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Trial registered on ANZCTR

Registration number

ACTRN12618000322235

Ethics application status

Not required

Date submitted

7/02/2018

Date registered

5/03/2018

Date last updated

5/03/2018

Type of registration

Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs

Public title

The relationship between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and alcoholic beverage consumption in Australian adults

Scientific title

The association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and alcoholic beverage consumption in Australian adults

Secondary ID [1]

None

Universal Trial Number (UTN)

Trial acronym

Linked study record

Health condition

Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:

obesity

Condition category

Condition code

Diet and Nutrition

Obesity

Intervention/exposure

Study type

Observational

Patient registry

False

Target follow-up duration

Target follow-up type

Description of intervention(s) / exposure

The independent variable is the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverage.

The intake data were obtained using a computer-assisted, multiple-pass 24-hour recall based on the Automated Multiple-Pass Method (AMPM) developed by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The recall was divided into five phases. In the first phase the respondents provided a quick account of what foods and drinks they consumed from mid-night to mid-night on the day prior to the interview. Next a series of questions were used to prompt the respondent for commonly forgotten items such as snacks. Then the respondents reported the time and eating occasion for each reported food. After that, detailed information of the food and drinks reported in the previous phases was collected. A final probe was performed before the end of the 24-hour recall to prompt for missing items for the last time.

Food and beverage items consumed by the participants were categorized into major food groups based on the key ingredients of the food by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In this analysis, sugar-sweetened beverages included fruit drinks, cordial/mixer, soft drinks, energy drinks, and other sweetened beverages.

Intervention code [1]

Not applicable

Comparator / control treatment

No control group

Control group

Uncontrolled

Outcomes

Primary outcome [1]

The primary dependent variable is the alcoholic beverage intake.

The intake data were obtained using a computer-assisted, multiple-pass 24-hour recall based on the Automated Multiple-Pass Method (AMPM) developed by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The recall was divided into five phases. In the first phase the respondents provided a quick account of what drinks they consumed from mid-night to mid-night on the day prior to the interview. Next a series of questions were used to prompt the respondent for commonly forgotten items. Then the respondents reported the time and occasion for each reported intake items. After that, detailed information of drinks reported in the previous phases was collected. A final probe was performed before the end of the 24-hour recall to prompt for missing items for the last time.

Beverage items consumed by the participants were categorized into major food groups based on the key ingredients by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In this analysis, alcoholic beverages included beers, wines, spirits, cocktails and liqueurs.

Timepoint [1]

the total intake of alcoholic beverage in the 24 hours before the interview

Secondary outcome [1]

Waist circumference.

It was measured by trained interviewers by holding the end of the tape at the appropriate point and asked the respondent to turn around until the tape met, or asked the respondent to hold the end of the tape and walked around them until the tape met.

Timepoint [1]

at the day of interview, which occured between 29/5/2011 to 9/6/2012.

Eligibility

Key inclusion criteria

Usual residents of private dwellings in urban and rural areas of Australia, covering about 97% of the people living in Australia. Dietary data from those whose age was between 19 years old or above were included in this analysis.

Minimum age

19 Years

Maximum age

No limit

Sex

Both males and females

Can healthy volunteers participate?

Yes

Key exclusion criteria

Implausible dietary intake as determined by the Goldberg cut-off method, and respondents who did not consume any sugar-sweetened beverage or alcoholic beverage on the day of interview.

Study design

Purpose

Duration

Selection

Timing

Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of first participant enrolment

Anticipated

Actual

29/05/2011

Date of last participant enrolment

Anticipated

Actual

9/06/2012

Date of last data collection

Anticipated

Actual

9/06/2012

Sample size

Target

12366

Accrual to date

Final

12153

Recruitment in Australia

Recruitment state(s)

ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,TAS,WA,VIC

Funding & Sponsors

Funding source category [1]

Government body

Name [1]

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Address [1]

Sirius Building, Furzer Street, Woden Town Centre, ACT 2606

Country [1]

Australia

Primary sponsor type

Individual

Name

Dr. Jimmy Louie

Address

5S-14, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Bldg,
The University of Hong Kong,
1 Pokfulam Road,
Pokfulam

Country

Hong Kong

Secondary sponsor category [1]

None

Name [1]

Address [1]

Country [1]

Ethics approval

Ethics application status

Not required

Ethics committee name [1]

Ethics committee address [1]

Ethics committee country [1]

Date submitted for ethics approval [1]

Approval date [1]

Ethics approval number [1]

Summary

Brief summary

Excess consumption of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) has been linked to obesity in adults. While efforts were made to reduce SSB consumption, there were concerns that this may lead to compensatory increase in consumption of other caloric nutrients, such as alcohol. This study aimed to assess the association between consumption of SSB and consumption of alcoholic beverage, as well as the effect of substituting SSB with alcoholic beverage on waist circumference.

Trial website

Trial related presentations / publications

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016, Australian Health Survey: Consumption of added sugars, 2011-12 , cat. no. 4364.0.55.011, viewed 16 June 2016. URL: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4364.0.55.011main+features12011-12

Public notes

Ethics approval on the analysis regarding the association between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and alcoholic beverage consumption was not required since it is a secondary analysis.

The primary data of this survey was from the Australian Health Survey (AHS) 2011-13. This survey was carried out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and aimed at providing governments, health researchers and the community with important clues about health problems and emerging issues in Australia today. 

For the detailed results, please visit: http://www.abs.gov.au/australianhealthsurvey

Contacts

Principal investigator

Name

Dr Jimmy Chun Yu Louie

Address

5S-14, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, The University of Hong Kong, 1 Pokfulam Road, Pokfulam.

Country

Hong Kong

Phone

+852 2299 0677

Fax

jimmyl@hku.hk

Contact person for public queries

Name

Jimmy Chun Yu Louie

Address

5S-14, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, The University of Hong Kong, 1 Pokfulam Road, Pokfulam.

Country

Hong Kong

Phone

+852 2299 0677

Fax

jimmyl@hku.hk

Contact person for scientific queries

Name

Jimmy Chun Yu Louie

Address

5S-14, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, The University of Hong Kong, 1 Pokfulam Road, Pokfulam.

Country

Hong Kong

Phone

+852 2299 0677

Fax

jimmyl@hku.hk

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What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided

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Source	Title	Year of Publication	DOI
Embase	Is there a soft drink vs. alcohol seesaw? A cross-sectional analysis of dietary data in the Australian Health Survey 2011-12.	2020	https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-019-02084-4

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