Table 3.

Associations of Factor 1 (fiber, potassium and vitamins pattern) scores with metabolic syndrome and its components.

	Q1 (No. = 7527)	Q2 (No. = 7527)	Q3 (No. = 7527)	Q4 (No. = 7527)
	OR	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	p for Trend
Metabolic syndrome
Molel 1 a	1.00	0.78 (0.72–0.85)	0.72 (0.66–0.79)	0.66 (0.60–0.73)	<0.001
Model 2 b	1.00	0.80 (0.73–0.87)	0.74 (0.68–0.81)	0.69 (0.63–0.77)	<0.001
Obesity
Model 1	1.00	0.81 (0.76–0.88)	0.81 (0.75–0.87)	0.76 (0.70–0.83)	<0.001
Model 2	1.00	0.81 (0.75–0.87)	0.80 (0.74–0.86)	0.75 (0.69–0.82)	<0.001
High blood pressure
Model 1	1.00	0.83 (0.77–0.89)	0.78 (0.73–0.84)	0.73 (0.68–0.79)	<0.001
Model 2	1.00	0.82 (0.76–0.88)	0.78 (0.72–0.84)	0.74 (0.68–0.80)	<0.001
Model 3 c	1.00	0.85 (0.79–0.91)	0.81 (0.75–0.87)	0.78 (0.72–0.85)	<0.001
High serum triglycerides
Model 1	1.00	0.84 (0.77–0.90)	0.78 (0.72–0.85)	0.67 (0.61–0.73)	<0.001
Model 2	1.00	0.87 (0.80–0.94)	0.83 (0.76–0.91)	0.73 (0.66–0.80)	<0.001
Model 3	1.00	0.90 (0.83–0.98)	0.87 (0.80–0.95)	0.77 (0.70–0.85)	<0.001
Low HDL cholesterol
Model 1	1.00	0.84 (0.75–0.95)	0.88 (0.78–0.99)	0.77 (0.68–0.88)	<0.001
Model 2	1.00	0.87 (0.78–0.99)	0.92 (0.82–1.04)	0.81 (0.71–0.92)	0.006
Model 3	1.00	0.91 (0.81–1.03)	0.97 (0.85–1.09)	0.87 (0.76–0.99)	0.09
High blood glucose
Model 1	1.00	0.88 (0.82–0.95)	0.80 (0.74–0.86)	0.76 (0.70–0.82)	<0.001
Model 2	1.00	0.89 (0.83–0.96)	0.82 (0.75–0.88)	0.78 (0.72–0.85)	<0.001
Model 3	1.00	0.92 (0.85–0.99)	0.84 (0.78–0.91)	0.82 (0.76–0.90)	<0.001

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ^a Adjusted for sex, age, and study site; ^b Additionally adjusted for smoking and drinking habits, physical activity level, total energy intake, and school career; ^c Additionally adjusted for body mass index.