Table 4:
Cross-sectional associations between added, free and total sugar intakes and anthropometric measures, including body weight, BMI Z-scores, waist circumference and percent fat mass (n = 109)
| Type of sugar* | Body weight (kg)† | BMI Z-scores | Waist circumference (cm)† | Fat mass (%)† |
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| β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | |
| Added sugar | −0.01 (−0.03 to 0.007) | −0.005 (−0.01 to 0.002) | −0.02 (−0.05 to 0.008) | −0.001 (−0.03 to 0.03) |
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| Free sugar | −0.011 (−0.02 to 0.002) | −0.004 (−0.008 to 0.0006) | −0.02 (−0.04 to −0.0009) | −0.003 (−0.03 to 0.02) |
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| Total sugar | −0.004 (−0.01 to 0.006) | −0.001 (−0.005 to 0.002) | −0.009 (−0.02 to 0.007) | 0.0009 (−0.02 to 0.02) |
Note: BMI = body mass index, CI = confidence interval.
*
Units for added sugar, free sugar and total sugar are normalized to kcal/1000 kcal.
†
Data have been presented controlling for age and sex for body weight, waist circumference and percent fat mass.