TABLE 3.
Specificity and sensitivity of the δ¹³C isotope-based method in discriminating low added sugar consumers from high added sugar consumers (n = 106, Southwest Virginian adults)1
Self-reported added sugar intakes, n | |||
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Low | High | ||
Isotope-based estimate of added sugar intake, n | Low | 36 | 22 |
High | 23 | 25 |
Calculated from reverse-engineered data from Hedrick et al. (49). The sensitivity and specificity of the δ¹³C isotope-based method are 61.0% and 53.2%, respectively.