Diet Soda Consumption and Risk of Incident End Stage Renal Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Diet soda consumption is common in the United States and is associated with impaired glucose metabolism, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We prospectively analyzed diet soda consumption, assessed by food frequency questionnaire at baseline (1987-1989) and a follow-up examination (1993-1995), and incident ESRD through December 31, 2012 in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (n=15,368).

Results

Baseline mean age of participants was 54 years, 55% were female, and 27% were black. The majority of participants (43.5%) consumed <1 glass/wk of diet soda; 17.8% consumed 1-4 glasses/wk; 25.3% consumed 5-7 glasses/wk; and 13.5% consumed >7 glasses/wk. Over a median follow-up of 23 years, 357 incid

SUBMITTER: Rebholz CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5220651 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature