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Table 3 Trends in frequent intake of soft drinks (%, 95-CI) by gender, age groups and education level a among adults in Germany b

From: Time trends of non-alcoholic beverage consumption among adults in Germany, 1990–2011

 

EW c

GNHIES98 c

DEGS c

absolute difference (%)

p trend d

1990–1992

1997–1999

2008–2011

1990–2011

 

%

95%-CI

%

95%-CI

%

95%-CI

%

95%-CI

Men

8.5

7.3–9.8

25.0

22.8–27.3

25.2

22.9–27.7

+ 16.7

< 0.0001

Age groups (years)

 25–34

9.4

7.6–11.7

42.8

38.4–47.3

37.0

31.4–43.0

+ 27.6

< 0.0001

 35–44

8.2

6.2–10.8

28.8

24.9–33.0

31.7

27.0–36.7

+ 23.5

< 0.0001

 45–54

7.9

6.1–10.1

19.0

15.8–22.7

22.6

18.8–26.8

+ 14.7

< 0.0001

 55–69

8.5

6.6–10.7

15.0

12.4–18.1

13.8

11.1–17.2

+ 5.3

0.0006

Education

 Low

9.0

6.3–12.6

31.6

24.8–39.3

31.7

24.4–39.9

+ 22.7

< 0.0001

 Middle

9.0

7.7–10.6

27.7

24.8–30.7

29.2

26.0–32.6

+ 20.2

< 0.0001

 High

7.1

5.3–9.4

16.8

14.4–19.5

14.8

12.4–17.6

+ 7.7

< 0.0001

Women

11.6

10.3–13.1

13.7

12.1–15.4

12.1

10.5–13.9

+ 0.5

n.s.

Age groups (years)

 25–34

14.1

11.6–16.9

23.7

19.8–28.1

18.8

14.3–24.3

+ 4.7

0.0005

 35–44

11.6

9.4–14.3

13.6

10.8–16.9

11.7

8.9–15.3

+ 0.1

n.s.

 45–54

11.9

9.5–14.9

11.5

8.8–14.9

13.1

10.4–16.4

+ 1.2

n.s.

 55–69

9.7

7.6–12.2

9.1

7.1–11.7

7.3

5.3–9.9

−2.4

n.s.

Education

 Low

14.1

11.9–16.7

15.7

12.5–19.6

21.5

16.9–26.9

+ 7.4

0.02

 Middle

11.0

9.4–12.8

13.4

11.4–15.6

12.1

10.1–14.5

+ 1.1

n.s.

 High

8.2

6.5–10.3

11.3

8.6–14.7

3.7

2.5–5.5

−4.5

< 0.0001

  1. aInformation on education based on the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED, version 1997) low (9 or 10 years: lower secondary), medium (11–13 years: upper secondary), and high (14 or more years: higher education)
  2. bAll data are weighted to the German population as of 31.12.2010
  3. cEW East/West Health Survey, GNHIES98 German National Interview and Health Examination Survey 1998, DEGS German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults
  4. dp for trend, age-standardized