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. 2023 May 2;26(8):1626–1633. doi: 10.1017/S1368980023000848

Table 2.

Main sources of UPF in participants at baseline and 14-year follow-up by diabetes status *

Baseline 14-year follow-up
T1DM (n 256) Non-diabetic controls (n 344) T1DM (n 256) Non-diabetic controls (n 344)
Foods (servings/d) Mean sd Mean sd P Mean sd Mean sd P
Processed meat 0·40 0·44 0·34 0·38 0·07 0·26 0·30 0·20 0·21 < 0·01
Soft drinks 1·48 1·61 0·85 0·97 < 0·01 1·24 1·63 0·61 0·86 < 0·01
Breakfast cereals 0·40 0·52 0·41 0·64 0·4 0·22 0·43 0·19 0·28 0·2
Breads 1·01 0·99 0·90 0·97 0·14 0·67 0·70 0·59 0·61 0·18
Sweets§ 0·89 0·78 0·96 0·87 0·35 0·67 0·60 0·71 1·02 0·47
Baked goods|| 0·88 0·68 1·07 0·96 < 0·01 0·63 0·61 0·79 0·89 0·3
Savoury 0·97 1·02 0·68 0·70 < 0·01 0·74 0·74 0·58 0·46 < 0·01
Margarine 0·52 0·70 0·38 0·53 0·01 0·21 0·45 0·13 0·28 0·02
Other** 1·04 1·00 0·96 0·98 0·39 0·94 0·99 0·83 0·87 0·2
Total UPF 7·59 3·83 6·55 3·43 < 0·01 5·58 3·37 4·63 2·74 < 0·01

UPF: ultra-processed foods; T1DM: type 1 diabetes mellitus.

*

P was derived from Student’s t test.

Hot dog, sausage, salami, bologna and hamburger.

Sugar-sweetened beverages, low-calorie soft drinks, sports drinks and fruit drinks.

§Chocolate, candy, ice cream, jams, jellies and syrup.

||Muffins, brownies, doughnuts, bagels, sweet roll, pie, pancake, waffles, cookies and biscuits.

Chips, French fries, crackers and popcorn.

**

Pizza, peanut butter, mayonnaise or other creamy salad dressing, cream cheese, non-dairy coffee whitener and liquor.