Table 3.

Prevalence of metabolic disorders according to SSBs intake

Metabolic disorder	SSBs category
	<0.5 serving/week (N = 77)	≥0.5 serving/week (N = 80)	Crude OR (95% CI)	OR(95% CI) #	P value #
Hypertension (%)					0.01*
Yes	67.53	83.75	2.48 (1.16–5.31) *	3.48 (1.31, 9.26)
No	32.47	16.25	1.00	1.00
Abdominal Obesity (%)					0.02*
Yes	80.52	95.0	4.60 (1.45–14.56) *	4.61(1.31, 16.25)
No	19.48	5.00	1.00	1.00
Hypertriglyceridemia (%)					0.79
Yes	41.56	45.00	1.15 (0.61–2.17)	1.09 (0.57, 2.11)
No	58.44	55.00		1.00
Low HDL (%)					0.14
Yes	66.23	60.00	0.77 (0.40–1.47)	0.59 (0.29, 1.19)
No	33.77	40.00	1.00	1.00
Impaired FBS (%)					0.30
Yes	89.61	83.75	0.60 (0.23–1.53)	0.59 (0.22, 1.59)
No	10.39	16.25	1.00	1.00
Metabolic syndrome (%)					0.01*
Yes	75.32	92.50	4.04 (1.52–10.77) *	4.23 (1.42, 12.62)
No	24.68	7.50	1.00	1.00

Chi-square and logistic regression analyses were used

CI, confidence interval; FBS, fasting blood sugar; OR, odds ratio; SSB, sugar sweetened beverages; wk, week

^# Adjusted for age, sex, educational level, physical activity, and drug therapy

* P < 0.05 is significant