Table 2 Multivariable-adjusted ORs (95 % CIs) of incident MetS and its components by quartiles of sugar sweetened beverage consumption after 3.6 years of follow up among children and adolescents

Median intake (ml/d)

9.3

32.0

58.6

142.2

MetS

 Model 1

1.00

1.06 (0.31–3.57)

2.84 (0.97–8.37)

3.00 (0.99–9.05)

0.009

 Model 2

1.00

1.02 (0.30–3.48)

2.94 (0.99–8.74)

3.16 (1.02–9.78)

0.007

 Model 3

1.00

1.11 (0.32–3.82)

2.96 (0.99–8.80)

3.50 (1.12–10.92)

0.005

Low HDL-C

 Model 1

1.00

0.72 (0.24–2.16)

0.96 (0.33–2.82)

0.55 (0.17–1.81)

0.434

 Model 2

1.00

0.61 (0.19–1.89)

0.93 (0.31–2.78)

0.42 (0.11–1.55)

0.320

 Model 3

1.00

0.65 (0.21–2.07)

0.97 (0.32–2.93)

0.45 (0.12–1.66)

0.386

Abdominal obesity

 Model 1

1.00

1.53 (0.63–3.71)

1.65 (0.61–3.94)

2.94 (1.27–6.82)

0.012

 Model 2

1.00

1.58 (0.65–3.86)

1.70 (0.70–4.09)

2.97 (1.23–7.19)

0.017

 Model 3

1.00

2.16 (0.82–5.68)

1.86 (0.71–4.84)

3.66 (1.40–9.59)

0.016

Hypertension

 Model 1

1.00

1.46 (0.45–4.77)

2.66 (0.89–7.96)

2.41 (0.79–7.73)

0.070

 Model 2

1.00

1.47 (0.45–4.82)

2.68 (0.89–8.11)

2.45 (0.78–7.70)

0.072

 Model 3

1.00

1.73 (0.52–5.74)

3.02 (0.98–9.25)

2.90 (0.91–9.26)

0.043

High FPG

 Model 1

1.00

1.22 (0.56–3.22)

1.90 (0.76–4.72)

2.07 (0.79–5.39)

0.079

 Model 2

1.00

1.17 (0.44–3.08)

1.83 (0.73–4.58)

1.90 (0.71–5.09)

0.109

 Model 3

1.00

1.21 (0.48–3.21)

1.87 (0.75–4.68)

1.95 (0.73–5.22)

0.108

High TGs

 Model 1

1.00

0.76 (0.24–2.38)

1.57 (0.57–4.33)

1.70 (0.58–4.99)

0.156

 Model 2

1.00

0.74 (0.23–2.33)

1.53 (0.55–4.29)

1.66 (0.55–5.05)

0.173

 Model 3

1.00

0.82 (0.26–2.61)

1.62 (0.57–4.58)

1.80 (0.59–5.25)

0.148