TABLE 2—
Mean 2-Year Change (SD) |
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Changes in No. of Servings | No. | Intake, Servings | Weight, kg | Adjusted Weight Change,a kg (95% CI) | P |
Sugar-sweetened soda, changes in servings/wk | |||||
Decreased, < −1 | 3075 | −3.7 (2.0) | 0.8 (3.6) | −0.4 (−0.6, −0.2) | |
No change, −1 to +1 | 6409 | −0.1 (0.4) | 1.1 (3.5) | 1.0 (Ref) | |
Increased, > 1 | 1734 | 2.7 (1.1) | 1.5 (3.6) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) | |
Increase in 1 serving/d | 1.0 (0.7, 1.2) | < .001 | |||
Sugar-free soda, changes in servings/mo | |||||
Decreased, < −1 | 2270 | −3.5 (3.1) | 1.2 (3.8) | −0.1 (−0.3, 0.1) | |
No change, −1 to +1 | 7437 | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (3.4) | 1.0 (Ref) | |
Increased, > 1 | 1511 | 1.8 (0.7) | 0.9 (3.7) | −0.2 (−0.4, 0.0) | |
Increase in 1 serving/d | 0.0 (−1.3, 1.4) | .98 |
Note. CI=confidence interval. The sample size was n = 11 218.
Adjusted for baseline sugar-sweetened soda consumption (continuous); baseline sugar-free soda consumption (continuous); age (continuous); state (dichotomous); 2006 and 2008 physical activity (low, medium, high); baseline smoking status (current, past, nonsmokers); alcohol consumption (consumer, nonconsumer); oral contraceptive use (ever, never); menopausal status (premenopausal, postmenopausal); postmenopausal hormone therapy use (ever, never); and changes in smoking status (nonsmokers, smokers, quitters, starters), alcohol consumption (increased, decreased, no change), and consumption of red meat, dairy, yogurt, fruit, vegetables, nuts, white bread, flour tortillas, corn tortillas, orange or grapefruit juice, and homemade sweetened beverages (continuous). Models were mutually adjusted for sugar-sweetened and sugar-free soda.