Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants.
| SSB Intake | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Non-Consumers a | Consumers | ||
| N (%) | 3955 (100.0) | 2582 (65.3) | 1373 (34.7) | |
| Sex, % | 0.375 | |||
| Boys | 49.7 | 49.2 | 50.6 | |
| Girls | 50.3 | 50.9 | 49.4 | |
| Grade, % | <0.001 | |||
| 1–5 (6–10 y) | 41.3 | 44.6 | 35.1 | |
| 6–9 (11–14 y) | 34.5 | 35.3 | 33.1 | |
| 10–12 (15–17 y) | 24.2 | 20.1 | 31.8 | |
| Entered puberty, % | <0.001 | |||
| Entered puberty | 37.0 | 33.6 | 43.4 | |
| Not entered puberty | 63.0 | 66.4 | 56.6 | |
| Yearly household income, % | 0.201 | |||
| Above average (>60,000 CNY) | 33.2 | 33 | 33.6 | |
| Average (30,000–59,999 CNY) | 23.9 | 24.1 | 23.4 | |
| Below average (<30,000 CNY) | 21.8 | 22.6 | 20.3 | |
| No answer | 21.1 | 20.3 | 22.7 | |
| Intentional physical exercise, % | 0.819 | |||
| No | 46.6 | 46.7 | 46.3 | |
| Yes | 53.5 | 53.3 | 53.7 | |
| Instances of eating out last week, % | <0.001 | |||
| 0 | 57 | 60.6 | 50.3 | |
| 1–2 | 25.1 | 23.7 | 27.8 | |
| ≥3 | 17.9 | 15.8 | 21.9 | |
| Maternal education, year (SD) | 11.8 (4.0) | 11.8 (4.0) | 12.0 (4.0) | 0.115 |
| Dietary salt, g/d (SD) | 6.4 (4.1) | 6.2 (3.9) | 6.7 (4.4) | <0.001 |
| Dietary sodium, mg/d (SD) | 4297.6 (2285.5) | 4160.9 (2267.2) | 4554.5 (2298.4) | <0.001 |
| Dietary sodium equivalent to salt, g/d (SD) | 11 (5.9) | 10.7 (5.8) | 11.7 (5.9) | <0.001 |
| SSB consumption, g/d (SD) | 59.4 (126.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 171.1 (163.8) | <0.001 |
| Total fluid consumption, g/d (SD) | 750 (428.3) | 708.5 (403.9) | 827.7 (460.8) | <0.001 |
a In this study, a non-consumer was defined as someone who reported no SSB intake during the three-day survey period (two weekdays and one weekend day).