Disparities in plain, tap and bottled water consumption among US adults

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2014

Bibliographic Data

ID15090554
AuthorsAsher Y Rosinger (0000-0001-9587-1447, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Kirsten A Herrick, Kirsten Herrick (0000-0001-8646-599X, National Center for Health Statistics), A Wutich (0000-0003-4164-1632, Arizona State University), Amber Y Wutich, Jonathan S Yoder (0009-0005-9022-7958, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases), Cynthia L Ogden (0000-0003-1147-7157, National Center for Health Statistics)
Year2018
Volume21
Issue8
Pages1455-1464
Publication date2018-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980017004050
PMID29388529
OpenAlexW2789474309
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited28

Objective Differences in bottled v. tap water intake may provide insights into health disparities, like risk of dental caries and inadequate hydration. We examined differences in plain, tap and bottled water consumption among US adults by sociodemographic characteristics. Design Cross-sectional analysis. We used 24 h dietary recall data to test differences in percentage consuming the water sources and mean intake between groups using Wald tests and multiple logistic and linear regression models. Setting National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2007–2014. Subjects A nationally representative sample of 20 676 adults aged ≥20 years. Results In 2011–2014, 81·4 ( se 0·6) % of adults drank plain water (sum of tap and bottled), 55·2 ( se 1·4) % drank tap water and 33·4 ( se 1·4) % drank bottled water on a given day. Adjusting for covariates, non-Hispanic (NH) Black and Hispanic adults had 0·44 (95 % CI 0·37, 0·53) and 0·55 (95 % CI 0·45, 0·66) times the odds of consuming tap water, and consumed B =−330 ( se 45) ml and B =−180 ( se 45) ml less tap water than NH White adults, respectively. NH Black, Hispanic and adults born outside the fifty US states or Washington, DC had 2·20 (95 % CI 1·79, 2·69), 2·37 (95 % CI 1·91, 2·94) and 1·46 (95 % CI 1·19, 1·79) times the odds of consuming bottled water than their NH White and US-born counterparts. In 2007–2010, water filtration was associated with higher odds of drinking plain and tap water. Conclusions While most US adults consumed plain water, the source (i.e. tap or bottled) and amount differed by race/Hispanic origin, nativity status and education. Water filters may increase tap water consumption

Bottled water · Environmental health · Logistic regression · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · Odds · Odds ratio · Population · Tap water · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Environmental Science · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Environmental Engineering · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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