Table 2.
Anthropometric and body composition characteristics of participants and SSCB consumption groups.
| Parameter | SSCB intake groups Mean ± SD |
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regularly | Sometimes | Never/Rarely | ||
| WC (cm) | 73.1a ± 11.6 | 72.3a ± 10.7 | 70.6b ± 9.7 | .001** |
| HC (cm) | 98.8a ± 12.1 | 99.2a ± 11.6 | 97.1b ± 9.4 | .005* |
| WHR | 0.74a ± 0.06 | 0.73b ± 0.06 | 0.73b ± 0.06 | .002* |
| Weight (kg) | 57.7a ± 15.7 | 57.3a ± 13.7 | 55.4b ± 12.6 | .021* |
| Height (cm) | 156.8 ± 5.4 | 156.7 ± 5 | 157.2 ± 5.6 | .252 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.6a ± 6.1 | 23.4a ± 5.3 | 22.3b ± 4.7 | <.001** |
| MAC (cm) | 26.9a ± 4.9 | 26.8a ± 4.9 | 26b ± 3.9 | .004* |
| TSF (mm) | 20.5a ± 12 | 20.7a ± 12 | 19.1b ± 10.7 | .04* |
| Fat (%) | 33.6a ± 7.3 | 33a ± 7.5 | 31b ± 6.4 | <.001** |
| Skeletal muscle (%) | 37.5 ± 6.6 | 37.4 ± 6 | 37.5 ± 5.4 | .944 |
| Water (%) | 47.6b ± 6.8 | 47.8b ± 7.7 | 49.4a ± 6.6 | <.001** |
| Visceral Fat | 4.1a ± 1.7 | 4.1a ± 1.6 | 3.8b ± 1.6 | .014* |
P-values were determined by the ANOVA test. Bold results are considered statistically significant at * P < .05 and **P < .001.
Different letters in the same row are statistically significant according to Games-Howell post hoc test.
BMI = body mass index, HC = hip circumference, MAC = mid-arm circumference, SSCB = sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage, TSF = triceps skin fold, WC = waist circumference, WHR = waist-to-hip ratio.