Table 3.

Comparison of different assessment methods: associations (regression coefficients β and 95 % confidence intervals) between sucrose intake (log-transformed) and BMI and waist circumference (WC) after three years of follow-up among men and women (n 1734) aged 39–77 years, Norfolk cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Norfolk)

	BMI (kg/m2)*,†		WC (cm)*,‡
	All		Men		Women
	β	95 % CI	β	95 % CI	β	95 % CI
7DD (adjusted for energy intake)	−1·40	−1·81, −0·99	−3·34	−4·77, −1·91	−4·21	−5·77, −2·66
24HDR§ (adjusted for energy intake)	−0·78	−1·06, −0·51	−2·31	−3·33, −1·30	−2·14	−3·13, −1·15
FFQ (adjusted for energy intake)	−1·32	−1·83, −0·81	−2·74	−4·54, −0·94	−2·52	−4·44, −0·59
7DD	−1·38	−1·72, −1·04	−2·80	−4·00, −1·61	−3·85	−5·14, −2·56
24HDR	−0·80	−1·04, −0·57	−2·03	−2·92, −1·13	−2·05	−·288, −1·22
FFQ	−1·07	−1·42, −0·71	−2·76	−4·03, −1·49	−1·87	−3·19, −0·54
Biomarker||	0·25	0·08, 0·43	0·43	−0·21, 1·06	0·87	0·26, 1·49

7DD, 7 d diet diary; 24HDR, 24 h recall.

^*At second health check.

^†Adjusted for age and sex.

^‡Adjusted for height and age.

^§Among 1685 participants only.

^||Urinary sucrose adjusted by specific gravity.