Table I.
Demographic characteristics according to categories of sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages consumption among 2935 young Danish men (2008–2017).
| Sugar-sweetened beverages |
Artificially sweetened beverages |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Non-consumers | Highest consumers, Q4 | Non-consumers | Highest consumers, Q4 | |
| Men, N (%) | 2935 | 346 (12%) | 641 (22%) | 1891 (64%) | 280 (10%) |
| Median (range) (serving/day) | 0 | 1.1 (0.7, 8.6) | 0 | 0.9 (0.5, 7.6) | |
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 19 (19, 20) | 19 (19, 20) | 19 (19, 20) | 19 (19, 20) | 19 (19, 20) |
| BMI, kg/m2, median (IQR) | 22 (21, 24) | 23 (21, 24) | 22 (20, 24) | 22 (20, 24) | 23 (21, 25) |
| Height, m, median (IQR) | 1.82 (1.77, 1.87) | 1.82 (1.78, 1.86) | 1.81 (1.77, 1.86) | 1.82 (1.77, 1.87) | 1.82 (1.77, 1.87) |
| Cigarettes smoking, % | |||||
| Daily | 27 | 12 | 40 | 27 | 28 |
| Occasionally | 23 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 20 |
| Never | 50 | 65 | 43 | 51 | 52 |
| Marijuana smoking, % | |||||
| Daily | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Occasionally | 34 | 24 | 38 | 33 | 32 |
| Never | 63 | 73 | 54 | 63 | 64 |
| Other recreational drug use, % | 12 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Education of the mother, % | |||||
| < 9 years | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 9–10 years | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
| > 11 years | 57 | 57 | 60 | 58 | 54 |
| Other | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Missing/do not know | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| Physical activities, hr/wk, median (IQR)a | 8 (4, 14) | 9 (6, 15) | 7 (4, 13) | 8 (4, 13) | 8 (5, 15) |
| Fever in last 3 months, % | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| History of reproductive diseases, %b | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| History of reproductive surgery, %c | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| History of STDs, %d | 11 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
| Use of muscle-enhancing products in the last 3 months, % | 26 | 37 | 17 | 23 | 27 |
| Abstinence time, hours, median (IQR) | 62 (57, 84) | 62 (57, 85) | 62 (58, 84) | 62 (57, 84) | 62 (58, 84) |
| Sample collected during warm season, %e | 32 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
| Time of day of sample collection, hour, median (IQR) | 10 (9, 11) | 10 (9, 11) | 10 (10, 11) | 10 (9, 11) | 10 (10, 11) |
| Time to sperm motility analysis, min, median (IQR) | 30 (20, 45) | 30 (21, 49) | 30 (20, 50) | 30 (20, 45) | 30 (20, 50) |
| Total energy intake, kcal/day, median (IQR) | 1990 (1536, 2547) | 1890 (1437, 2423) | 2194 (1740, 2848) | 1982 (1538, 2497) | 2164 (1605, 2896) |
| ‘Western’ pattern, median (IQR) | −0.17 (−0.64, 0.4) | −0.60 (−1.02, −0.12) | 0.29 (−0.22, 0.93) | −0.23 (−0.69, 0.35) | 0.01 (−0.46, 0.65) |
| ‘Prudent’ pattern, median (IQR) | −0.13 (−0.69, 0.55) | 0.44 (−0.34, 1.24) | −0.41 (−0.97, 0.23) | −0.18 (−0.74, 0.5) | −0.09 (−0.67, 0.56) |
| ‘Open-Sandwich’ pattern, median (IQR) | −0.17 (−0.62, 0.39) | −0.08 (−0.59, 0.46) | −0.14 (−0.62, 0.5) | −0.16 (−0.62, 0.39) | −0.05 (−0.52, 0.61) |
| ‘Vegetarian-like’ pattern, median (IQR) | −0.13 (−0.57, 0.37) | −0.08 (−0.57, 0.40) | −0.15 (−0.58, 0.34) | −0.10 (−0.53, 0.39) | −0.28 (−0.62, 0.24) |
Numbers shown are median and interquartile range for the continuous variables unless noted as % for the categorical variables.
Physical activity was moderate and vigorous.
Reproductive diseases include self-reported history of varicocele, cryptorchidism, testicular mumps, inguinal hernia, testicular injury (hit, kicked or otherwise injured so it caused swelling of the scrotum), hydrocele, testicular torsion, hypospadias, epididymo-orchitis, cystitis or prostatitis.
Reproductive surgeries include self-reported history of surgery for inguinal hernia, varicocele, hydrocele, testicular torsion, hypospadias, testicular cancer, phimosis, testicular biopsy, vasectomy, re-fertilization, and other reproductive surgeries.
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) include self-reported history of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and other venereal diseases.
Warm season: April through September.
N; number of men, m; meters, hr; hours, wk; week.