Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in a sub-group of the EPIC-Norfolk divided into quartiles of urinary sucrose (n = 2996).

n

749

749

749

749

2996

n incident diabetes

21

23

24

29

97

Age [years]

59.5 ± 9.3

60.3 ± 9.4

60.2 ± 9.4

62.3 ± 9.5

60.6 ± 9.5

Sex [m/f]

38.9%/61.1%

47.4%/52.6%

48.2%/51.8%

55.7%/44.3%

47.5%/52.5%

Body mass index [kg/m²]

26.0 ± 3.8

26.1 ± 3.7

26.4 ± 3.8

26.6 ± 3.9

26.3 ± 3.8

<25 kg/m²

44.2%

40.1%

38.1%

38.3%

40.2%

25–<30 kg/m²

43.7%

46.6%

46.2%

43.8%

45.1%

≥30 kg/m²

12.1%

13.4%

15.8%

17.9%

14.8%

Waist circumference [cm]

86.6 ± 12.2

87.8 ± 12.0

88.9 ± 11.7

90.5 ± 12.5

88.5 ± 12.2

<80 cm (f), <94 cm (m)

49.4%

46.2%

44.7%

43.3%

45.9%

80– < 88 cm (f), 94– < 102 cm (m)

29.1%

29.8%

30.0%

28.3%

29.3%

≥88 cm (f), ≥102 cm (m)

21.5%

24.0%

25.2%

28.4%

24.8%

Height [cm]

166 ± 9.0

167 ± 9.0

167 ± 9.4

168 ± 9.4

167 ± 9.2

Total energy (FFQ) [kcal/day]

2012 ± 524

2031 ± 550

2082 ± 588

2132 ± 598

2064 ± 567

Total energy (7DD) [kcal/day]

1923 ± 481

1951 ± 513

1982 ± 535

2003 ± 541

1965 ± 519

None

37.1%

37.0%

39.3%

45.5%

39.7%

O-level

10.5%

10.8%

9.6%

9.2%

10.0%

A-level

39.7%

38.3%

38.5%

36.4%

38.2%

Degree

12.7%

13.9%

12.7%

8.8%

12.0%

Current

8.1%

6.8%

9.5%

9.2%

8.4%

Former

42.9%

46.5%

44.9%

49.3%

45.9%

Never

49.0%

46.7%

45.7%

41.5%

45.7%

Inactive

26.6%

29.1%

27.6%

33.1%

29.1%

Moderately inactive

30.4%

30.0%

28.2%

27.5%

29.0%

Moderately active

23.5%

23.9%

24.0%

21.2%

23.2%

Active

19.5%

17.0%

20.2%

18.2%

18.7%

Yes

13.6%

10.3%

11.6%

11.9%

11.8%

no

86.4%

89.7%

88.4%

88.1%

88.2%