The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 158, Issue 3 , Pages 508-509, March 2011

Caffeine Consumption in Young Children

Munroe-Meyer Institute and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Received 2 April 2010; received in revised form 15 October 2010; accepted 4 November 2010. published online 17 December 2010.

Two hundred twenty-eight surveyed parents reported that their 5 to 7 year old children drank approximately 52 mg of caffeine daily and their 8 to 12 year old children drank 109 mg daily. Caffeine consumption and hours slept were significantly negatively correlated, but caffeine consumption and enuresis were not significantly correlated. Spanish-speaking parents reported fewer bedwetting events than their English-speaking peers.

 

 S.E. now at Heartspring, Wichita, KS, M.F. is now at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, and S.S. is now at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, NE.

 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(10)00993-5

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.11.022

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 158, Issue 3 , Pages 508-509, March 2011

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