Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Strong Heart Family Study Participants According to Reported Intake of Diet Soda (n=1,359)

	Diet Soda Consumption
	None (n=804)		1-2 per week (n=228)		3-6 per week (n=139)		≥1 per day (n=169)
	Mean or %	SD	Mean or %	SD	Mean or %	SD	Mean or %	SD
Age	41	16	41	16	45	13	46	14
Male	41%		28%		41%		33%
Highest education
Less than HS	13%		13%		10%		11%
HS graduate	54%		46%		46%		45%
Some College	23%		31%		22%		22%
BA/BS or greater	10%		10%		21%		21%
Body Mass Index
<25	21%		11%		13%		10%
25-29.9	29%		29%		26%		25%
30-34.9	27%		26%		31%		32%
≥35	23%		34%		29%		33%
Waist circumference (cm)	102	17	108	17	104	15	105	15
Smoking
Never	37%		43%		42%		39%
Past	21%		24%		29%		27%
Current	42%		33%		28%		34%
Physical Activity Level
Sedentary	41%		38%		33%		41%
Low-active	25%		25%		30%		28%
Somewhat active	17%		20%		18%		19%
Active	17%		16%		18%		13%
Daily consumption
Fruit servings	0.9	0.8	1.1	0.8	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.8
Vegetable servings	2.3	1.6	2.3	1.7	2.5	2.0	2.3	1.6
Processed meat servings	0.7	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.8
Saturated Fat (g)	33	19	30	18	31	19	31	18
Fiber (g)	16	9	16	9	18	11	17	10
Total kJ	2460	1297	2237	1284	2363	1360	2195	1180