Beverage consumption in an Alaska Native village: a mixed-methods study of behaviour, attitudes and access

Figures & data

Table I. Child and adolescent beverage consumption pattern in an Alaskan village, 2014

Type of beverage Child (3–11), n=21 Adolescent (12–17), n=21		Never (%)	At least once per week but less than once per day (%)	At least once per day (%)	p ^a
Sugar-sweetened beverages
Any sugary beverage	Child	19	52	29	0.08
	Adolescent	0	52	48
Sweetened juice beverage/drink (Kool-Aid,	Child	24	48	28	0.06
Tang, fruitades, lemonade, punch, etc.)	Adolescent	0	62	38
Soda/pop	Child	85	15	0	0.06
	Adolescent	53	32	16
100% fruit juice	Child	5	86	10	0.04
	Adolescent	21	47	32
Energy and sports drink	Child	71	29	0	0.12
	Adolescent	48	38	14
Sweetened tea	Child	100	0	0	0.01
	Adolescent	65	30	5
Coffee and tea (with cream and or sugar,	Child	100	0	0	0.01
includes non-dairy creamer)	Adolescent	52	24	24
Water	Child	0	19	81	0.01
	Adolescent	25	0	75
Milk
Any milk	Child	9	29	62	0.26
	Adolescent	9	52	38
Whole milk	Child	67	19	14	0.23
	Adolescent	40	35	25
Low-fat (2%) milk	Child	24	19	57	0.04
	Adolescent	55	25	20
Non-fat milk	Child	90	10	0	<0.01
	Adolescent	43	29	29

^aComparison made using chi-square test.

Table II. Child and adolescent mean serving size

	Total Mean±SD (mL)	Adolescents Mean±SD (mL)	Children Mean±SD (mL)	p ^a
Sugar-sweetened beverages
Any sugary beverage	270±83	286±79	253±86	0.27
Sweetened juice beverage/drink	240±62	247±67	233±57	0.5
Soda/pop	286±100	315±98	197±34	0.07
100% fruit juice	258±87	278±128	246±55	0.4
Energy and sports drink	337±145	328±131	355±180	0.7
Sweetened tea	315±57	315±57	0±0	NA
Coffee and tea	287±110	287±110	0±0	NA
Water	294±127	345±153	263±101	0.07
Milk
Any milk	263±80	278±91	250±69	0.3
Whole milk	274±80	289±100	253±45	0.4
Low-fat (2%) milk	253±80	262±96	248±75	0.7
Non-fat milk	268±89	274±96	237±0	0.6

^aComparison made using t-test.

Table III. Adult beverage consumption patterns, n=25

Type of beverage Adult, n=25	Never (%)	At least once per week but less than once per day (%)	At least once per day (%)
Any sugary beverage	28	52	20
Sweetened juice beverage/drink	67	25	8
Soda/pop	56	36	8
100% fruit juice	48	40	12
Energy and sports drink	92	8	0
Water	0	21	79
Sweetened tea	74	22	4
Coffee and tea (with cream and/or sugar, includes non-dairy creamer)	12	28	60

Table IV. Adult mean serving size

	Mean serving size Mean±SD (mL)
Sugary beverage (any)	297±96
Sweetened juice beverage/drink	237±55
Soda	302±71
100% fruit juice	231±49
Energy and sports drink	237±0
Water	339±139
Sweetened tea	338±143
Coffee and tea	336±143

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