Table 3.

Differences in serum uric acid levels (mg/dL) according to categories of sugar-sweetened beverage intake

	Men					Women**
	< 0.5 SB/day	≥ 0.5-1.0 SB/day	>1.0- < 3.0 SB/day	≥ 3 SB/day		< 0.5 SB/day	≥ 0.5-1.0 SB/day	>1.0- < 3.0 SB/day	≥ 3 SB/day
	β (95% CI)	β (95% CI)	β (95% CI)	β (95% CI)	P-value*	β (95% CI)	β (95% CI)	β (95% CI)	β (95% CI)	P-value*
Model I	0.0	0.16 (−0.04,0.38)	0.24 (0.04,0.44)	0.45 (0.26,0.65)	<0.001	0.0	0.15 (0.05,0.25)	0.19 (0.10,0.28)	0.14 (0.05,0.24)	0.002
Model II	0.0	0.16 (−0.05,0.37)	0.22 (0.02,0.42)	0.42 (0.22,0.62)	<0.001	0.0	0.15 (0.05,0.25)	0.14 (0.04,0.23)	0.18 (0.08,0.27)	0.004
Model III	0.0	0.15 (−0.05,0.36)	0.18 (0.01,0.38)	0.42 (0.22,0.62)	<0.001	0.0	0.15 (0.5,0.24)	0.17 (0.07,0.26)	0.20 (0.10,0.29)	<0.001
Model IV	0.0	0.14 (−0.06,0.35)	0.15 (−0.04,0.35)	0.38 (0.18,0.57)	<0.001	0.0	0.14 (0.04,0.23)	0.18 (0.09,0.27)	0.21 (0.11,0.30)	<0.001

*P for linear trend.

Model I: adjusted for age (18–27, 28–37, 38–47, 48–57, 58–70 years of age);

Model II: adjusted for tobacco use (Current smoker, ex-smoker y non-smoker), physical activity (active ≥30 min/d, inactive < 30 min/d), weight change (did not gain, gained, lost);

Model III: adjusted for calorie intake (quintiles),total meats (servings/day), seafood (servings/day), dairy products (servings/day), alcohol intake (g/day), total fruits (servings/day), vitamin C intake (mg/day), coffee (cups/day);

Model IV: BMI (normal <25 kg/m², overweight/obesity ≥25 kg/m²);

**For women, model IV was additionally adjusted for menopause (%) and postmenopausal hormone use (%).