TABLE 3.

Multivariate relative risks (RRs) for a 2-serving increase in specific sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and risk of coronary heart disease (n = 88,520)

Beverage type	RR (95% CI)	P value
Total sugar-sweetened beverages
Multivariate-adjusted1	1.32 (1.17, 1.48)	<0.001
Multivariate-adjusted + diet2	1.28 (1.14, 1.44)	<0.001
Colas
Multivariate-adjusted1	1.40 (1.21, 1.63)	<0.001
Multivariate-adjusted + diet2	1.35 (1.15, 1.57)	<0.001
Carbonated noncola
Multivariate-adjusted1	1.33 (0.91, 1.94)	0.24
Multivariate-adjusted + diet2	1.27 (0.87, 1.86)	0.22
Fruit drinks and punch3
Multivariate-adjusted1	1.32 (1.02, 1.70)	0.04
Multivariate-adjusted + diet2	1.33 (1.03, 1.71)	0.03

¹Adjusted for age (continuous), smoking [never, past, or current cigarette use (1–14/d, 15–24/d, ≥25/d, or missing)], alcohol intake (0, <5, 5–15, or >15 g/d), family history (yes or no), physical activity (quintiles), aspirin use (<1, 1–2, 3–6, 7–14, or ≥15/wk), menopausal status and postmenopausal hormone use (premenopausal, never, past, or current hormone use), and history of hypertension and high blood cholesterol. RRs were computed from a Cox proportional hazard model.

²Additionally adjusted for the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (quintiles).

³Includes fruit punch, lemonades, and other noncarbonated sweetened beverages.