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Table 2 Age-adjusted means for sources of dietary sugars among women in the NJ ovarian cancer study

From: Sugary food and beverage consumption and epithelial ovarian cancer risk: a population-based case–control study

Sources of dietary sugars

Mean (SE)

p

Cases (n=205)

Controls (n=390)

Total sugary foods & drinks (servings/1000 kcal)

5.12 (0.10)

4.83 (0.07)

0.39

Dessert foods (servings/1000 kcal)

0.87 (0.07)

0.83 (0.05)

0.64

 Doughnuts, Danish pastry

0.04 (0.01)

0.04 (0.00)

0.85

 Cakes, sweet rolls, coffee cake

0.03 (0.00)

0.03 (0.00)

0.40

 Cookies

0.37 (0.04)

0.39 (0.03)

0.25

 Ice cream

0.06 (0.01)

0.05 (0.00)

0.03

 Pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie

0.01 (0.00)

0.01 (0.00)

0.72

 Other pies or cobbler

0.02 (0.00)

0.02 (0.00)

0.11

 Chocolate candy, candy bars

0.08 (0.01)

0.07 (0.01)

0.11

 Other candy, not chocolate

0.28 (0.04)

0.24 (0.03)

0.81

Non-dessert foods (servings/1000 kcal)

3.94 (0.08)

3.80 (0.06)

0.39

 Entrees

0.70 (0.03)

0.59 (0.02)

<0.001

 Canned fruit, dried fruits

0.04 (0.01)

0.04 (0.00)

<0.01

 Pancakes, waffles, French toast, Pop Tarts

0.06 (0.01)

0.07 (0.01)

0.89

 Breakfast bars, granola bars, Power bars

0.03 (0.01)

0.03 (0.01)

0.08

 Cooked cereals

0.07 (0.01)

0.11 (0.01)

<0.001

 Cold cereals

0.15 (0.02)

0.17 (0.01)

0.36

 Yogurt/Frozen Yogurt

0.08 (0.01)

0.08 (0.01)

0.72

 Biscuits or muffins

0.79 (0.04)

0.80 (0.03)

<0.01

 Jelly, jam, or syrup

0.15 (0.01)

0.15 (0.02)

<0.01

 Other condiments

1.61 (0.06)

1.53 (0.05)

<0.01

Sugary drinks (servings/1000 kcal)

0.30 (0.03)

0.24 (0.02)

0.17

 Drinks with added vitamin C

0.01 (0.00)

0.01 (0.00)

0.35

 Drinks with some fruit juices

0.01 (0.00)

0.01 (0.00)

0.97

 Regular soft drinks or bottled drinks

0.12 (0.02)

0.09 (0.01)

0.18

Total sugars (g/1000 kcal)

64.66 (1.72)

60.15 (1.22)

<0.01

Added sugars (g/1000 kcal)

29.46 (1.12)

26.25 (0.80)

0.07

  1. SE: Standard Error.