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Table 3 Nutritional and lifestyle characteristics according to SSB consumption

From: Assessment of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and weight change: a prospective cohort study

 

Units

Categories of SSB consumption at baseline

P valuea

Never SSB

Low SSB

Moderate SSB

High SSB

Participants

n (%)

371 (66)

82 (15)

91 (16)

18 (3)

 

SSB consumption 2002

mean (SD) ml/d

0 (0)

103 (42)

336 (122)

1008 (259)

<0.001

Classified in same SSB category 2002 and 2012

%

82

20

30

33

 

Move to category of greater SSB consumption in 2012

%

18

21

0

0

 

Move to category of lower SSB consumption in 2012

%

0

60

70

67

 

Men

%

59

70

84

83

<0.001c

Age 2002

mean (SD) years

47.7 (9.3)

45.7 (8.9)

43.3 (10.1)

36.9 (9.3)

<0.001

Smokers 2002

%

11

16

21

17

0.66c

Healthy Eating Index 2002

mean (SD)

49 (10)

45 (9)

40 (9)

33 (5)

<0.001

Mediterranean Diet Score 2002

mean (SD)

3.9 (1.5)

3.9 (1.5)

3.6 (1.5)

2.9 (1.2)

0.03

Physical activity level 2002b

mean (SD)

1.7 (0.2)

1.8 (0.2)

1.8 (0.3)

1.8 (0.3)

0.004

Physical activity level 2012b

mean (SD)

1.7 (0.2)

1.7 (0.2)

1.8 (0.3)

1.9 (0.3)

<0.001

Physical activity difference 2012 minus 2002b

mean (SD)

−0.03 (0.20)

−0.04 (0.21)

−0.04 (0.27)

0.09 (0.27)

0.03

Energy consumption 2002

mean (SD) kcal/d

2308 (653)

2429 (635)

2552 (646)

3215 (784)

<0.001

Energy consumption 2002 without SSB

mean (SD) kcal/d

2308 (653)

2384 (635)

2404 (640)

2772 (821)

0.02

Energy consumption 2012

mean (SD) kcal/d

2186 (640)

2328 (666)

2399 (532)

2781 (592)

<0.001

Energy consumption 2012 without SSB

mean (SD) kcal/d

2186 (640)

2292 (674)

2356 (519)

2605 (599)

0.003

Energy difference 2012 minus 2002

mean kcal/d

−122

−101

−153

−434

0.257

Energy difference 2012 minus 2002 without SSB

mean kcal/d

−122

−91

−48

−166

0.688

Weight 2002

mean (SD) kg

72.9 (11.7)

75.0 (11.3)

77.2 (13.4)

74.9 (13.1)

0.015

Weight 2012

mean (SD) kg

73.9 (12.2)

76.3 (11.7)

78.4 (13.8)

81.4 (13.4)

0.008

Weight difference 2012 minus 2002

mean (SD) kg

1.0 (5.0)

1.3 (4.5)

1.2 (4.8)

6.5 (7.5)

<0.001

Subjects who gained weight

n (%)

176 (47)

43 (52)

47 (52)

15 (83)

 

Subjects with stable weight

n (%)

80 (22)

16 (20)

16 (18)

2 (11)

 

Subjects who lost weight

n (%)

115 (31)

23 (28)

28 (31)

1 (6)

 
  1. SSB sugar sweetened beverages
  2. Categorization for SSB consumption in 2002: never SSB; low SSB consumption (less than 200 ml/d); moderate SSB consumption (between 200 and less than 700 ml/d); high SSB consumption (700 ml/d and more)
  3. Weight change was categorized in weight increase of one kg or more, weight decrease of one kg or more, and weight stable
  4. aAnova test, but for c that is a Chi-square test
  5. bPhysical activity level was estimated using the Flemish Physical Activity Questionnaire [9]