Table 2.

Characteristics of SSB Intake Groups and the Multivariate Linear Regression Coefficients^a

		Unadjusted Mean (SE) by Intake Groupb			β (SE)c
Characteristic	Sample Size No.	Low	Medium	High	SSB Intake	P Value
HOMA-IRd	2630	2.1 (0.1)	2.6 (0.1)	2.5 (0.1)	0.05 (0.02)	.01
TC, mg/dL	6028	162.1 (1.3)	161.9 (0.8)	159.8 (1.5)	-0.10 (0.23)	.66
HDL-C, mg/dL	6026	51.4 (0.6)	50.1 (0.2)	47.3 (0.5)	-0.48 (0.08)	<.001
LDL-C, mg/dLd	2641	91.2 (1.6)	93.6 (1.0)	91.4 (2.0)	0.13 (0.28)	.64
TG, mg/dLd	2652	83.9 (3.0)	91.7 (3.1)	95.5 (3.3)	1.02 (0.84)	.23
SBP, mm Hg	6401	107.8 (0.4)	108.4 (0.3)	111.1 (0.5)	0.16 (0.07)	.03
DBP, mm Hg	6401	62.3 (0.6)	61.5 (0.4)	62.4 (0.6)	0.01 (0.07)	.85
WC, cm	6470	82.0 (0.6)	80.3 (0.4)	82.0 (0.6)	0.47 (0.08)	<.001
BMI percentile	6525	63.3 (1.5)	62.4 (0.8)	63.4 (1.2)	0.90 (0.16)	<.001

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverage; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; WC, waist circumference.

SI conversions: To convert total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0259; to convert TG to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0113.

^aEvaluating the relationship between SSB intake and insulin resistance-associated metabolic parameters and anthropometric measurements.

^bLow defined as the lowest quintile of the sum of the number of serving equivalents of caloric soft drinks, colas, sugar-sweetened fruit drinks, or other SSBs consumed per day; medium defined as the second to fourth quintile; high defined as the highest quintile.

^cβ (SE) are for the number of serving equivalents of SSBs consumed per day, adjusting for amount of physical activity performed per day, age, sex, race, and energy intake (in kilocalories).

^dFasting subsample.