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. 2023 Jan 13;117(3):490–498. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.01.006

TABLE 3.

Percentage of differences (95% CIs) in biomarker concentrations associated with 20 g/d of fructose from SSB, juice, and fruit in the combined cohort1

SSB fructose Juice fructose Fruit fructose
Insulinemic/glycemic markers
 C-peptide (n = 12,433)
 Model 1 6.1 (4.2, 8.1)∗∗∗ 0.0 (−3.0, 3.0) −11.2 (−13.1, −9.3)∗∗∗
 Model 2 3.4 (1.7, 5.2)∗∗∗ 4.1 (1.2, 7.0)∗∗ −6.9 (−8.9, −4.9)∗∗∗
 HbA1c (n = 9912)
 Model 1 0.1 (−0.2, 0.3) 0.3 (−0.1, 0.7) −0.4 (−0.7, −0.1)∗
 Model 2 −0.3 (−0.5, 0.0)∗ 0.5 (0.1, 0.9)∗ −0.2 (−0.5, 0.1)
Inflammatory markers
 CRP (n = 16 810)
 Model 1 12.7 (9.3, 16.2)∗∗∗ −8.2 (−13.1, −3.1)∗∗ −18.9 (−22.1, −15.6)∗∗∗
 Model 2 6.9 (3.9, 9.9)∗∗∗ 3.3 (−1.6, 8.4) −8.6 (−12.1, −4.9)∗∗∗
 IL-6 (n = 11 011)
 Model 1 5.6 (3.5, 7.8)∗∗∗ −2.9 (−6.4, 0.7) −9.9 (−12.4, −7.4)∗∗∗
 Model 2 2.2 (0.2, 4.2)∗ 1.9 (−1.6, 5.4) −3.9 (−6.6, −1.1)∗
 TNF-R1 (n = 3314)
 Model 1 2.1 (0.5, 3.7)∗ 0.1 (−2.6, 2.8) −0.8 (−2.9, 1.3)
 Model 2 0.5 (−1.0, 2.1) 1.2 (−1.4, 3.8) 0.6 (−1.6, 2.8)
 TNF-R2 (n = 10 708)
 Model 1 3.1 (2.2, 4.0)∗∗∗ −1.4 (−2.9, 0.2) 0.0 (−1.2, 1.2)
 Model 2 1.8 (0.9, 2.6)∗∗∗ −0.6 (−2.1, 0.9) 1.4 (0.1, 2.7)∗
 ICAM-1 (n = 6248)
 Model 1 3.0 (1.9, 4.2)∗∗∗ −1.2 (−3.0, 0.6) −4.8 (−6.1, −3.5)∗∗∗
 Model 2 1.5 (0.5, 2.6)∗ 0.8 (−0.9, 2.6) −1.2 (−2.6, 0.2)
 Adiponectin (n = 13 893)
 Model 1 −6.2 (−7.6, −4.8)∗∗∗ −3.9 (−6.2, −1.5)∗∗ 3.0 (1.1, 4.9)∗∗
 Model 2 −4.2 (−5.6, −2.8)∗∗∗ −6.7 (−8.9, −4.4)∗∗∗ 0.7 (−1.2, 2.7)
 Leptin (n = 9831)
 Model 1 5.3 (2.7, 8.0)∗∗∗ −9.7 (−13.8, −5.3)∗∗∗ −17.3 (−20.2, −14.4)∗∗∗
 Model 2 1.8 (−0.2, 3.9) 1.0 (−2.7, 4.8) −8.6 (−11.3, −5.8)∗∗∗
Lipid markers
 TC (n = 14 979)
 Model 1 0.8 (0.4, 1.3)∗∗∗ −0.1 (−1.0, 0.8) −2.2 (−2.9, −1.5)∗∗∗
 Model 2 0.4 (0.0, 0.9) 0.2 (−0.6, 1.0) −1.3 (−2.0, −0.6)∗∗∗
 HDL-C (n = 8623)
 Model 1 −4.3 (−5.4, −3.2)∗∗∗ 0.5 (−1.4, 2.4) 0.3 (−1.0, 1.7)
 Model 2 −2.0 (−3.1, −1.0)∗∗∗ 0.2 (−1.5, 1.9) 0.2 (−1.2, 1.6)
 LDL-C (n = 7169)
 Model 1 2.4 (1.1, 3.6)∗∗∗ 0.6 (−1.4, 2.7) −2.1 (−3.5, −0.6)∗∗
 Model 2 1.6 (0.4, 2.7)∗ 0.7 (−1.2, 2.6) −1.1 (−2.6, 0.3)
 TG (n = 10 234)
 Model 1 6.1 (4.4, 7.8)∗∗∗ 1.0 (−1.9, 4.1) −6.0 (−8.2, −3.7)∗∗∗
 Model 2 2.9 (1.4, 4.5)∗∗∗ 4.9 (2.1, 7.7)∗∗∗ 0.0 (−2.4, 2.4)
 TG/HDL-C ratio (n = 6092)
 Model 1 10.6 (7.3, 14.1)∗∗∗ 1.7 (−3.4, 7.2) −4.3 (−8.0, −0.5)∗
 Model 2 6.4 (3.4, 9.5)∗∗∗ 4.5 (−0.3, 9.5) 1.0 (−2.8, 5.0)

HDL-C, HDL cholesterol; LDL-C, LDL cholesterol; ref, reference; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverage; TC, total cholesterol.

∗0.005 ≤ P < 0.05, ∗∗0.001 ≤ P < 0.005, ∗∗∗P < 0.001.

1

Models were adjusted for the same set of covariates as in Table 2, and each fructose source was mutually adjusted for other sources.