Age-standardised baseline characteristics of the study population of the Cohort of Swedish Men by categories of sweetened beverage consumption
| Sweetened beverage consumption (servings/day) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | 0 (n=21006) | 0 to <0.5 (n=7138) | 0.5 to <1.0 (n=3150) | 1.0 to <2.0 (n=5560) | ≥2 (n=5546) |
| Age at study entry* | 61 (9.5) | 58 (9.1) | 59 (9.2) | 60 (9.7) | 60 (9.6) |
| Ever smoker, % | 13 864 (66) | 4283 (60) | 1953 (62) | 3336 (60) | 3660 (66) |
| Obesity, % | 9453 (45) | 3283 (46) | 1512 (48) | 2613 (47) | 2607 (47) |
| Diabetes, % | 1470 (7) | 214 (3) | 126 (4) | 278 (5) | 332 (6) |
| Hypertension, % | 4621 (22) | 1499 (21) | 756 (24) | 1334 (24) | 1387 (25) |
| University education, % | 3991 (19) | 1428 (20) | 441 (14) | 890 (16) | 555 (10) |
| Total physical activity (MET, hours/day) | 41.4 (4.8) | 41.1 (4.6) | 41.9 (4.8) | 41.9 (5.0) | 42.6 (5.5) |
| Current drinkers, % | 19 746 (94) | 6638 (93) | 2898 (92) | 4948 (89) | 4880 (88) |
| History of stroke, % | 420 (2) | 143 (2) | 63 (2) | 111 (2) | 166 (3) |
| History of angina, % | 840 (4) | 286 (4) | 126 (4) | 167 (3) | 222 (4) |
| Family history of myocardial infarction before age 60, % | 7772 (37) | 2427 (34) | 1134 (36) | 1946 (35) | 2107 (38) |
| Coffee consumption (≥3 cups/day), % | 13 024 (62) | 4140 (58) | 1733 (55) | 3225 (58) | 3494 (63) |
| Fruit intake (servings/day) | 1.5 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.5 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.2) |
| Vegetable intake (servings/day) | 2.7 (1.8) | 2.7 (1.6) | 2.6 (1.6) | 2.6 (1.7) | 2.4 (1.7) |
| Processed meat consumption (g/day) | 38.6 (30.1) | 40.7 (27.7) | 43.6 (31.2) | 43.9 (32.4) | 44.6 (32.0) |
| Fish consumption (servings/week) | 1.9 (2.03) | 1.9 (1.5) | 1.8 (1.5) | 1.9 (2.1) | 1.9 (2.0) |
Values are means (SD) or percentages and are standardised to the age distribution of the study population.
*Value is not age-adjusted.
MET, metabolic equivalent.