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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the included SSBs models: inputs, results, subgroups, and interventions

From: Sugar sweetened beverages attributable disease burden and the potential impact of policy interventions: a systematic review of epidemiological and decision models

Model

Descriptive variables

Frequency (N = 40 studies)

%

Inputs

Incidence

N = 21

52.5%

Vital statistics

N = 27

67.5%

Longitudinal data

N = 9

22.5%

Population survey

N = 37

87.5%

Demand elasticity

N = 11

27.5%

Results

Obesity/Overweight

N = 36

90.0%

Diabetes

N = 29

72.5%

Cardiovascular disease

N = 31

77.5%

Cancer

N = 13

32.5%

Cavities

N = 2

5.0%

Osteoarthritis

N = 2

5.0%

Incidence

N = 3

7.5%

Prevalence

N = 6

15.0%

Mortality

N = 21

52.5%

Life years

N = 11

27.5%

DALYs/QALYs

N = 16

40.0%

Direct costs

N = 23

57.5%

Indirect costs

N = 6

15.0%

Cost-effectiveness

N = 7

17.5%

Variation in consumption

N = 34

85.0%

SSBs sales

N = 7

17.5%

Tax collection

N = 7

17.5%

Equity

N = 13

32.5%

Subgroups

Children/teenage

N = 16

40.0%

Gender

N = 22

55.0%

Income level

N = 12

30.0%

Vulnerable groups

N = 10

25.0%

Interventions evaluated

Taxes

N = 30

75.0%

School environment

N = 5

12.5%

Advertising

N = 4

10.0%

Labelling

N = 2

5.0%

Subsidies

N = 2

5.0%

  1. SSBs sugar sweetened beverages. Demand elasticity is an economic measure of the sensitivity of demand of SSBs relative to a change in another variable, usually the price. Vulnerable groups: ethnicity, rural status, literacy, education level or participants of a nutritional assistance program