Table 3.
Multivariate regression results of consumption of fast foods, sugar-sweetened beverages, and artificially-sweetened beverages on allostatic load among young adults 24–34, National Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, US, 2008 (n = 11,562).
| Multivariate regression |
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|---|---|---|
| Model 7: fast food, sugar-sweetened beverages, artificially-sweetened beverages | ||
| Coefficient | IRR | |
| Fast food | ||
| 0 | − | − |
| 1–3 | 0.037 | 1.04 |
| 4–7 | − 0.015 | 0.98 |
| 8 + | − 0.045 | 0.96 |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages | ||
| 0 | − | − |
| 1–3 | 0.081⁎ | 1.08 |
| 4–7 | 0.119⁎⁎ | 1.13 |
| 8 + | 0.108⁎ | 1.11 |
| Artificially-sweetened beverages | ||
| 0 | − | – |
| 1 | 0.133⁎⁎ | 1.14 |
| 2 | 0.133⁎⁎⁎ | 1.14 |
| 3 + | 0.221⁎⁎⁎ | 1.25 |
All analyses are weighted. Multivariate model includes age, gender, race/ethnicity, nativity status, education, income and medication use. IRR = Incident Rate Ratio.
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p < 0.05.
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p < 0.01.
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p < 0.001.