      0.081                               −0.159, 0.159   0.97   0.20   0.66, 1.43
  4       \<weekly          1098       Ref                                                               Ref           
          1--3 times/week   1682       0.004         0.021                               −0.037, 0.046   1.16   0.14   0.88, 1.52
          4--6 times/week   310        0.037         0.035                               −0.031, 0.105   1.05   0.22   0.68, 1.63
          Daily             210        −0.050        0.045                               −0.138, 0.037   0.81   0.30   0.45, 1.45

BMI: body mass index; SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverage. All values were derived from GEE models. Model 1 adjusted for age and sex; Model 2 additionally adjusted for maternal age at birth, maternal birthplace, parental highest education level, parental highest occupation, household income per head, and interaction of maternal birthplace with parental highest education level; Model 3 additionally adjusted for main caregiver, general health, and physical activity; Model 4 additionally adjusted for fruit, vegetable, and meat consumption and BMI z-score at 11 years. ^\#^ Number of observations with SSB consumption, covariates, and at least one measurement of BMI. \* Reference: normal weight.

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Associations of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption at 11 years with waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and body fat percentage (BFP) at 16--19 years in Hong Kong's "Children of 1997" birth cohort.

  Model   SSB Consumption   WC    WHR        BFP                                                                                     
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  1       \<weekly          578   Ref                                    576   Ref                              578   Ref            
          