Table 1

Caffeine intake (mg) on a given day for all children (ages 6–11 years) overall and by screen time variables*

n†Median25th percentile75th percentile90th percentile95 percentileP values‡
All34214.40.024.658.685.8
Total screen timeNS
 <2 hours8073.70.016.042.569.1
 ≥2 hours24744.70.028.262.094.9
Television watching0.02
 <2 hours11383.4015.543.781.3
 ≥2 hours21434.91.030.262.393.6
Computer useNS
 <2 hours26054.30.023.255.582.5
 ≥2 hours6784.80.031.184.6119.0
  • *Medians and percentiles were calculated from untransformed weighted data; 5th and 10th percentiles are not presented and were essentially equal to zero because of a high proportion of children who did not consume any caffeine.

  • †Unweighted n.

  • ‡All statistical tests were performed on log-transformed means.