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Table 2 Volume of water (mL) from plain water, other beverages and from moisture in foods as consumed by children age 4-13y, overall and by age group, NHANES 2005–2010

From: Water and beverage consumption among children age 4-13y in the United States: analyses of 2005–2010 NHANES data

 

Total 4-13y

Age 4-8y

Age 9-13y

 

Mean (SE)1

% of total

Mean (SE)1

% of total

Mean (SE)1

% of total

Water

431.0 (13.1)

27.3

364.9 (13.5)

25.2

496.1 (19.4)

29.0

Milk and milk beverages

282.0 (5.9)

17.8

295.8 (5.9)

20.4

268.5 (10.4)

15.7

Excluding milk w/cereal

212.5 (5.8)

13.4

225.6 (6.0)

15.6

199.6 (9.9)

11.7

Fruit juice

87.2 (3.9)

5.5

99.3 (3.8)

6.9

75.2 (5.7)

4.4

Soda

148.6 (7.1)

9.4

91.4 (5.5)

6.3

204.8 (11.6)

12.0

Diet soda

19.7 (2.3)

1.2

12.2 (1.9)

0.8

27.0 (4.1)

1.6

Regular soda

128.9 (6.7)

8.2

79.2 (5)

5.5

177.8 (10.7)

10.4

Fruit drink

107.6 (4.8)

6.8

114.6 (5.5)

7.9

100.6 (6.2)

5.9

Low-calorie fruit drink

28.3 (3.5)

1.8

32.9 (4.6)

2.3

23.7 (3.3)

1.4

Regular fruit drink

79.3 (3.1)

5.0

81.8 (3.8)

5.7

76.9 (4.3)

4.5

Sports drink

37.2 (4.7)

2.4

25.6 (4.7)

1.8

48.5 (7.5)

2.8

Coffee

4.6 (0.9)

0.3

1.8 (0.5)

0.1

7.3 (1.7)

0.4

Tea

36.7 (4.7)

2.3

21.8 (2.7)

1.5

51.3 (8.1)

3.0

Energy drink

0.9 (0.4)

0.1

0.1 (0.1)

0.0

1.6 (0.9)

0.1

Water from beverages

1135.8 (16.8)

71.4

1015.4 (14.7)

70.2

1254 (29.1)

73.3

Water from food2

444.6 (6.0)

28.6

431.4 (7.2)

29.8

457.5 (8.2)

26.7

Total daily water

1580 (16.5)

100.0

1447 (14.7)

100.0

1711 (29.6)

100.0

  1. 1SE are standard errors.
  2. 2Milk consumed with food is included as a beverage.