Table 3

The risk of incident hypertension within 10 years following delivery stratified by women with gestational hypertension or normotensive pregnancies by quintile intake of sucrose-sweetened beverages as percent energy: MoBa Cohort Study (n=60 027)

Quintiles SSBs %EParticipants, nCases, nModel 1*
HR (95% CI)
Model 2†
HR (95% CI)
Model 3‡
HR (95% CI)
Normotensive
 Q111 331212ReferentReferentReferent
 Q211 3531440.72 (0.58 to 0.89)0.78 (0.62 to 0.97)0.77 (0.62 to 0.96)
 Q311 3421900.93 (0.76 to 1.13)1.00 (0.81 to 1.23)0.99 (0.80 to 1.21)
 Q411 3162041.00 (0.82 to 1.21)1.06 (0.87 to 1.30)1.04 (0.85 to 1.27)
 Q511 3042891.38 (1.15 to 1.66)1.31 (1.08 to 1.58)1.25 (1.03 to 1.52)
Gest hypt.§
 Q1674100ReferentReferentReferent
 Q2651800.84 (0.63 to 1.13)1.10 (0.81 to 1.50)1.10 (0.81 to 1.50)
 Q3664890.92 (0.69 to 1.23)1.16 (0.86 to 1.57)1.15 (0.85 to 1.56)
 Q4690750.76 (0.56 to 1.02)0.88 (0.64 to 1.21)0.86 (0.62 to 1.19)
 Q5702971.00 (0.75 to 1.33)1.06 (0.78 to 1.43)1.02 (0.75 to 1.40)
  • *Maternal age at delivery (years), total energy intake (kcal/day) in Cox proportional hazards analyses.

  • †Maternal age at delivery (years), total energy intake (kcal/day), BMI (kg/m2), smoking (daily smoking prior to pregnancy), parity, diabetes (prior or during pregnancy), gestational hypertension (with or without proteinuria) preterm delivery and physical activity.

  • ‡Maternal age at delivery (years), total energy intake (kcal/day), BMI (kg/m2), smoking (daily smoking prior to pregnancy), parity, diabetes (prior or during pregnancy), gestational hypertension (with or without proteinuria) preterm delivery and physical activity, fibre (g/day) and added sugar from food as percent energy.

  • §Gestational hypertensive with or without proteinuria.

  • BMI, body mass index; %E, as percent of total energy; Q, quintile; SSBs, sugar-sweetened beverages.