Frequent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) not only contribute to the incidence of dental caries but also a substantial risk for metabolic syndrome, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases and arthritis. Therefore, this study aims to compare the ready-to-drink SSB (RTD-SSB) consumption frequency, choice and sugar intake across gender and body weight status.,This cross-sectional study involved 126 adolescents from two primary schools in Shah Alam, Selangor. Adolescents aged between 9-11 years old were enrolled using convenience sampling method. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to assess socio-demographic and RTD-SSB consumption of the adolescents. The RTD-SSB consumption was assessed with 2-day 24-hour dietary recalls (single weekend and single weekday recalls), whereas body weight and height were assessed using TANITA weighing scale and stadiometer, respectively. Data were analysed using SPSS version 26.0, while BMI-for-age (BAZ) z-score was determined using the World Health Organization (WHO) AnthroPlus software version 1.0.4.,The mean age of 126 adolescents was 10.82 ± 0.93 years old. The frequency of SSB consumption was 1.77 ± 1.25 times/day, whereas the average daily sugar intake was 6.3 teaspoons (26.61 ± 22.18 g) from RTD-SSBs. Flavoured milk emerged as the most frequent consumed beverage among adolescents, regardless of gender and weight status. No association was observed between the RTD-SSB consumption frequency and weight status (χ2 = 0.953, p > 0.05) as well as sugar intake and weight status (χ2 = 1.202, p > 0.05). Emerging findings demonstrated that the RTD-SSB consumption frequency, choice and sugar intake were similar across gender and weight status.,This was the first study that compares RTD-SSB consumption frequency, choice and sugar intake across gender and different body weight status.

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即饮含糖饮料的消费频率、选择和糖摄入量的性别和体重状态差异

经常饮用含糖饮料 (SSB) 不仅会增加龋齿的发生率，还会增加患代谢综合征、肥胖、2 型糖尿病、心血管疾病和关节炎的风险。因此，本研究旨在比较不同性别和体重状态的即食 SSB (RTD-SSB) 消费频率、选择和糖摄入量。这项横断面研究涉及来自莎阿南两所小学的 126 名青少年，雪兰莪。9-11岁的青少年采用方便抽样的方法入组。使用半结构化问卷来评估青少年的社会人口统计和 RTD-SSB 消费。RTD-SSB 消耗量通过 2 天 24 小时饮食召回（单个周末和单个工作日召回）进行评估，而体重和身高分别使用 TANITA 体重秤和测距仪进行评估。数据使用SPSS 26.0版进行分析，而BMI-for-age (BAZ) z-score使用世界卫生组织（WHO）AnthroPlus软件1.0.4版确定，126名青少年的平均年龄为10.82±0.93岁. SSB 消费频率为 1.77 ± 1.25 次/天，而来自 RTD-SSB 的平均每日糖摄入量为 6.3 茶匙（26.61 ± 22.18 克）。无论性别和体重状况如何，调味牛奶已成为青少年最常饮用的饮料。未观察到 RTD-SSB 消费频率与体重状态（χ2 = 0.953，p > 0.05）以及糖摄入量和体重状态（χ2 = 1.202，p > 0.05）之间存在关联。新发现表明 RTD-SSB 消耗频率、