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. 2020 Mar 10;17:15. doi: 10.1186/s12986-020-0428-6

Table 1.

Population characteristics

Riksmaten Adults Malmö Diet and Cancer Study
Added Sugar Intake (%E) Total Added Sugar Intake (%E) Total
<  5% 5–7.5% 7.5–10% 10–15% 15–20% >  20% <  5% 5–7.5% 7.5–10% 10–15% 15–20% >  20%
Total; N (%) 273 (15.2%) 393 (21.9%) 386 (21.5%) 521 (29.0%) 175 (9.7%) 49 (2.7%) 1797 1061 (8.7%) 2291 (18.7%) 3218 (26.3%) 424 (34.7%) 1107 (9.1%) 312 (2.5%) 12,238
 Age, years; mean (SD) 48.1 (15.2) 50.2 (16.2) 50.1 (16.0) 47.1 (17.2) 43.4 (17.0) 40.6 (18.5) 48.0 (16.6) 56.8 (5.9) 57.3 (6.0) 57.6 (6.0) 57.9 (6.1) 57.6 (6.1) 58.3 (5.9) 57.6 (6.0)
 BMI, kg/m2; mean (SD) 26.0 (4.4) 25.8 (4.4) 25.5 (4.1) 25.1 (4.3) 25.3 (4.4) 24.5 (4.1) 25.5 (4.3) 26.0 (4.2) 25.7 (3.8) 25.5 (3.7) 25.4 (3.7) 25.2 (3.7) 25.1 (4.1) 25.5 (3.8)
Males; N (%) 131 (16.5%) 172 (21.7%) 166 (21.0%) 231 (29.2%) 78 (9.8%) 14 (1.8%) 792 525 (9.6%) 1030 (18.8%) 1443 (26.4%) 1814 (33.2%) 506 (9.2%) 151 (2.8%) 5469
 Age, years; mean (SD) 48.0 (16.3) 50.1 (15.9) 50.8 (16.2) 49.5 (16.8) 45.8 (16.2) 43.9 (20.4) 49.2 (16.4) 56.9 (6.0) 57.4 (6.1) 57.8 (6.0) 57.8 (6.1) 57.7 (6.2) 58.3 (5.9) 57.7 (6.1)
 BMI, kg/m2; mean (SD) 27.0 (4.0) 26.5 (4.1) 25.8 (3.4) 25.5 (3.7) 25.8 (3.9) 25.6 (4.2) 26.0 (3.8) 26.7 (3.8) 26.2 (3.4) 26.0 (3.3) 25.8 (3.4) 25.7 (3.1) 25.6 (3.6) 26.0 (3.4)
Females; N (%) 142 (14.1%) 221 (22.0%) 220 (21.9%) 290 (28.9%) 97 (9.7%) 35 (3.4%) 1005 536 (7.9%) 1261 (18.6%) 1775 (26.2%) 2435 (36.0%) 601 (8.9%) 161 (2.4%) 6769
 Age, years; mean (SD) 48.1 (14.1) 50.2 (16.5) 49.5 (15.9) 45.2 (17.3) 41.5 (17.5) 39.3 (17.9) 47.1 (16.7) 56.6 (5.9) 57.1 (5.9) 57.4 (6.1) 58.0 (6.0) 57.6 (6.0) 58.4 (5.9) 57.5 (6.0)
 BMI, kg/m2; mean (SD) 25.1 (4.6) 25.2 (4.6) 25.3 (4.5) 24.7 (4.7) 24.9 (4.7) 24.0 (4.0) 25.0 (4.6) 25.4 (4.3) 25.3 (4.1) 25.1 (4.0) 25.0 (3.9) 24.7 (4.1) 24.6 (4.6) 25.1 (4.0)

Population characteristics for the total sample, for males and for females by added-sugar group from the Riksmaten Adults 2010–11 (N = 1797) and the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study (N = 12,238)

For the total population columns, the means and standard deviations (in brackets) are presented. For the sugar group columns, the means and standard deviations (in brackets) are presented, obtained via ANOVA are presented

BMI Body Mass Index, N Number of Observations, SD Standard Deviation