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Table 4 Associations between artificially sweetened beverage (ASB) consumption and adiposity measures

From: Sugar and artificially sweetened beverage consumption and adiposity changes: National longitudinal study

  

Unadjusted coefficient at age 11 (95 % CI)

Adjusted coefficient at age 11 (95 % CI)

Unadjusted coefficient age 7–11 (95 % CI)

Adjusted coefficient age 7–11 (95 % CI)

Body Mass Index

N

 

12,368

10,443

11,318

10,283

ASB consumptiona

Weekly

0.68 (0.49; 0.87)

0.47 (0.29; 0.66)

0.16 (0.03; 0.29)

0.14 (0.00; 0.27)

Daily

0.79 (0.64; 0.94)

0.58 (0.42; 0.74)

0.22 (0.12; 0.32)

0.17 (0.06; 0.28)

Percentage body fat

N

 

12,370

10,231

10,844

9851

ASB consumptiona

Weekly

1.29 (0.89; 1.70)

0.88 (0.49; 1.27)

0.32 (0.01; 0.63)

0.26 (−0.04; 0.55)

Daily

1.48 (1.12; 1.83)

1.18 (0.81; 1.54)

0.39 (0.15; 0.63)

0.35 (0.09; 0.61)

  1. aReference group children consuming artificially sweetened beverages less than once a week/never
  2. Weekly consumption = 1–6 days a week, Daily consumption = once a day or more than once a day
  3. CI – Confidence intervals. Adjusted models adjusted for: age (in months), sex, ethnic group, equivalised income, mother’s highest educational qualification, country, portions of fruit consumer per day, breakfast consumption, days per week of sport/exercise, hours spent watching TV per weekday, mode of transport to school, being on a controlled diet at age 7 and snacking at age 7. Models of change in adiposity adjusted for adiposity at age 7