Beverage consumption among residents in Hanyang district of Wuhan municipality

Objective To examine the status quo of beverage consumption among the residents in Wuhan city and to provide a scientific basis for promoting rational beverage consumption in the population. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 663 citizens from 300 families in Hanyang district of Wuhan city with stratified multi-stage and population proportionate random cluster sampling, and the information on beverage consumption were collected with food frequency method. Results Among the 663 citizens surveyed, the proportion of beverage drinking was 68.93 % (65.08% for the males and 72.41% for the females)and the female citizens had significantly higher proportions for drinking dairy products (47.70% vs.31.43%), plant protein beverage (13.79% vs.8.89%), and coffee beverage (4.31% vs.0.95%)compared to the male citizens (P < 0.01 for all).The citizens aged 3-18 years had the highest proportion of drinking dairy products (81.03%), carbonated beverage (40.52%), and fruit and vegetable juice beverage (17.24%)(P < 0.01 for all)and the proportions of drinking tea beverage (37.50%)and special beverage (16.67%)were the highest in the citizens aged 18-45 years (both P < 0.01)compared to the citizens of other ages.The citizens with the education of primary school or below had significantly higher proportions of drinking dairy products (60.29%)and fruit beverage (14.71%)(both P < 0.05)and those with the education of college or above had significantly higher proportions of drinking tea beverage (36.42%), carbonated beverage (41.04%), coffee beverage(7.51%), and special beverage (16.76%)(P < 0.05 for all).The citizens with lower familial income had the highest proportion of drinking fruit and vegetable juice beverage(18.18%)(P < 0.01). Conclusion Gender, age, education level, family income, and occupation have influences on beverage consumption among urban residents of Wuhan city and children and adolescents are the key populations for interventions on reasonable beverage consumption.