Table A2.
Characteristics of 6–19 year old respondents, by recent green/black tea consumption, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2013–2016.
| Unweighted n (Weighted %) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Recent Black/Green Tea Consumption (n = 503) | No Recent Black/Green Tea Consumption (n = 3425) |
| Demographic Characteristics | ||
| Age categories | ||
| 6 to <9 years | 73 (12) | 781 (21) |
| 9 to <12 years | 99 (17) | 771 (21) |
| 12 to <15 years | 117 (23) | 736 (21) |
| 15 to <19 years | 214 (48) | 1137 (37) |
| Sex | ||
| Girls | 263 (51) | 1664 (47) |
| Boys | 240 (49) | 1761 (53) |
| Race/ethnicity 1 | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 148 (52) | 887 (50) |
| Hispanic | 173 (25) | 1241 (26) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 100 (11) | 808 (15) |
| Asian | 51 (5) | 287 (5) |
| Other | 31 (7) | 202 (5) |
| Income to poverty ratio, FPL, % 1 | ||
| <100 | 154 (22) | 1048 (23) |
| 100 to <200 | 119 (26) | 907 (23) |
| ≥200 | 230 (53) | 1470 (54) |
| Drinking Water Characteristics | ||
| Tap water source 1 | ||
| Don’t drink tap water | 74 (11) | 503 (12) |
| Community supply | 314 (65) | 2345 (72) |
| Well/cistern | 52 (13) | 193 (8) |
| Don’t know | 57 (11) | 326 (8) |
| Spring | 6 (1) | 58 (1) |
| Recent consumption of fluoridated home tap water (≥7 mg/L) | ||
| No | 454 (88) | 2914 (84) |
| Yes | 49 (12) | 511 (16) |
| Recent Diet | ||
| Other tea | ||
| No recent consumption | 498 (100) | 3394 (99) |
| Any recent consumption | 5 (0) | 31 (1) |
| Fruit juice | ||
| No recent consumption | 401 (81) | 2506 (75) |
| Any recent consumption | 102 (19) | 919 (25) |
| Grapes/raisins | ||
| No recent consumption | 483 (96) | 3213 (94) |
| Any recent consumption | 20 (4) | 212 (6) |
| Shellfish | ||
| No recent consumption | 488 (98) | 3348 (98) |
| Any recent consumption | 15 (2) | 77 (2) |
| Coffee beverages | ||
| No recent consumption | 470 (94) | 3239 (94) |
| Any recent consumption | 33 (6) | 186 (6) |
| Chicken nuggets, tenders, and patties | ||
| No recent consumption | 439 (85) | 3007 (88) |
| Any recent consumption | 64 (15) | 418 (12) |
| Oral Health | ||
| Recent dentist visit (<6 months) | ||
| No | 214 (43) | 1246 (35) |
| Yes | 286 (57) | 2171 (65) |
| Amount of toothpaste used | ||
| Smear | 11 (3) | 114 (4) |
| Pea size | 82 (17) | 742 (25) |
| Half load | 147 (32) | 1028 (29) |
| Full load | 258 (48) | 1496 (42) |
| Frequency of toothbrushing, times per day 1 | ||
| 1 | 170 (32) | 1040 (33) |
| 2 | 289 (62) | 2064 (62) |
| 3 | 32 (5) | 209 (5) |
| ≥4 | 2 (0) | 23 (1) |
| Current use of prescription fluoride drops or tablet 2 | ||
| No | 314 (98) | 2463 (98) |
| Yes | 4 (2) | 40 (2) |
1 Percentages do no sum to 100 due to rounding. Percentages are population-weighted and thus cannot be directly calculated from the unweighted numbers in the table. 2 6–15 year olds. Abbreviation: FPL, federal poverty level.