Table 1.
Study Sample characteristics according to weekly soda consumption
| Non-consumer | >0–7 diet soda/week | >0–7 regular soda/week | >7 diet soda/week | >7 regular soda/week | Mixed use of soda/week | |
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| Numbers | 1010 (24%) | 1023 (24%) | 907 (22%) | 372 (9%) | 116 (3%) | 774 (18%) |
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| Age (years) | 58±10 | 55±9 | 54±9 | 53±9 | 52±9 | 54±10 |
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| Men (%) | 304 (30%) | 301 (29%) | 476 (52%) | 140 (38%) | 72 (62%) | 449 (58%) |
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| Diet, mean (min, max) | 0 (0–0) | 3.2 (0.5–7.0) | - | 17.7 (7.5–63.0) | - | 5.0 (0.5–49.0) |
| Regular, mean (min, max) | 0 (0–0) | - | 2.4 (0.5–7.0) | - | 18.1 (7.5–84.0) | 2.4 (0.5–59.5) |
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| Weight, men (kg) | 82±12 | 86±12 | 84±12 | 92±16 | 84±12 | 88±13 |
| Weight, women (kg) | 67±13 | 70±13 | 66±13 | 73±14 | 74±18 | 71±14 |
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| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.9±4.3 | 27.2±4.4 | 26.3±4.2 | 28.4±5.0 | 27.5±4.9 | 27.7±4.4 |
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| Waist-hip-ratio, men | 0.96±0.05 | 0.97±0.05 | 0.96±0.06 | 0.98±0.06 | 0.97±0.06 | 0.97±0.05 |
| Waist-hip-ratio, women | 0.86±0.09 | 0.86±0.08 | 0.86±0.08 | 0.86±0.09 | 0.87±0.08 | 0.86±0.09 |
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| Left ventricular mass, men (g) | 185±36 | 193±40 | 187±39 | 194±41 | 189±43 | 190±39 |
| Left ventricular mass, women (g) | 141±31 | 143±29 | 136±29 | 142±30 | 149±30 | 143±30 |
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| Left atrial dimension, men (cm) | 4.1±0.5 | 4.1±0.5 | 4.1±0.5 | 4.2±0.5 | 4.1±0.4 | 4.1±0.5 |
| Left atrial dimension, women (cm) | 3.6±0.5 | 3.6±0.5 | 3.5±0.5 | 3.6±0.5 | 3.7±0.5 | 3.6±0.4 |
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| Left ventricular end diastolic dimension, men (cm) | 5.0±0.4 | 5.0±0.4 | 4.9±0.4 | 5.0±0.4 | 5.0±0.4 | 5.0±0.5 |
| Left ventricular end diastolic dimension, women (cm) | 4.6±0.4 | 4.6±0.4 | 4.5±0.3 | 4.6±0.3 | 4.7±0.4 | 4.6±0.4 |
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| Left ventricular wall thickness (septum+posterior wall; men; cm) | 2.0±0.2 | 2.0±0.3 | 2.0±0.2 | 2.0±0.2 | 2.0±0.3 | 2.0±0.3 |
| Left ventricular wall thickness (septum+posterior wall; women; cm) | 1.8±0.2 | 1.8±0.2 | 1.8±0.2 | 1.8±0.2 | 1.8±0.2 | 1.8±0.2 |
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| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125±20 | 125±18 | 124±19 | 123±18 | 128±19 | 126±17 |
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| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 73±10 | 74±9 | 75±10 | 75±10 | 75±10 | 75±9 |
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| Treatment for hypertension (%) | 183 (18%) | 187 (18%) | 150 (17%) | 72 (19%) | 23 (20%) | 120 (16%) |
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| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 208±35 | 206±37 | 203±37 | 201±36 | 198±34 | 202±36 |
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| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 55±16 | 54±16 | 50±15 | 51±15 | 44±12 | 50±15 |
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| Treatment for dyslipidemia (%) | 15 (1%) | 30 (3%) | 11 (1%) | 11 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 16 (2%) |
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| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 47 (5%) | 76 (7%) | 33 (4%) | 60 (16%) | 9 (8%) | 46 (6%) |
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| Total energy intake per day (kcal) | 1783±577 | 1776±587 | 2055±626 | 1874±1204 | 2142±706 | 2060±669 |
Footnote: Values are n(%) or mean ± SD