Association between sugar‐free beverage intake and childhood obesity among Chinese children and adolescents
Authors' conclusion
SFB intake was positively associated with childhood obesity in Chinese children, particularly among individuals with high-income families.
Study context
- Population
- Chinese children and adolescents aged 9–17, Shenzhen; median age 13.28 years, 55.2% boys, 66.1% adolescents
- Participants
- 3,227 children
- Exposure
- Per 100 mL/d increase in sugar-free beverage intake
- Outcome
- Obesity types per 100 mL increase in daily SFB intake
Methodological detailsbaseline data of an ongoing cohort (EMSNGS), multivariable binary logistic regression
- Baseline data of an ongoing cohort (EMSNGS)
- Multivariable binary logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Overweight/obesity, adjusted OR
1.14
95% CI 1.06–1.23
Abdominal obesity, adjusted OR
1.12
95% CI 1.03–1.23
Metabolically unhealthy overweight (MUOW)/metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO), adjusted OR
1.12
95% CI 1.02–1.21
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Sugar-free beverage (SFB) consumption
- Median SFB consumption
- 16.67 mL/d
Effect modification by family income
- Overweight/obesity, P for interaction
- 0.021
- Abdominal obesity, P for interaction
- 0.031
- Stratified analyses
Original publication
Association between sugar‐free beverage intake and childhood obesity among Chinese children and adolescents. Pediatr Obes. Published 8 January 2024. doi:10.
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