All children Drinkers only
Sex (boy=1) 75.0 a 84.3 a
Age 13.3 19.3
Height -0.05 -0.29
Weight -0.74 -0.37
Kcalories 0.07 0.06
Water in fluid – Plain water -0.44 -0.45
Water in fluids –Beverages other than plain water -0.27 -0.31
Water in food -0.00 0.14
bcoefficient values derived from multiple regression analysis are given + standard deviation. apvalue< 1 %
Table 5: Correlation between cohort characteristics and intake of water from various sources with urine osmolality in Italian children aged 9 to 11 years.