) | Cow’s Milk | Cheese | Yogurt | |||||||||||
| Campus n (%) |
Clinic n (%) |
Campus n (%) | Clinic n (%) |
Campus n (%) | Clinic n (%) |
Campus n (%) | Clinic n (%) | Campus n (%) |
Clinic n (%) |
Campus n (%) | Clinic n (%) |
Campus n (%) | Clinic n (%) |
Campus n (%) | Clinic n (%) | Campus n (%) | Clinic n (%) |
Campus n (%) |
Clinic n (%) |
|
| Rarely or never | 50 (63.3) |
5 (50.0) |
63 (79.7) |
7 (70.0) |
37 (46.3) |
5 (50.0) |
70 (92.1) |
8 (80.0) |
42 (55.3) |
3 (33.3) |
72 (93.5) |
4 (100.0) |
52 (66.7) |
9 (100.0) |
37 (48.1) |
3 (30.0) |
16 (20.5) |
1 (10.0) |
47 (61.8) |
4 (40.0) |
| A few times per week | 25 (31.6) |
4 (40.0) |
14 (17.7) |
3 (30.0) |
35 (43.8) |
4 (40.0) |
3 (3.9) |
2 (20.0) |
26 (34.2) |
6 (66.7) |
5 (6.5) |
0 (0.0) |
14 (17.9) |
0 (0.0) |
22 (28.6) |
2 (20.0) |
38 (48.7) |
9 (90.0) |
15 (19.7) |
5 (50.0) |
| Once per day | 4 (5.1) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (2.5) |
0 (0.0) |
6 (7.5) |
1 (10.0) |
2 (2.6) |
0 (0.0) |
8 (10.5) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0(0.0) | 9 (11.5) |
0 (0.0) |
12 (15.6) |
3 (30.0) |
20 (25.6) |
0 (0.0) |
13 (17.1) |
1 (10.0) |
| More than once per day | 0 (0.0) |
1 (10.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (2.5) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.3) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
3 (3.8) |
0 (0.0) |
6 (7.8) |
2 (20.0) |
4 (5.1) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.3) |
0 (0.0) |
Note: Numbers vary as not all participants submitted answers for each question.