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

Table 4

Predictors of sugar-sweetened beverages intake (ounces) in WIC participating preschool-age children.

Predictor variable	B ± SE	β	value
Body weight category^a	−2.740 ± 1.061	−0.172	0.011
Race/ethnicity^b	1.957 ± 0.659	0.198	0.003
Milk intake per day	0.136 ± 0.056	0.164	0.016
100% juice intake per day	0.096 ± 0.062	0.108	0.123
Water intake per day	−0.175 ± 0.060	−0.197	0.004

Dependent variable: SSB intake average per day (oz.).^a Under/normal weight compared with overweight/obese as the reference group.^b Non-Hispanic Black compared with Hispanic/Latino as the reference group. B = unstandardized regression coefficient; SE = standard error of the coefficient; β = standardized coefficient. Significant at .