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Table 4.

Univariate Relationship of Dietary Sweeteners and Coronary Plaque Characteristics Among Non-HIV-Infected Participants

Parameter	Number of Plaque Segments		Number of Noncalcified Plaque Segments		Number of Mixed Plaque Segments		Number of Calcified Plaque Segments
Parameter	r^a	P Value	r^a	P Value	r^a	P Value	r^a	P Value
Total sugars, g/day	−0.10	.47	−0.11	0.43	0.01	.97	−0.14	.31
Added sugars, g/day	−0.10	.51	−0.05	0.73	−0.04	.78	−0.16	.29
Fructose, g/day	−0.02	.87	−0.03	0.85	0.08	.58	−0.16	.26
Sucrose, g/day	−0.19	.17	−0.21	0.12	−0.08	.57	−0.11	.41
Log aspartame, mg/day	0.05	.73	−0.14	0.34	0.11	.42	0.26	.06
Log saccharin, mg/day	0.08	.59	−0.01	0.97	0.11	.45	0.07	.62

Abbreviation: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.

^ar is Pearson correlation coefficient.