Beverage Intake and Its Effect on Body Weight Status among WIC Preschool-Age Children

Table 2

Daily average beverage intake in ounces, by race/ethnicity (mean ± SD).

Beverage	Race/ethnicity
	Hispanic or Latino	Non-Hispanic Black	value
Plain milk	10.9 ± 8.5	13.2 ± 10.3	0.099
Flavored milk	6.7 ± 8.4	5.0 ± 7.1	0.147
Milk (any)	17.6 ± 8.3	18.2 ± 10.4	0.624
Fruit juice	10.4 ± 8.3	13.5 ± 8.7	0.014
Fruit drink	2.5 ± 4.6	7.1 ± 8.1	<0.001
Sweet tea	0.1 ± 0.5	0.3 ± 1.1	0.109
Sports drink	0.3 ± 0.7	0.6 ± 1.9	0.102
Soda	0.4 ± 1.1	0.5 ± 1.7	0.607
SSB^a	3.3 ± 5.1	8.6 ± 9.1	<0.001
Water	18.3 ± 8.5	17.6 ± 8.2	0.589

^aSSB include fruit drink, sweet tea, sports drink, and soda. Independent samples t-test significant at .