Table 1.
The SSB consumption status of Chinese Tibetan adolescents in Tibet, China.
| Characteristics | Total sample | SSB consumption | χ2/F | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 time/week | 1 time/week | ≥2 time/week | ||||
| N | 1,231 | 188 (15.27) | 634 (51.50) | 409 (33.23) | 363.58 | <0.001 |
| Age | 15.77 ± 1.68 | 15.95 ± 1.81 | 15.93 ± 1.65 | 15.44 ± 1.61 | 12.13 | <0.001 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Boys | 585 (47.5) | 102 (54.3) | 262 (41.3) | 221 (54.0) | 20.14 | <0.001 |
| Girls | 646 (52.5) | 86 (45.7) | 372 (58.7) | 188 (46.0) | ||
| Siblings | ||||||
| 0 | 198 (16.1) | 29 (15.4) | 97 (15.3) | 72 (17.6) | 1.05 | 0.59 |
| ≥1 | 1,033 (83.9) | 159 (84.6) | 537 (84.7) | 337 (82.4) | ||
| Father's education | ||||||
| Elementary school and below | 683 (63.2) | 95 (58.3) | 366 (64.7) | 222 (63.2) | 13.16 | 0.01 |
| Middle school | 268 (24.8) | 36 (22.1) | 135 (23.9) | 97 (27.6) | ||
| College and above | 129 (11.9) | 32 (19.6) | 65 (11.5) | 32 (9.1) | ||
| Mother's education | ||||||
| Elementary school and below | 775 (72.2) | 93 (57.8) | 432 (75.9) | 250 (72.9) | 38.95 | <0.001 |
| Middle school | 164 (15.3) | 25 (15.5) | 78 (13.7) | 61 (17.8) | ||
| College and above | 134 (12.5) | 43 (26.7) | 59 (10.4) | 32 (9.3) | ||
| Breakfast | ||||||
| ≤ 1 time/week | 35 (2.8) | 9 (4.8) | 12 (1.9) | 14 (3.4) | 13.85 | 0.01 |
| 2–4 times/week | 67 (5.4) | 9 (4.8) | 25 (3.9) | 33 (8.1) | ||
| ≥5 times/week | 1,129 (91.7) | 170 (90.4) | 597 (94.2) | 362 (88.5) | ||
| Eggs or egg products | ||||||
| ≤ 1 time/week | 356 (28.9) | 54 (28.7) | 192 (30.3) | 110 (26.9) | 4.58 | 0.33 |
| 2–4 times/week | 562 (45.7) | 79 (42.0) | 281 (44.3) | 202 (49.4) | ||
| ≥5 times/week | 313 (25.4) | 55 (29.3) | 161 (25.4) | 97 (23.7) | ||
| Milk or dairy-products | ||||||
| ≤ 1 time/week | 349 (28.4) | 68 (36.2) | 179 (28.2) | 102 (24.9) | 9.21 | 0.06 |
| 2–4 times/week | 619 (50.3) | 79 (42.0) | 321 (50.6) | 219 (53.5) | ||
| ≥5 times/week | 263 (21.4) | 41 (21.8) | 134 (21.1) | 88 (21.5) | ||
| BMI | 20.49 ± 2.37 | 19.74 ± 1.79 | 20.4 ± 2.46 | 20.98 ± 2.37 | 19.31 | <0.001 |
| WC | 68.56 ± 7.22 | 67.38 ± 8.00 | 67.97 ± 6.90 | 70.01 ± 7.12 | 13.06 | <0.001 |
| MVPA | 41.81 ± 23.48 | 60.21 ± 18.45 | 40.25 ± 23.26 | 35.76 ± 21.69 | 82.26 | <0.001 |
| VO2max | 37.19 ± 5.58 | 38.96 ± 5.48 | 36.85 ± 5.52 | 36.90 ± 5.58 | 11.35 | <0.001 |
Descriptive statistics are presented as (mean ± standard deviation) and number (percentage) for continuous and categorical.
SSB, sugar-sweetened beverages; BMI, body mass index; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; VO2max, maximal oxygen uptake; WC, waist circumference.