Table 2.

Association between two diet quality indices (modeled separately) and MAFLD.

	Model 1 OR 95% CI	Model 2 OR 95% CI	Model 3 OR 95% CI
Healthy Eating Index 2015 (continuous)	0.99 (0.96–1.02)	0.99 (0.96–1.02)	0.99 (0.96–1.03)
Healthy Eating Index 2015
Tertile 1	Ref	Ref	Ref
Tertile 2	1.26 (0.62–2.54)	1.38 (0.66–2.89)	1.66 (0.71–3.91)
Tertile 3	0.96 (0.46–2.00)	1.00 (0.46–2.20)	1.28 (0.50–3.27)
Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score (continuous)	0.85 (0.73–0.99) *	0.85 (0.72–1.00) *	0.92 (0.74–1.15)
Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score
Tertile 1	Ref	Ref	Ref
Tertile 2	0.78 (0.39–1.55)	0.79 (0.38–1.62)	0.75 (0.32–1.80)
Tertile 3	0.46 (0.22–0.97) *	0.49 (0.23–1.07)	0.77 (0.27–2.20)

Notes: Model 1: Univariate, Model 2: adjusted for age and sex, Model 3: Model 2 + BMI and kcal. * p < 0.05.