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. 2022 Jun 1;5(6):e2215276. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15276

Table 1. Meta-analysis of Outcomes Following SSB Taxes.

Outcome No. 3-Level random-effects model
Estimates Articles Tax policies Pooled estimate (95% CI) P value Prediction interval Q for heterogeneity P value Heterogeneity I2 (95% CI), Publication bias
Price: tax pass-through, % 46 41 18 82.2 (66.2 to 98.3) <.001 8.6 to 155.9 5635 <.001 99.2 (99.1 to 99.3) None
SSB sales: % demand change 35 33 16 −14.6 (−20.4 to −8.8) <.001 −37.6 to 8.4 709 742 <.001 100 (NA) None
SSB sales: price elasticity 35 33 16 −1.59 (−2.11 to −1.08) <.001 −3.94 to 0.75 122 929 <.001 100 (NA) None
Sales, substitution beverages: cross-price elasticity 25 24 14 0.42 (−0.52 to 1.35) .37 −3.69 to 4.52 1056 <.001 97.7 (97.3 to 98.1) Yes
SSB consumption: % demand change 12 9 5 −18.1 (−37.6 to 1.5) .07 −60.8 to 24.6 23 .02 52.9 (9.4 to 75.6) Yes
SSB consumption: price elasticity 12 9 5 −3.78 (−8.86 to 1.30) .13 −15.78 to 8.22 60 <.001 81.6 (68.9 to 89.1) None
Consumptionof substitution beverages: cross-price elasticity 12 9 5 0.54 (−0.60 to 1.68) .32 −1.70 to 2.79 21 .03 47.6 (0 to 73.1) None

Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverages.