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Table 4 Per capita energy intake from beverages among Mexican Children Aged 5-11 by Socio-Demographic Factors, 2006

From: Caloric beverage consumption patterns in Mexican children

 

National

Area

Socioeconomic Status

  

Rural

Urban

Lowa

Mediumb

Highc

Beverage

      

Regular Soft drinks

54.9 (1.7)

36.5 (1.3)£

62.7 (2.4)

39.9 (2.8)b,c

60.9 (2.4)a,c

72.5 (4.4)ab

Sweetened Coffee & Tea

16.7 (0.58)

27.7 (1.0) £

12.1 (0.70)

26.6 (1.0)b,c

12.3 (0.93)a,c

6.0 (0.55)a,b

Sweetened beverages§

77.5 (2.4)

61.2 (2.4) £

84.3 (3.3)

59.4 (2.2)b,c

85.2 (3.4)a

97.6 (7.5)a

Atole

10.7 (0.67)

19.9 (1.4) £

6.9 (0.73)

17.3 (1.2)b,c

6.1 (0.69)a

5.6 (1.6)a

Whole milk

144.4 (3.0)

85.5 (3.0) £

169.1 (4.0)

97.8 (4.4)b,c

167.6 (4.9)a,c

192.7 (7.2)ab

Whole flavored

5.5 (0.57)

4.9 (1.0)

5.7 (0.69)

5.2 (0.81)

6.3 (1.2)

4.7 (0.81)

Unsweetened fruit juice

9.5 (0.45)

7.0 (0.60) £

10.6 (0.59)

7.0 (0.56)b,c

9.9 (0.81)a,c

13.1 (1.1)a,b

Unsweetened coffee & tea

0.04 (0.01)

0.05 (0.001)

0.04 (0.01)

0.03 (0.005)

0.05 (0.015)

0.04 (.0014)

Skim milk

3.5 (0.68)

1.7 (0.47) £

4.2 (0.94)

0.66 (0.19) b,c

3.95 (0.92) a

7.8 (2.44) a

TOTAL

322.9 (5.5)

244.6 (6.4) £

355.6 (6.8)

254 (7.76) b,c

352.3 (7.53) a,c

400.2 (11.6) a,b

 

Region

Gender

 

Northa

Centralb

Mexicoc

Southd

Males£

Females

High Sugar

      

Regular Soft drinks

80.9 (3.8)b,c,d

55.7 (3.4)a,d

63.0 (7.2)a,d

38.9 (1.9)a,b,c

58.5 (2.8) £

51.4 (2.8)

Sweetened Coffee & Tea

8.4 (0.61) b,c,d

10.9 (0.97) a,d

14.1 (2.3) a,d

28.5 (1.1) b,c,d

17.1 (0.90)

16.3 (0.76)

Sweetened beverages§

73.4 (3.9)

82.3 (4.9)

88.2 (9.8)

71.7 (2.9)

78.9 (3.3)

76.1 (3.5)

Atole

3.0 (0.77)b,d

6.5 (1.0)a,d

6.0 (1.5)a,b

20.8 (1.4)a,b,c

10.7 (1.0)

10.7 (0.86)

Whole milk

137.2 (5.0)b,c,d

171.4 (5.7)a,c,d

205 (13.9)a,b,d

104.5 (3.6)a,b,c

157.8 (4.4) £

131.4 (4.1)

Whole flavored

4.8 (1.0)

3.3 (0.78)c,d

10.1 (2.8)b

7.4 (1.1)c

5.8 (0.78)

5.2 (0.82)

Unsweetened fruit juice

8.3 (0.92)

9.4 (0.81)

11.0 (1.7)

10.1 (0.68)

9.5 (0.66)

9.6 (0.62)

Unsweetened coffee & tea

0.04 (0.01)

0.03 (0.005)

0.11 (0.10)

0.05 (0.01)

0.03 (0.01)

0.05 (0.01)

Skim milk

4.8 (1.3) d

3.8 (1.4)

8.1 (3.6)

1.5 (0.35) a

4.0 (1.2)

3.0 (0.61)

TOTAL

320.9 (8.4) c,d

343.4 (10.6) c,d

406.5 (19.8) a,d

283.4 (7.1) a,c

342.4 (7.5) £

303.7 (6.2)

  1. £ = significantly different at p < 0.05
  2. a,b,c,d = Within a subgroup, means in a row with superscripts without a common letter differ (p < 0.05).