Table 3.

Multivariate adjusted odd ratios for multiple sclerosis risk across tertiles of dietary patterns (DP)

Tertile of DP score	Case	Control	Before adjustment			Adjusted for age (y)
			OR (95% CI)	P	P for trend	OR (95% CI)	P	P for trend
Traditional pattern
T1	38	34	1.00			1.00
T2	27	23	0.28 (0.08-0.99)	0.058	< 0.005	0.36 (0.10-1.34)	0.129	< 0.005
T3	10	18	0.17 (0.42-0.70)	0.014		0.24 (0.60-0.95)	0.239
Western-like pattern
T1	23	18	1.00			1.00
T2	19	32	1.11 (0.49-2.49)	0.432	0.631	1.07 (0.46-2.46)	0.880	0.767
T3	34	24	2.38 (0.90-5.10)	0.270		2.56 (1.16-5.66)	0.200
High animal fat pattern
T1	32	53	1.00			1.00
T2	22	11	1.23 (0.65-2.34)	0.280	< 0.005	1.21 (0.64-2.31)	0.270	< 0.005
T3	21	11	1.97 (1.57-2.68)	0.001		1.98 (1.59-2.90)	0.002
Vegetarian-like pattern
T1	24	38	1.00			1.00
T2	33	22	0.023 (0.20-0.88)	0.023	0.041	0.44 (0.20-0.93)	0.032	0.024
T3	19	14	0.46 (0.19-1.09)	0.081		0.53 (0.22-1.28)	0.159
Lacto vegetarian-like pattern
T1	14	26	1.00			1.00
T2	35	34	0.12 (0.23-1.20)	0.144	< 0.005	0.66 (0.28-1.52)	0.328	< 0.005
T3	25	14	0.30 (0.12-0.80)	0.011		0.35 (0.14-0.90)	0.030
Mixed pattern
T1	17	34	1.00			1.00
T2	35	28	0.38 (0.12-1.19)	0.099	0.057	0.37 (0.11-1.23)	0.105	0.067
T3	23	13	0.68 (0.24-1.88)	0.466		0.65 (0.22-1.89)	0.426
Condiments and dried vegetables pattern
T1	34	37	1.00			1.00
T2	19	22	0.74 (0.25-2.19)	0.582	0.244	0.76 (0.24-2.45)	0.640	0.229
T3	22	16	0.87 (0.28-2.76)	0.821		0.95 (0.22-3.90)	0.943