Table 2.

Associations between sucrose intake and risk of being overweight or obese after three years of follow-up at the second health check among men and women (n 1734) aged 39–77 years, Norfolk cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Norfolk)

	Men (n 797)					Women (n 937)					All (n 1734)
	Overweight*					Overweight*					Overweight*
	n	%	OR	95 % CI	P	n	%	OR	95 % CI	P	n	%	OR	95 % CI	P
Urinary sucrose, adjusted by specific gravity
Q1	105	66	1·00	Ref.	–	106	56	1·00	Ref.	–	201	58	1·00	Ref.	–
Q2	114	72	1·31	0·82, 2·11	0·263	98	52	0·84	0·56, 1·27	0·416	216	62	1·15	0·84, 1·56	0·384
Q3	115	72	1·33	0·83, 2·14	0·238	105	56	0·96	0·64, 1·45	0·857	225	65	1·26	0·92, 1·71	0·149
Q4	119	75	1·54	0·95, 2·50	0·082	123	66	1·45	0·96, 2·21	0·080	237	68	1·43	1·05, 1·96	0·025
Q5	120	75	1·57	0·96, 2·57	0·070	119	63	1·33	0·88, 2·02	0·180	245	71	1·54	1·12, 2·12	0·008
Trend	–		1·11	1·00, 1·25	0·054	–		1·12	1·02, 1·23	0·020	–		1·12	1·04, 1·20	0·003
Sucrose intake, 7DD energy-adjusted
Q1	128	80	1·00	Ref.	–	120	64	1·00	Ref.	–	255	73	1·00	Ref.	–
Q2	123	77	0·84	0·49, 1·44	0·525	117	63	0·92	0·61, 1·41	0·710	236	68	0·77	0·56, 1·08	0·129
Q3	106	66	0·48	0·29, 0·80	0·005	107	57	0·73	0·48, 1·11	0·146	209	60	0·56	0·41, 0·78	0·001
Q4	107	67	0·50	0·30, 0·84	0·008	103	55	0·68	0·45, 1·03	0·068	212	61	0·58	0·42, 0·80	0·001
Q5	109	69	0·53	0·32, 0·89	0·015	104	56	0·69	0·45, 1·04	0·076	212	61	0·56	0·40, 0·77	<0·001
Trend	–		0·84	0·75, 0·94	0·003	–		0·90	0·82, 0·99	0·026	–		0·87	0·81, 0·93	<0·001

7DD, 7 d diet diary; Q1, quintile 1 (lowest); Q2, quintile 2; Q3, quintile 3; Q4, quintile 4; Q5, quintile 5 (highest); Ref., referent category.

Odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals were determined by logistic regression, adjusted for age and sex.

^*Second health check, BMI>25·0 kg/m².