Table 1.
Weighted selected characteristics of the study population in females and males grouped added sugars intake quartiles, NHANES (weighted N = 152,355,040).
| Character | Total | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, % | < 0.0001 | |||||
| Male | 51.69 | 43.76 | 44.37 | 52.67 | 65.26 | |
| Female | 48.31 | 56.24 | 55.63 | 47.33 | 34.74 | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 45.83 (0.30) | 47.46 (0.51) | 47.77 (0.49) | 45.98 (0.45) | 42.30 (0.36) | < 0.0001 |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 28.72 (0.11) | 28.71 (0.18) | 28.53 (0.16) | 28.67 (0.15) | 28.94 (0.16) | 0.3 |
| Race/Ethnicity, % | < 0.0001 | |||||
| White | 69.74 | 69.36 | 69.85 | 69.46 | 70.27 | |
| Mexican | 7.82 | 7.39 | 8.04 | 8.25 | 7.57 | |
| Black | 9.96 | 7.63 | 8.35 | 10.98 | 12.70 | |
| Other | 12.48 | 15.62 | 13.76 | 11.30 | 9.46 | |
| Education, % | < 0.0001 | |||||
| Under high school | 11.65 | 11.49 | 9.75 | 10.28 | 15.00 | |
| High school or equivalent | 21.79 | 18.45 | 19.59 | 22.16 | 26.71 | |
| Above high school | 66.56 | 70.06 | 70.66 | 67.56 | 58.30 | |
| Marital status, % | < 0.0001 | |||||
| Married | 54.98 | 57.68 | 57.08 | 55.44 | 49.94 | |
| Living with partner | 8.14 | 6.61 | 7.24 | 8.30 | 10.27 | |
| Separated | 2.09 | 1.91 | 1.73 | 2.32 | 2.36 | |
| Divorced | 10.11 | 9.37 | 10.47 | 9.68 | 10.87 | |
| Widowed | 4.13 | 5.36 | 5.00 | 4.10 | 2.17 | |
| Never married | 20.56 | 19.07 | 18.48 | 20.15 | 24.39 | |
| Poverty, mean (SD) | 3.13 (0.04) | 3.30 (0.05) | 3.30 (0.06) | 3.14 (0.06) | 2.80 (0.06) | < 0.0001 |
| Smoking, % | < 0.0001 | |||||
| Never | 56.75 | 58.56 | 60.02 | 58.33 | 50.32 | |
| Former | 24.48 | 27.37 | 26.42 | 23.92 | 20.43 | |
| Now | 18.77 | 14.07 | 13.56 | 17.75 | 29.25 | |
| Alcohol intake, % | < 0.0001 | |||||
| Never | 9.53 | 10.49 | 8.99 | 9.87 | 8.83 | |
| Former | 11.01 | 9.73 | 9.89 | 10.58 | 13.71 | |
| Mild | 38.22 | 36.24 | 41.85 | 39.06 | 35.74 | |
| Moderate | 18.70 | 22.08 | 20.21 | 18.29 | 14.47 | |
| Heavy | 22.54 | 21.46 | 19.06 | 22.20 | 27.25 | |
| Physical activity, mean (SD) | 2,360 (900, 5,880) | 2,160 (840, 4,920) | 1920 (780, 4,800) | 2,160 (900, 5,640) | 3,360 (1,080, 8,640) | < 0.0001 |
| Hypertension, % | < 0.001 | |||||
| No | 66.18 | 62.45 | 65.07 | 67.80 | 69.14 | |
| Yes | 33.82 | 37.55 | 34.93 | 32.20 | 30.86 | |
| Diabetes, % | < 0.0001 | |||||
| No | 91.57 | 87.17 | 90.16 | 93.75 | 94.91 | |
| Yes | 8.43 | 12.83 | 9.84 | 6.25 | 5.09 | |
| Stroke, % | 0.37 | |||||
| No | 97.90 | 97.86 | 97.72 | 98.38 | 97.66 | |
| Yes | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.28 | 1.62 | 2.34 | |
| CVD | 0.08 | |||||
| No | 93.16 | 92.35 | 92.68 | 93.36 | 94.20 | |
| Yes | 6.84 | 7.65 | 7.32 | 6.64 | 5.80 | |
| Cancer | 0.03 | |||||
| No | 90.11 | 89.46 | 88.66 | 90.37 | 91.86 | |
| Yes | 9.89 | 10.54 | 11.34 | 9.63 | 8.14 | |
| Vitamin D, median (IQR) | 3.55 (1.90,6.10) | 3.10 (1.55,5.20) | 3.45 (1.90,5.90) | 3.95 (2.15,6.50) | 3.85 (1.95,6.95) | < 0.0001 |
| Frailty score, % | 0.18 | |||||
| No | 85.27 | 85.15 | 84.74 | 86.77 | 84.40 | |
| Yes | 14.73 | 14.85 | 15.26 | 13.23 | 15.60 |