Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Symptom Complaints among School-Aged Children: A National Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT: The association between sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and symptom complaints among school-aged children remains unclear. Children aged 6−17 years (n = 29,028) were recruited on the basis of a national school-based study. Data collection included two waves: the exposure was the amount and frequency of SSB consumption, collected in the 2013 autumn semester, and outcomes were defined as having clinical symptom complaints after two weeks of observation, collected in the 2014 spring semester. Symptom complaints were defined as fever, cough, headache, loose bowels, vomiting, sore throat, rash, conjunctival congestion, and stomachache. The associations between the amount/frequency of SSBs and symptoms complaints were explored by a general linear model, with adjustments made for socio-demograph

SUBMITTER: Cao M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8839686 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature