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