Substantial decline in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among California’s children and adolescents

Figures & data

Table 1 Trends in SSB intake, milk intake, and obesity among Californian children and adolescents (by age)

	2003	2005	2007
Age 2–5
Prevalence of 2 or more SSBs on the prior day	16.35% (14.07–18.63)	11.01% (9.44–12.58)	5.03% (3.70–6.36)
SSB intake (mean number of drinks the prior day)	0.66 (0.60–0.72)	0.49 (0.45–0.53)	0.29 (0.26–0.33)
Milk intake (% had milk the prior day)	75.07% (72.6–77.6)	72.11% (69.9–74.4)	69.19% (66.9–71.54)
Obese (% WTA > 95%)	15.69% (13.72–17.67)	13.26% (11.78–14.73)	11.15% (9.72–12.57)
Sample size	2,618	3,857	3,354
Age 6–11
Prevalence of 2 or more SSBs on the prior day	22.46% (20.71–24.21)	15.96% (14.59–17.32)	9.86% (8.59–11.12)
SSB intake (mean number of drinks the prior day)	0.91 (0.85–0.96)	0.71 (0.67–0.75)	0.54 (0.50–0.58)
Milk intake (% had milk the prior day)	62.36% (60.54–64.17)	59.02% (57.02–61.02)	55.56% (53.52–57.59)
Obese (% WTA > 95%)	13.49% (12.05–14.93)	14.32% (12.61–16.04)	11.07% (9.77–12.37)
Sample size	4,532	5,502	4,899
Age 12–17
Prevalence of 2 or more SSBs on the prior day	35.70% (33.52–37.89)	30.60% (28.79–32.40)	25.73% (23.83–27.63)
SSB intake (mean number of drinks the prior day)	1.41 (1.34–1.49)	1.19 (1.13–1.26)	1.00 (0.95–1.05)
Milk intake (% had milk the prior day)	NA	NA	NA
Obese (% BMI > 95%)	12.37% (10.88–13.86)	14.22% (12.47–15.96)	13.29% (11.55–15.03)
Sample size	4,010	4,029	3,638

Abbreviations: SSB, sugar-sweetened beverage; WTA, weight-for-age; BMI, body mass index; NA, not applicable.

Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios of having more than 1 sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) in the past day (California, by age)

	2003	2005	2007
Age 2–5
Odds ratios of SSB (2 or more drinks yesterday)	ref	0.64a	0.27a
Age 6–11
Odds ratios of SSB (2 or more drinks yesterday)	ref	0.65a	0.38a
Age 12–17
Odds ratios of SSB (2 or more drinks yesterday)	ref	0.77b	0.61a

Note: Adjusted for gender, age, race/ethnicity, poverty level, and parental education.

a P < 0.001;

b P < 0.01.