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. 2020 Mar 12;17(3):e1003036. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003036

Table 1. Dietary energy density from sugar-sweetened beverages in 2016 (baseline) and 2018 (counterfactual scenarios), by age group.

Scenario and age group Dietary energy density from sugar-sweetened beverages (%)
Mean 5th percentile 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile 95th percentile
2016 (baseline)
Total 1.13 0.00 0.03 0.38 1.52 4.63
0 to <10 years 0.92 0.00 0.02 0.26 1.18 4.01
10 to <18 years 1.93 0.04 0.41 1.24 2.70 6.15
18 to <65 years 1.24 0.00 0.07 0.51 1.70 4.83
≥65 years 0.42 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.31 2.32
2018 (product reformulation—counterfactual 1)
Total 1.09 0.00 0.03 0.37 1.47 4.48
0 to <10 years 0.89 0.00 0.02 0.25 1.14 3.88
10 to <18 years 1.87 0.03 0.39 1.19 2.60 5.96
18 to <65 years 1.20 0.00 0.06 0.49 1.64 4.67
≥65 years 0.41 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.30 2.24
2018 (product reformulation and sales reduction—counterfactual 2)
Total 0.98 0.00 0.03 0.33 1.32 4.02
0 to <10 years 0.80 0.00 0.02 0.23 1.02 3.48
10 to <18 years 1.68 0.03 0.35 1.07 2.34 5.36
18 to <65 years 1.07 0.00 0.06 0.44 1.47 4.19
≥65 years 0.37 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.27 2.01
2018 (product reformulation and sales reduction—counterfactual 3)
Total 0.86 0.00 0.02 0.29 1.16 3.54
0 to <10 years 0.71 0.00 0.02 0.20 0.90 3.06
10 to <18 years 1.48 0.03 0.31 0.94 2.06 4.71
18 to <65 years 0.95 0.00 0.05 0.39 1.30 3.69
≥65 years 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.23 1.77

Counterfactual 1 considers sugar reduction due to product reformulation; counterfactual 2 considers sugar reduction due to product reformulation and sales decrease, using market data adjusted by tax information; counterfactual 3 considers sugar reduction and sales decrease, using only tax information.