Table 2

Risk of gout for sugar-sweetened beverage intake by ethnic group

 Obs (n controls, n cases)Frequency of SSB intake (servings/day)
00.01 to 0.99*1.0 to 1.992.0 to 2.993.0 to 3.994.0 to 4.995.0+PTrend
NZ European Caucasian
Unadjusted OR (95% CI)592 (180, 412)1.001.53 (0.31 to 7.49)0.79 (0.52 to 1.21)1.51 (0.78 to 2.93)0.65 (0.30 to 1.41)3.93 (0.89 to 17.26)1.05 (0.43 to 2.64)0.56
p Value0.600.280.220.280.0700.90
Adjusted OR‡ (95% CI)5631.002.17 (0.38 to 12.51)1.11 (0.60 to 2.05)2.82 (1.08 to 7.34)1.42 (0.47 to 4.27)6.89 (1.05 to 45.44)2.38 (0.64 to 8.84)0.020
p Value0.390.750.0340.530.0450.20
NZ Māori
Unadjusted OR (95% CI)502 (312, 190)1.001.14 (0.35 to 3.73)0.66 (0.40 to 1.08)0.69 (0.36 to 1.33)1.22 (0.63 to 2.36)1.94 (0.91 to 4.17)1.34 (0.74 to 2.43)0.17
p Value0.830.100.270.560.0880.33
Adjusted OR‡ (95%CI)4631.000.32 (0.05 to 1.91)0.76 (0.36 to 1.58)1.28 (0.52 to 3.14)0.89 (0.33 to 2.35)5.19 (1.48 to 18.17)1.44 (0.59 to 3.53)0.11
p Value0.210.460.590.810.0100.42
NZ Pacific Islander
Unadjusted OR (95% CI)536 (217, 319)1.000.85 (0.50 to 1.45)0.84 (0.49 to 1.42)0.84 (0.48 to 1.47)2.42 (1.09 to 5.33)1.38 (0.76 to 2.50)0.16
p Value0.550.510.530.0290.29
Adjusted OR‡ (95% CI)4851.001.20 (0.59 to 2.46)0.84 (0.42 to 1.69)1.00 (0.47 to 2.13)2.84 (1.04 to 7.77)2.17 (0.98 to 4.77)0.050
p Value0.620.631.000.0430.055
ARIC
Unadjusted OR (95% CI)7059 (6911, 148)1.001.71 (0.78 to 3.74)1.54 (0.69 to 3.43)1.48 (0.57 to 3.83)3.79 (1.35 to 10.61)2.54 (0.73 to 8.80)0.15
p Value0.180.290.430.0110.14
Adjusted OR‡ OR (95% CI)67051.001.50 (0.68 to 3.30)1.36 (0.61 to 3.05)1.19 (0.45 to 3.12)3.05 (1.07 to 8.66)2.31 (0.65 to 8.19)0.26
p Value0.310.460.730.0370.20
  • *Selection of exposure groups is described in the Methods.

  • †pTrend was the p value associated with the single line SSB variable in regression analysis.

  • ‡Adjusted by age, sex, BMI, alcohol (continuous variable), fruit intake (continuous variable), kidney disease, high blood pressure and relatedness (ARIC only).

  • ARIC, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities; NZ, New Zealand; SSB, sugar (sucrose)-sweetened beverage.