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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Mar 8;22(5):E157–E163. doi: 10.1002/oby.20724

Table 3.

Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the metabolically abnormal phenotype across categories of sugar sweetened beverage intake (servings per week) by stratum of weight status

Categories of SSB intake (servings per week)

N 1 2 3 4 P-trenda
Median SSB intake (servings/week) 0 0.5 1.9 7.0
Obese 1285
  Age and sex adjusted 1 1.07 (0.64, 1.78) 1.46 (0.88, 2.42) 1.92 (1.11, 3.32) 0.02
  Multivariable adjustedb 1 1.17 (0.69, 1.99) 1.66 (0.98, 2.81) 1.88 (1.05, 3.39) 0.04
Overweight 1997
  Age and sex adjusted 1 1.32 (0.96, 1.83) 1.56 (1.15, 2.12) 1.92 (1.40, 2.62) < 0.001
  Multivariable adjusted 1 1.34 (0.96, 1.86) 1.59 (1.17, 2.18) 2.03 (1.44, 2.86) < 0.001
Normal weight 1825
  Age and sex adjusted 1 1.10 (0.83, 1.46) 1.23 (0.93, 1.64) 1.82 (1.37, 2.43) < 0.001
  Multivariable adjusted 1 1.18 (0.88, 1.57) 1.27 (0.95, 1.69) 1.87 (1.36, 2.56) < 0.001
Total 5107
  Age and sex adjusted 1 1.09 (0.91, 1.31) 1.30 (1.09, 1.56) 1.65 (1.37, 1.98) <0.001
  Multivariable adjusted 1 1.25 (1.02, 1.53) 1.44 (1.18, 1.75) 1.93 (1.56, 2.40) <0.001
a

P-trend: Linear trend across the categories of SSB intake was tested by using the median SSB intake in each group as a continuous variable.

b

Models adjusted for: age (years), sex, BMI (kg/m2), cohort, smoking dosage dose (0, 1–15, 16–25, 26+ cigarettes/day), menopausal status (y/n), energy intake (kcal/day) and DGAI.