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. 2020 Jan 9;23(15):2770–2780. doi: 10.1017/S1368980019003653

Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components with sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake among children and adolescents aged 7–18 years (n 5258) from three cities in urban China, September 2013–June 2014

Non-SSB drinker (0 servings/d) (n 1756) Medium intake (0–0·3 servings/d) (n 1931) High intake (>0·3 servings/d) (n 1571)
OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI
Abdominal obesity
  Model 1 1·00 Ref. 1·03 0·88, 1·20 1·31* 1·12, 1·53
  Model 2 1·00 Ref. 1·03 0·88, 1·20 1·35* 1·14, 1·59
  Model 3 1·00 Ref. 1·03 0·88, 1·20 1·36* 1·15, 1·61
  Model 4 1·00 Ref. 1·09 0·93, 1·28 1·55* 1·28, 1·83
Low HDL-C
  Model 1 1·00 Ref. 0·96 0·81, 1·15 1·15 0·96, 1·39
  Model 2 1·00 Ref. 0·94 0·78, 1·13 0·88 0·73, 1·07
  Model 3 1·00 Ref. 0·91 0·76, 1·09 0·86 0·71, 1·05
  Model 4 1·00 Ref. 0·93 0·77, 1·13 0·94 0·76, 1·15
Hypertriacylglycerolaemia
  Model 1 1·00 Ref. 1·03 0·71, 1·37 1·24 0·93, 1·66
  Model 2 1·00 Ref. 1·02 0·76, 1·36 1·08 0·79, 1·46
  Model 3 1·00 Ref. 1·02 0·76, 1·37 1·10 0·80, 1·50
  Model 4 1·00 Ref. 1·06 0·79, 1·43 1·17 0·85, 1·63
Elevated FG
  Model 1 1·00 Ref. 1·26 0·87, 1·83 1·64* 1·14, 2·37
  Model 2 1·00 Ref. 1·22 0·84, 1·76 1·11 0·76, 1·63
  Model 3 1·00 Ref. 1·19 0·82, 1·74 1·10 0·74, 1·64
  Model 4 1·00 Ref. 1·18 0·80, 1·73 1·11 0·73, 1·68
High blood pressure
  Model 1 1·00 Ref. 0·78 0·53, 1·17 1·41 0·98, 2·04
  Model 2 1·00 Ref. 0·73 0·48, 1·09 0·75 0·51, 1·10
  Model 3 1·00 Ref. 0·69 0·45, 1·02 0·70 0·47, 1·05
  Model 4 1·00 Ref· 0·69 0·46, 1·04 0·76 0·50, 1·17
MetS
  Model 1 1·00 Ref. 1·10 0·75, 1·69 1·63* 1·08, 2·46
  Model 2 1·00 Ref. 1·06 0·69, 1·54 1·21 0·79, 1·86
  Model 3 1·00 Ref. 1·12 0·73, 1·73 1·35 0·87, 2·12
  Model 4 1·00 Ref. 1·18 0·76, 1·83 1·60* 1·03, 2·54

HDL-C, HDL-cholesterol; FG, fasting glucose; Ref., reference category.

Model 1, crude model; Model 2, adjusted for age and gender; Model 3, Model 2 + adjusted for parental educational level, their attitudes towards SSB and their SSB intake; Model 4, Model 3 + adjusted for dietary intake (intake and frequency of fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy products, high-energy foods and fried foods), physical activity (frequency of intensive physical activity, moderate physical activity and walking).

*

P < 0·05, assessed by multivariate logistic regression.