Table 4 Mean (SD) BMI of different gender, age and income groups with and without implementation of an SSB tax
From: Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages: impact on overweight and obesity in Germany
Age group | Male income groups | Female income groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(years) | Low | Middle | High | Low | Middle | High | |
15–19 | No tax | 24.0 (4.2) | 21.7 (2.9) | 21.9 (3.2) | 24.8 (4.4) | 23.7 (3.3) | 20.4 (3.5) |
Tax | 23.3 (3.9) | 21.5 (3.1) | 21.7 (3.3) | 24.0 (3.9) | 23.4 (3.2) | 20.2 (3.5) | |
20–29 | No tax | 25.2 (3.2) | 24.8 (3.9) | 23.6 (3.8) | 21.4 (3.2) | 22.5 (3.9) | 21.4 (4.1) |
Tax | 23.9 (3.3) | 24.1 (3.3) | 23.1 (3.5) | 21.3 (3.3) | 22.5 (4.2) | 21.4 (4.1) | |
30–39 | No tax | 27.8 (6.1) | 25.4 (4.3) | 25.8 (4.9) | 26.2 (4.3) | 23.5 (4.9) | 21.8 (5.1) |
Tax | 26.9 (5.4) | 24.9 (2.9) | 25.4 (4.3) | 26.0 (4.2) | 23.5 (5.5) | 21.8 (5.1) | |
40–49 | No tax | 28.3 (5.4) | 26.9 (6.3) | 27.2 (5.6) | 25.7 (3.9) | 24.7 (5.1) | 22.6 (4.6) |
Tax | 27.8 (5.8) | 26.8 (5.7) | 27.0 (5.5) | 25.6 (3.6) | 24.7 (5.3) | 22.6 (4.6) | |
50–59 | No tax | 29.1 (5.1 | 27.6 (5.2) | 27.0 (5.3) | 27.6 (6.2) | 25.2 (6.1) | 23.8 (5.1) |
Tax | 28.9 (5.9) | 27.6 (6.1) | 27.0 (4.9) | 27.5 (6.4) | 25.3 (6.2) | 23.7 (4.9) | |
60–69 | No tax | 28.6 (6.1) | 27.8 (5.8) | 27.6 (6.1) | 29.6 (6.8) | 26.1 (5.9) | 25.1 (4.7) |
Tax | 28.6 (5.7) | 27.9 (5.7) | 27.6 (5.7) | 29.7 (6.6) | 26.2 (5.7) | 25.2 (5.0) | |
70–79 | No tax | 28.2 (5.5) | 26.3 (6.0) | 25.9 (4.3) | 30.0 (7.1) | 26.0 (5.0) | 25.2 (5.4) |
Tax | 28.2 (6.0) | 26.3 (6.1) | 26.0 (4.2) | 30.1 (7.0) | 26.1 (5.5) | 25.3 (5.5) | |