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. 2014 Jun 18;144(8):1283–1290. doi: 10.3945/jn.113.188599

TABLE 4.

Association between SSB intake and abdominal adiposity in 2596 adults1

Non-consumers
Consumers
P-interaction
0 to <1/mo ≥1/mo to <1/wk ≥1/wk to <1/d ≥1/d P-trend SSB × Sex SSB × BMI SSB × Age
Median consumption, servings/wk 0 1 4 10
Participants, n 851 910 482 353
BMI, kg/m2
 Model 1 27.8 (27.4, 28.1) 27.2 (26.9, 27.5) 27.5 (27.1, 27.9) 26.9 (26.3, 27.4) 0.05
Waist circumference,2 cm
 Model 1 95.9 (95.0, 96.8) 94.2 (93.4, 95.0) 95.7 (94.5, 96.8) 94.2 (92.8, 95.5) 0.32 0.36 0.05 0.67
VAT, cm3
 Model 1 1700 (1640, 1750) 1660 (1610, 1720) 1830 (1760, 1910) 1740 (1650, 1820) 0.11
 Model 1 + SAT 1640 (1600, 1690) 1700 (1660, 1740) 1830 (1770, 1880) 1800 (1730, 1870) <0.001 0.53 0.08 0.78
SAT, cm3
 Model 1 2990 (2900, 3090) 2750 (2660, 2830) 2850 (2730, 2970) 2670 (2520, 2820) 0.02
 Model 1 + VAT 3010 (2940, 3080) 2800 (2730, 2870) 2730 (2640, 2820) 2650 (2540, 2770) <0.001 0.94 <0.001 0.65
VAT:SAT ratio2
 Model 1 0.54 (0.52, 0.55) 0.56 (0.55, 0.58) 0.60 (0.58, 0.62) 0.62 (0.59, 0.64) <0.001 0.83 0.15 0.28
1

Data are presented as means or geometric means and 95% CIs. Model 1 was adjusted for age, sex, energy intake, alcohol intake, diet soda intake, modified DGAI, educational level, physical activity level, smoking status, and Framingham cohort. DGAI, 2005 Dietary Guideline Adherence Index; SAT, abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverage; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.

2

Geometric means.