Table 1.

Adjusted means for measures of adiposity by frequency of beverages

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages	None	1 – 2 / wk	3-6 / wk	≥ 1 / day	P Trend
N	259	272	98	162
aVAT%	30.00 (29.03-30.96)	32.14 (31.24-33.03)	32.78 (31.28-34.29)	32.81 (31.55-34.08)	0.03
bVAT (kg)	2.01 (1.89-2.14)	2.17 (2.05-2.29)	2.21 (2.01-2.41)	2.26 (2.10-2.43)	0.10
cSAT (kg)	4.20 (4.06-4.34)	4.16 (4.02-4.29)	4.03 (3.82-4.25)	4.19 (4.01-4.38)	0.87
dWC (cm)	93.28 (92.24-94.33)	94.68 (93.71-95.65)	95.70 (94.13-96.27)	96.11 (94.81-97.42)	0.01
BMI (kg/m2)	27.2 (26.5-27.9)	27.6 (26.9-28.2)	27.4 (26.3-28.5)	26.4 (25.5-27.4)	0.08
eTotal body fat (%)	29.3 (28.4-30.1)	29.9 (29.1-30.6)	30.6 (29.3-31.8)	29.8 (28.8-30.9)	0.71
Diet Beverages	None	1 – 2 / wk	3-6 / wk	≥ 1 / day	P Trend
N	351	190	77	173
aVAT%	31.46 (30.67-32.25)	31.68 (30.63-32.73)	31.60 (29.94-33.26)	32.01 (30.86-33.17)	0.48
bVAT (kg)	2.09 (1.98-2.19)	2.13 (1.99-2.27)	2.22 (2.00-2.43)	2.24 (2.09-2.39)	0.13
cSAT (kg)	4.21 (4.10-4.33)	3.99 (3.84-4.14)	4.30 (4.07-4.54)	4.20 (4.03-4.36)	0.56
dWC (cm)	94.28 (93.45-95.11)	93.59 (92.47-94.72)	95.88 (94.14-97.62)	96.02 (94.76-97.29)	0.009
BMI (kg/m2)	26.5 (25.9-27.0)	27.5 (26.7-28.2)	27.6 (26.4-28.8)	28.3 (27.5-29.1)	0.003
eTotal body fat (%)	28.9 (28.2-29.5)	29.9 (29.0-30.7)	30.4 (29.0-31.8)	31.1 (30.1-32.1)	0.001

VAT –Visceral Adipose Tissue (abdominal)

SAT – Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue (abdominal)

-VAT%= VAT%, the percentage of total abdominal adiposity [(VAT kg/(VAT kg +SAT kg))*100]

-All models adjusted for age, sex, height, physical activity, smoking status, educational level, and nutritional intake (fiber, high and low fat dairy, green leafy vegetable intake, red meat intake, alcohol and total energy).

^a-VAT% further adjusted for lean mass and non-abdominal body fat

^b-VAT further adjusted for lean mass, non-abdominal body fat, and SAT

^c-SAT further adjusted for lean mass, non-abdominal body fat and VAT

^d-WC further adjusted for lean mass

^e-Total body fat % further adjusted for lean mass