Sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among New Zealand children aged 8-12 years: a cross sectional study of sources and associates/correlates of consumption

Table 7 The relationship between sugar-sweetened beverages and BF% in 561 children

Variables^a	Lower BF% (< 21%) n (%) = 301 (54)	Higher BF% (≥21%) n (%) = 260 (46)	Association with BF%^b
Variables^a	Lower BF% (< 21%) n (%) = 301 (54)	Higher BF% (≥21%) n (%) = 260 (46)	Multivariable OR (95% CI)
Sex
Boys	159 (62)	97 (38)	Reference category
Girls	142 (47)	163 (53)	2.1 (1.5. 3.0)
School deciles
Low	52 (36)	94 (64)	Reference category
Medium	102 (53)	89 (47)	0.6 (0.4, 0.9)
High	147 (66)	77 (34)	0.4 (0.2, 0.6)
Sugar-sweetened beverages (servings per week)^c
< 5 servings	179 (64)	101 (36)	Reference category
≥ 5 servings	122 (43)	159 (57)	1.6 (1.3, 2.7)^d

CI confidence Interval, BF% body fat percentage, OR Odds Ratio
^aModel x^b (4) = 57, P < 0.0001
^bBF% was coded as lower vs. higher: 1 = lower BF% (< 21%) and 2 = higher BF% (≥21%)
^cAt the univariate level, a larger proportion of children consuming at least 5 servings of sugar-sweetened beverages were within the highest BF% category, 2.3 (1.6, 3.2), P < 0.0001
^dP < 0.01; The model was adjusted for sex and school deciles

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