Table 3.

Sugar-sweetened beverage intake at age 13–18 and risk of early-onset colorectal cancer

	<1 serving/wk	1 serving/wk to <2 servings/d	≥2 servings/d	Ptrenda	Each serving/d increase
Person-years	113 475	218 172	25 788
No. of cases	12	17	6
Age- and energy-adjusted RR (95% CI)	1 [Reference]	0.73 (0.34–1.58)	2.43 (0.83–7.05)	0.05	1.19 (0.92–1.54)
Multivariable RR (95% CI)b	1 [Reference]	0.78 (0.36–1.73)	3.41 (1.08–10.8)	0.01	1.32 (1.00–1.75)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; RR, relative risk.

One beverage serving is 8 oz.

^aCalculated using the median of each category of beverage intake as a continuous variable.

^bAdditionally adjusted for race (white, nonwhite), height (continuous), body mass index at age 18 (continuous), pack-years of smoking before age 20 (continuous), intake of alcohol at age 15–17, red and processed meat, dietary fiber, total folate [from foods and supplements], and total calcium at age 13–18 (all continuous), multivitamin use at age 13–18 (yes, no), and physical activity at grade 9–12 (continuous).