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Table 2 Distribution of malted drink consumption by socio-demographic characteristics and various health-related factors among Malaysian primary school children

From: Characteristics associated with the consumption of malted drinks among Malaysian primary school children: findings from the MyBreakfast study

 

6–9 years old

10–12 years old

Total

Malted drinks, g/d (n = 899)

Malted drinks, g/d (n = 619)

Malted drinks, g/d (n = 1518)

Median (P5, P95)

p-valuea

Median (P5, P95)

p-valuea

Median (P5, P95)

p-valuea

Total

20.0 (6.4, 60.0)

 

22.4 (9.5, 60.0)

 

20.0 (6.4, 60.0)

 

Regions

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 Central

15.9 (6.3, 45.5)

 

15.0 (6.3, 45.0)

 

15.0 (6.3, 45.0)

 

 Southern

19.3 (6.5, 50.7)

 

30.0 (10.0, 77.1)

 

20.5 (6.6, 60.0)

 

 Northern

15.8 (6.3, 47.9)

 

16.8 (6.3, 58.6)

 

16.0 (6.3, 53.8)

 

 East Coast

30.0 (10.0, 67.3)

 

30.0 (10.0, 63.8)

 

30.0 (10.0, 67.3)

 

 East Malaysia

20.0 (9.9, 65.5)

 

25.9 (10.0, 64.9)

 

25.0 (10.0, 65.0)

 

Area

 

<0.001

 

0.802

 

0.003

 Urban

19.1 (6.3, 51.3)

 

22.4 (6.4, 60.0)

 

20.0 (6.4, 60.0)

 

 Rural

22.4 (6.5, 67.3)

 

22.5 (10.0, 60.0)

 

22.4 (7.5, 60.0)

 

Gender

 

0.282

 

0.839

 

0.355

 Boys

20.0 (6.4, 60.0)

 

22.4 (6.5, 63.5)

 

20.0 (6.4, 60.0)

 

 Girls

20.0 (6.3, 60.0)

 

22.4 (9.5, 60.0)

 

20.0 (6.4, 60.0)

 

Ethnic groups

 

0.051

 

0.724

 

0.063

 Malay

20.0 (6.3, 60.0)

 

21.5 (9.5, 60.0)

 

20.0 (6.4, 60.0)

 

 Chinese

15.0 (6.3, 45.0)

 

22.0 (6.3, 60.0)

 

18.2 (6.3, 47.9)

 

 Indian

20.0 (6.4, 64.1)

 

28.5 (4.8, 76.8)

 

23.2 (6.4, 66.4)

 

 Indigenous people (East Malaysia)

20.0 (7.5, 67.6)

 

22.4 (10.0, 65.0)

 

20.0 (9.9, 65.4)

 

 Others

37.5 (15.0, 60.0)

 

15.0 (10.0, 72.4)

 

15.0 (10.0, 60.0)

 

Income groups (RM)

 

0.286

 

0.446

 

0.100

  < 1500

20.0 (6.4, 66.5)

 

22.7 (7.2, 66.3)

 

20.0 (6.5, 65.9)

 

 1501–3500

22.1 (6.3, 60.0)

 

22.4 (8.6, 60.0)

 

22.3 (6.4, 60.0)

 

 3501–5500

19.0 (6.3, 45.1)

 

20.0 (6.4, 55.8)

 

19.0 (6.4, 45.0)

 

 5501–7500

20.0 (6.3, 50.9)

 

15.0 (9.5, 59.1)

 

19.5 (6.3, 52.3)

 

  > 7500

21.3 (6.4, 60.0)

 

30.0 (9.5, 72.7)

 

23.0 (7.8, 60.5)

 

Days of week

 

NA

 

NA

 

NA

 Weekday

22.5 (6.4, 60.0)

 

28.0 (9.5, 64.0)

 

25.0 (7.5, 60.0)

 

 Weekend

25.0 (6.7, 60.0)

 

30.0 (9.5, 66.0)

 

26.9 (9.5, 62.3)

 

BMI-for-age

 

0.019

 

0.794

 

0.105

 Severe thinness

15.0 (8.0, 50.0)

 

26.9 (6.4, 67.3)

 

19.5 (7.1, 64.0)

 

 Thinness

17.5 (6.1, 61.1)

 

25.9 (9.5, 64.4)

 

20.0 (6.3, 60.0)

 

 Normal

20.0 (6.4, 59.3)

 

20.4 (9.5, 60.0)

 

20.0 (6.4, 60.0)

 

 Overweight

27.8 (6.5, 76.5)

 

25.0 (6.0, 84.7)

 

26.9 (6.4, 82.9)

 

 Obese

22.2 (6.4, 51.2)

 

29.5 (6.5, 69.4)

 

22.3 (6.5, 54.1)

 

Physical activity level

 

0.668

 

0.855

 

0.825

 Low

20.0 (6.3, 60.0)

 

22.4 (7.7, 60.0)

 

22.2 (6.4, 60.0)

 

 Moderate

20.0 (6.4, 52.4)

 

22.4 (9.5, 60.0)

 

20.0 (6.4, 60.0)

 

 High

20.0 (6.3, 67.3)

 

20.0 (6.3, 60.0)

 

20.0 (6.3, 66.1)

 
  1. NA not applicable
  2. abased on Kruskal Wallis test