Table 4:

Cross-sectional associations between added, free and total sugar intakes and anthropometric measures, including body weight, BMI Z-scores, waist circumference and percent fat mass (n = 109)

Type of sugar*Body weight (kg)†BMI Z-scoresWaist circumference (cm)†Fat mass (%)†
β (95% CI)β (95% CI)β (95% CI)β (95% CI)
Added sugar−0.01 (−0.03 to 0.007)−0.005 (−0.01 to 0.002)−0.02 (−0.05 to 0.008)−0.001 (−0.03 to 0.03)
Free sugar−0.011 (−0.02 to 0.002)−0.004 (−0.008 to 0.0006)−0.02 (−0.04 to −0.0009)−0.003 (−0.03 to 0.02)
Total sugar−0.004 (−0.01 to 0.006)−0.001 (−0.005 to 0.002)−0.009 (−0.02 to 0.007)0.0009 (−0.02 to 0.02)

  • Note: BMI = body mass index, CI = confidence interval.

  • ↵* Units for added sugar, free sugar and total sugar are normalized to kcal/1000 kcal.

  • ↵† Data have been presented controlling for age and sex for body weight, waist circumference and percent fat mass.