Table 2.

The associations of daily intakes of SSBs with mortality

Sugar-sweetened beverages	0 serving/day	>0 to <1 serving/day	1 to <2 servings/day	≥2 servings/day	Each serving/day
All-cause mortality
Deaths, n	398	430	198	111	1137
Model 1	1	1.05 (0.87–1.27)	0.94 (0.75–1.17)	1.15 (0.83–1.59)	1.02 (0.94–1.10)
Model 2	1	1.20 (1.00–1.45)	1.12 (0.90–1.40)	1.80 (1.27–2.55)	1.16 (1.06–1.26)
Model 3	1	1.24 (1.02–1.49)	1.19 (0.95–1.49)	1.90 (1.36–2.66)	1.18 (1.08–1.28)

All analyses involved complex sampling designs. Model 1 was adjusted for age, gender, family PIR, self-reported race, education, marital status, alcohol consumption, smoking status and vigorous/moderate recreational activity. Model 2 was additionally adjusted for total energy intake, intake of whole grains, fruit, vegetables, red and processed meat, artificially sweetened beverages, dietary acid load, dietary sodium and total fat. Model 3 was additionally adjusted for baseline eGFR, BMI, total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio, hypertension, diabetes, CVD and cancer.