Pakistan Journal of Nutrition1680-51941994-7984Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjn.2019.354.363AhmadNorliza- ZukiMuhammad Afiq-Md AzaharNur Azilah- KhorBoon Han- MinhatHalimatus Sakdiah- 42019184Background and Objective: Reduction in sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake is one of the World Health Organization’s recommendations to reduce noncommunicable disease burden. The prevalence of SSB consumption was highest among young adults. The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of SSBs and factors associated with their consumption among undergraduate students in a residential area in one of the public universities in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using a pretested, validated, self-administered questionnaire on sociodemographic characteristics, level of knowledge, family history of diabetes and lifestyle pattern. High SSB intake was defined as an intake of three or more SSBs in a day. Height and weight were measured and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Results: A total of 401 students responded with a response rate of 77.9%. The mean age was 21.3 years (95% CI = 21.20-21.48). The prevalence of at least once daily SSB intake and high SSB intake was 89.3 and 53.3%, respectively. Predictors for high SSB consumption were being men (OR = 2.19, 95% CI 1.07-4.48), having a low family income (OR = 2.05, 95% CI = 1.12-3.76) and having a high level of fast food intake (OR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.03-3.22). Conclusion: The prevalence of SSB consumption was high among undergraduate students. Innovative health promotion strategies need to be implemented to reduce SSB consumption.]]>Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services,20158th Edn.,Malik, V.S. and F.B. Hu,20156616151624Te Morenga, L., S. Mallard and J. Mann,20132013Malik, V.S., A. Pan, W.C. Willett and F.B. Hu,20139810841102Torre, S.B.D., A. Keller, J.L. Depeyre and M. Kruseman,2016116638659Imamura, F., L. O'Connor, Z. Ye, J. Mursu, Y. Hayashino, S.N. Bhupathiraju and N.G. Forouhi,20152015Hu, F.B.,201314606619Singh, G.M., R. Micha, S. Khatibzadeh, S. Lim, M. Ezzati and D. Mozaffarian,2015132639666WHO.,20152015Singh, G.M., R. Micha, S. Khatibzadeh, P. Shi and S. Lim et al.,20152015Ministry of Education Malaysia,20172017Trading Economics,20182018Bipasha, M.S., T.S. Raisa and S. Goon,20176157163Hazam, H. and A. Otaibi,2017547Fadupin, G.T., M.O. Ogunkunle and O.O. Gabriel,2014177582West, D.S., Z. Bursac, D. Quimby, T.E. Prewitt and T. Spatz et al.,20061418251831Han, E., T.H. Kim and L.M. Powell,20132013Park, S., H.M. Blanck, B. Sherry, N. Brener and T. O'toole,2012142306312Loh, D.A., F.M. Moy, N.L. Zaharan, M.Y. Jalaludin and Z. Mohamed,201712e1e5Lemeshaw, S., D.W. Hosmer, Jr., J. Klar and S.K. Lwanga,1990Pages: 252Pages: 252Rehm, C.D., T.D. Matte, G. Van Wye, C. Young and T.R. Frieden,200885375385Youthrex,20022002Hedrick, V.E., D.L. Comber, P.A. Estabrooks, J. Savla and B.M. Davy,201011012271232Ogden, C.L., B.K. Kit, M.D. Carroll and S. Park,20112011Ross, W.D. and M.J. Marfell-Jones,19911991WHO.,19951995Bursac, Z., C.H. Gauss, D.K. Williams and D.W. Hosmer,20082008Department of Statistics Malaysia,20172017Department of Statistics Malaysia,20172017Olsen, N.L.,20132013McIlvain, G.E., M.P. Noland and R. Bickel,201142235244Lee, K., G.P. Human, J.J. Fourie, W.A. Louw, C.O. Larson and G. Joubert,200951322327Department of Health Australia,20142014Ministry of Health Malaysia,20172017Popkin, B.M. and C. Hawkes,20164174186Han, E. and L.M. Powell,20131134353Whitton, C., Y. Ma, A.C. Bastian, M.F. Chan and L. Chew,20141718051813Saldiva, S.R.D.M., S.I. Venancio, A.C. de Santana, A.L. da Silva Castro, M.M.L. Escuder and E.R.J. Giugliani,20142014Keihner, A.J., A.M. Linares, C.D. Rider, S. Sugerman, P.R. Mitchell and M. Hudes,20122012Rogers, I. and P. Emmett,200357854864Allman-Farinelli, M., S.R. Partridge and R. Roy,201652329Anderson, B., A.P. Rafferty, S. Lyon-Callo, C. Fussman and G. Imes,20112011Moore, L.V., A.V.D. Roux, J.A. Nettleton, D.R. Jacobs and M. Franco,20091702936Abdullah, N.N., M.M. Mokhtar, M.H.A. Bakar and W. Al-Kubaisy,2015202505513Habib, Q.F., R.A. Dardak and S. Zakaria,201121427Mathias, K.C., M.M. Slining and B.M. Popkin,201344351357Seubsman, S.A., M. Kelly, P. Yuthapornpinit and A. Sleigh,200933669675Park, S., E.A. Lundeen, L. Pan and H.M. Blanck,20173214021408Kye, S., S.O. Kwon, S.Y. Lee, J. Lee, B.H. Kim, H.J. Suh and H.K. Moon,201458591Rennie, K.L., A. Coward and S.A. Jebb,20079711691176Ministry of Health Malaysia,20032003Ministry of Health Malaysia,20132013The Edge Markets,20182018Park, S., L.C. McGuire and D.A. Galuska,201511519962002