Beverage consumption patterns among 4–19 y old children in 2009–14 NHANES show that the milk and 100% juice pattern is associated with better diets

Table 1 Food patterns, energy, and selected nutrients for drinkers of milk, 100% juice, milk and 100% juice, and other beverages NHANES 2011–2014: Ages 4-19 y [n = 8119]

	Milk Pattern			100% Juice Pattern			Milk and 100% Juice Pattern			Other Beverages Pattern			p ^a	Ad ^b
	n = 1209			n = 543			n = 1081			n = 5286
	Mean	95% CI		Mean	95% CI		Mean	95% CI		Mean	95% CI
Food groups and HEI
Total Dairy (cup-eq)	3.44	3.25	3.63	1.30	1.13	1.48	2.85	2.69	3.01	1.76	1.70	1.83	<.001	<.001
Milk (cup-eq)	2.53	2.39	2.67	0.47	0.42	0.52	2.00	1.87	2.13	0.83	0.79	0.87	<.001	<.001
Yogurts (cup-eq)	0.05	0.03	0.06	0.04	0.02	0.06	0.09	0.06	0.12	0.04	0.03	0.05	0.007	0.012
Cheese (cup-eq)	0.84	0.74	0.94	0.78	0.62	0.94	0.75	0.65	0.84	0.88	0.83	0.93	0.034	0.120
Total Fruits (cup-eq)	0.72	0.65	0.80	2.31	2.15	2.48	2.02	1.92	2.12	0.82	0.74	0.89	<.001	<.001
Whole Fruits (cup-eq)	0.70	0.62	0.77	0.68	0.55	0.81	0.89	0.81	0.97	0.60	0.54	0.67	<.001	0.001
Total vegetable (cup-eq)	0.91	0.81	1.00	0.86	0.75	0.96	0.91	0.82	1.00	0.99	0.95	1.03	0.034	0.33
HEI 2010	49.65	48.79	50.51	52.44	51.09	53.79	55.70	54.36	57.04	44.36	43.69	45.02	<.001	<.001
Energy and nutrients
Energy (kcal)	1924	1828	2020	1798	1718	1879	1998	1933	2063	2029	1991	2066	<.001	–
Total sugars (g)	109	104	113	109	103	115	133	129	137	130	127	134	<.001	<.001
Added sugars (teaspoon eq)	13	13	14	11	10	12	14	13	15	23	22	24	<.001	<.001
Fiber (g)	15	14	16	15	14	15	15	15	16	14	14	14	0.008	<.001
Calcium (mg)	1379	1308	1450	920	837	1004	1314	1262	1366	934	909	958	<.001	<.001
Potassium (mg)	2475	2339	2611	2182	2069	2295	2713	2629	2796	2100	2058	2142	<.001	<.001
Vitamin A (IU)	796	753	839	499	461	538	698	660	736	527	510	545	<.001	<.001
Vitamin C (mg)	47	40	54	144	130	158	118	111	124	70	66	75	<.001	<.001
Vitamin D (mcg)	9	9	10	4	3	4	8	8	9	4	4	4	<.001	<.001
Vitamin E (mcg)	7	6	8	7	6	7	7	6	7	7	7	8	0.032	0.008

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