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. 2017 Nov 2;1(11):1372–1385. doi: 10.1210/js.2017-00262

Table 1.

SSB Consumption and Risk of MetS

Author Cohort/Location Participants
Average Follow-up Period Range of SSB Intake/d Elevated Risk Factors of MetS P Value for Trends Confounder Adjustment
N Age (Mean/Range), y Sex
Barrio-Lopez et al. (14) SUN Project; Spain 8157 36 M and F 6 y 0–2.4 servings BP; WC; TAG BP (P < 0.001); WC (P < 0.001); TAG (P = 0.016) Yes
Khosravi-Boroujeni et al. (15) Iran 1752 39.4 ± 14.2 (F); 41.6 ± 16.7 (M) M and F Cross-sectional study <1/wk to >3/wk DBP in females P < 0.05 Yes
Chan et al. (16) Taiwan 2727 12–16 M and F Cross-sectional study 0/d; 1–500 mL/d and >500 mL/d WC; TGs; SBP in males Metabolic risk cluster (P-trend < 0.038); SBP males (P = 0.043) Yes
Wang et al. (18) QUALITY study, Canada 633 8–10 M and F 8 y Median SSB intake 146 mL/d HOMA-IR; SBP; WC In overweight children, HOMA-IR (increase) (P = 0.009); SBP (P = 0.001); in children with impaired glucose tolerance, SBP higher by (>1.4 mm Hg); WC (P < 0.001) Yes
Hernandez-Cordero et al. (19) Mexico 240 18–45 F 9 mo 418 ± 11 mL/d No elevated risk factors observed NA No
Mattei et al. (20) Costa Rica 1872 49–70.3 M and F Cross-sectional study None to ≥1 serving /d WC; TGs; higher odds of MetS WC (P ≤ 0.001); TGs (P ≤ 0.001); MetS (P = 0.009) Yes
Denova-Gutierrez et al. (21) Mexico 8307 20–70 M and F Cross-sectional study None to >2 servings/d Prevalence of MetS higher in obese subjects; increased TGs; reduced HDL 26.65 obese people had MetS; 0.49-mmol/L increase in TGs/additional SSB consumption; 0.39-mmol/l decrease in HDL/additional SSB consumption Yes
Loh et al. (22) Malaysia 873 13 M and F Cross-sectional study 110–190 mL/d Elevated TGs; FBG; insulin; insulin resistance; low HDL-C None were statistically significant Yes
Dhingra et al. (17) Framingham Offspring study; United States 6039 46–66 M and F Cross-sectional study <1 to ≥2 servings/d Increased prevalence of MetS; obesity; WC; fasting glucose; blood pressure; TGs; HDL Increased MetS (OR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.30–1.69); Obesity (OR, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.02–1.68); WC (OR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.09–1.56); fasting glucose (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.05–1.48); BP (OR, 1.18; 95% CI, 0.96–1.44); TGs (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.04–1.51); HDL (OR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.06–1.64) Yes
Duffey et al. (23) CARDIA study; United States 2774 25 ± 3.6 (at start) M and F 20 y Average intake over 7 y WC; TG; LDL; hypertension WC (P < 0.001); TGs (P = 0.033); LDL (P = 0.018); hypertension (P = 0.023) Yes
Ambrosini et al. (24) Raine study; Australia 1433 14 (at start) M and F 14 y None to >1.3 servings/d BMI; obesity risk; TGs; HDL Girls consuming >1.3 servings/d had increased BMI and obesity risk (P-trend ≤ 0.001); girls and boys consuming >1.3 servings/d show increased TGs (P-trend ≤ 0.03); boys show reduced HDL (P-trend < 0.04)
Ferreira- Pêgo et al. (25) PREDIMED; Spain 1868 M: 55–80 F: 60–80 (at start) M and F <1 to >5/wk Yes
Kang and Kim (35) KoGES 5797 40–69 10 y <1 to >5/wk BMI; fasting glucose; blood pressure; TGs; HDL Females consuming >4 servings/wk showed increased BMI (P = 0.0095); systolic blood pressure (P = 0.0086); fasting glucose (P = 0.0150) Yes

Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CARDIA, coronary artery risk development in young adults; CI, confidence interval; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; F, female; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR, HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment–insulin resistance; KoGES, Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; M, male; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; QUALITY, Quebec Adipose and Lifestyle Investigation in Youth; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SUN, Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra; TAG, triacylglycerol; TG, triglyceride; WC, waist circumference.