Fig. 1

Association of (a) FS, (b) intrinsic sugars, (c) FS in beverages, and (d) FS in solids intake (all %E) with CVD risk. Models are adjusted for age (split by quintiles), energy intake (penalised cubic splines), highest qualification (none of the below, national exams at age 16 years, vocational qualifications or optional national exams at ages 17-18 years, professional, College or University), physical activity (metabolic equivalent of task-minutes per week derived from the Oxford WebQ; split by quintiles), sex (female, male), and smoking status (never, previous, current occasional, current <10, 10 to 14, 15 to 19, ≥20 cigarettes per day). Covariates not fulfilling the proportional hazard assumption are stratified. The vertical line indicates the HR-nadir. Abbreviations: CVD, Cardiovascular disease; FS, Free sugars; HR, Hazard ratio; %E, Percentage total energy