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Table 2 Average amount of each beverage consumed by children <1–5 years during NHANES 1976–1980, NHANES 1988–1994, and NHANES 2001-2006

From: National trends in beverage consumption in children from birth to 5 years: analysis of NHANES across three decades

Beverage

Mean Intake (Fl. oz./day)1

Change (A-B)

p-value (A-B)

Change (B-C)

p-value (B-C)

Change (A-C)

p-value (A-C)

NHANES 1976-1980* (A)

NHANES 1988–1994 (B)

NHANES 2001–2006 (C)

Total Milk

         

<1–5 years

14.7 ± 0.2

14.0 ± 0.2

16.3 ± 0.4

−0.7

0.0133

2.3

<0.0001

1.6

0.0003

<1 year

N/A

22.0 ± 3.4

17.8 ± 1.2

N/A

N/A

−4.2

0.2441

N/A

 

1 year

15.3 ± 0.5

17.3 ± 0.6

20.3 ± 0.5

2.0

0.0104

3

0.0001

5

<0.0001

2 years

12.6 ± 0.4

13.1 ± 0.4

16.6 ± 0.5

0.5

0.3768

3.5

<0.0001

4

<0.0001

3 years

13.5 ± 0.4

13.3 ± 0.5

14.9 ± 0.6

−0.2

0.7548

1.6

0.0405

1.4

0.0522

4 years

14.5 ± 0.4

13.2 ± 0.4

13.9 ± 0.4

−1.3

0.0216

0.7

0.2159

−0.6

0.2888

5 years

15.3 ± 0.5

13.0 ± 0.4

15.0 ± 0.7

−2.3

0.0003

2

0.0131

−0.3

0.7273

100% Fruit Juice

         

<1–5 years

7.4 ± 0.2

9.5 ± 0.4

10.3 ± 0.3

2.1

<0.0001

0.8

0.1096

2.9

<0.0001

<1 year

N/A

4.8 ± 0.3

5.4 ± 0.3

N/A

N/A

0.6

0.1573

N/A

 

1 year

6.6 ± 0.3

9.3 ± 0.8

10.8 ± 0.5

2.7

0.0016

1.5

0.1118

4.2

<0.0001

2 years

8.3 ± 0.4

11.1 ± 0.6

11.0 ± 0.5

2.8

0.0001

−0.1

0.8981

2.7

<0.0001

3 years

7.5 ± 0.4

10.6 ± 1.2

12.2 ± 0.8

3.1

0.0143

1.6

0.2673

4.7

<0.0001

4 years

8.0 ± 0.5

8.8 ± 0.5

9.7 ± 0.4

0.8

0.2579

0.9

0.1599

1.7

0.0079

5 years

8.1 ± 0.5

8.2 ± 0.7

10.0 ± 0.6

0.1

0.9075

1.8

0.0509

1.9

0.0150

Fruit Drink

         

<1–5 years

10.4 ± 0.3

10.7 ± 0.3

12.1 ± 0.4

0.3

0.4795

1.4

0.0051

1.7

0.0007

<1 year

N/A

8.1 ± 2.5

8.8 ± 1.2

N/A

N/A

0.7

0.8007

N/A

 

1 year

8.8 ± 0.6

9.0 ± 0.6

12.3 ± 0.9

0.2

0.8137

3.3

0.0023

3.5

0.0012

2 years

10.8 ± 0.5

10.0 ± 0.7

12.8 ± 0.8

−0.8

0.3524

2.8

0.0084

2

0.0340

3 years

10.5 ± 0.6

10.7 ± 0.7

10.1 ± 0.4

0.2

0.8283

−0.6

0.4568

−0.4

0.5791

4 years

11.1 ± 0.6

10.6 ± 0.6

12.2 ± 0.9

−0.5

0.5557

1.6

0.1391

1.1

0.3092

5 years

11.1 ± 0.5

12.7 ± 0.8

13.1 ± 0.9

1.6

0.0899

0.4

0.7398

2

0.0521

Soft Drinks

         

<1–5 years

7.0 ± 0.3

7.8 ± 0.2

7.9 ± 0.4

0.8

0.0265

0.1

0.8231

0.9

0.0719

<1 year

N/A

6.4 ± 2.8

1.8 ± 0.4

N/A

N/A

−4.6

0.1013

N/A

 

1 year

5.4 ± 0.4

5.0 ± 0.3

5.4 ± 1.4

0.4

0.4237

0.4

0.7800

0

1.0000

2 years

6.6 ± 0.3

6.7 ± 0.3

6.2 ± 0.3

0.1

0.8137

−0.5

0.2386

−0.4

0.3458

3 years

6.8 ± 0.3

7.7 ± 0.4

7.6 ± 0.6

0.9

0.0719

0.1

0.8897

0.8

0.2330

4 years

7.9 ± 0.4

8.4 ± 0.4

8.8 ± 0.5

0.5

0.3768

0.4

0.5322

0.9

0.1599

5 years

8.4 ± 0.6

9.7 ± 0.5

9.8 ± 0.6

1.3

0.0960

0.1

0.8981

1.4

0.0990

  1. 1Mean ± standard error; fluid ounce (fl. oz.). calculated on the assumption that 1 fl oz = 30 g; N/A: not available; 8 fl. oz. is equivalent to one cup.
  2. *Data only available for children 6 months or older.
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