Table 5.

Odds ratio estimates by nutrient intake from multivariable analysis of overweight or obese pediatric multiple sclerosis cases (N=122) and controls (N=85)^*

Nutrient	Adjusted analysis
	Estimate	95% CI	P-value
Energy (kcal/day) per 100 kcal	0.97	0.92–1.02	0.20
Protein (g/day) per 10 g	0.95	0.86–1.05	0.32
Carbohydrate (g/day) per 10 g	0.96	0.92–1.01	0.10
Fat (g/day) per 10 g	0.96	0.87–1.06	0.38
Fiber (g/day)	0.97	0.92–1.02	0.21
Iron (mg/day)	0.97	0.91–1.03	0.32
Sugar/Syrup (tsp./day)	0.95	0.91–1.00	0.05
Fruit/fruit juices (cup equivalent/day)	0.82	0.60–1.11	0.20
Vegetables (cup equivalent/day)	1.27	0.75–2.15	0.36
Dairy (cup equivalent/day)	0.75	0.55–1.04	0.09
Saturated fat (g/day) per 10 g	0.84	0.63–1.11	0.21
Monounsaturated fatty acids (g/day) per 10 g	0.87	0.65–1.17	0.36
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g/day) per 10 g	0.81	0.40–1.61	0.54
Protein per 10% daily calories**	1.21	0.48–3.09	0.68
Carbohydrate per 10% daily calories**	0.82	0.55–1.23	0.34
Fat per 10% daily calories**	1.31	0.75–2.28	0.35
Carbohydrate: Less than recommendations: Yes vs. No	1.03	0.55–1.90	0.93
Fat: Exceeds recommendations: Yes vs. No	1.03	0.54–1.94	0.94
Fiber: Less than recommendations: Yes vs. No	1.12	0.06–20.12	0.94
Iron: Less than recommendations: Yes vs. No***	2.18	1.01–4.70	0.05

^*Multivariable analysis adjusted for gender, age, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (mother’s highest educational degree)

^**The daily calories constituted by protein, carbohydrate or fat intake for every 10% of total daily calories.

^***‘Protein: Less than recommendations: Yes vs. No’ was excluded due to only 3 overweight or obese participants with ‘Yes’.