Table 4. Multivariate adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for metabolic syn-drome and its components across tertiles of dietary energy density .

	Tertiles of DED			P value
	T1 <1.055 kcal/g	T2 1.056-1.25 kcal/g	T3 >1.26 kcal/g
Metabolic Syndrome
Crude	1.00	1.20 (0.56, 2.56)	0.81 (0.39, 1.68)	0.58
Model 1*	1.00	1.20 (0.56, 2.56)	0.81 (0.39, 1.70)	0.59
Model 2§	1.00	1.01 (0.46, 2.24)	0.68 (0.31, 1.46)	0.50
Hypertriglyceridemia
Crude	1.00	1.20 (0.63, 2.28)	0.85 (0.44, 1.61)	0.57
Model 1	1.00	1.21 (0.64, 2.32)	0.85 (0.44, 1.62)	0.54
Model 2	1.00	1.15 (0.59, 2.25)	0.76 (0.39, 1.50)	0.47
Hypertension
Crude	1.00	0.92 (0.44, 1.97)	0.77 (0.38, 1.56)	0.82
Model 1	1.00	0.79 (0.38, 1.65)	0.76 (0.38, 1.54)	0.83
Model 2	1.00	1.00 (0.95, 1.07)	0.62 (0.29, 1.30)	0.58
Hyperglycemia
Crude	1.00	1.13 (0.58, 2.21)	1.49 (0.76, 2.92)	0.47
Model 1	1.00	1.15 (0.58, 2.25)	1.53 (0.78, 3.01)	0.44
Model 2	1.00	1.17 (0.58, 2.37)	1.70 (0.83, 3.45)	0.31
Low HDL-C
Crude	1.00	1.21 (0.63, 2.33)	0.74 (0.38, 1.46)	0.35
Model 1	1.00	1.20 (0.62, 2.31)	0.68 (0.34, 1.35)	0.25
Model 2	1.00	1.05 (0.52, 2.10)	0.56 (0.27, 1.18)	0.18
Abdominal obesity
Crude	1.00	1.16 (0.56, 2.40)	0.87 (0.43, 1.77)	0.74
Model 1	1.00	1.14 (0.55, 2.36)	0.87 (0.42, 1.79)	0.77
Model 2	1.00	0.62 (0.25, 1.54)	0.48 (0.19, 1.21)	0.29

HDL-C: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol.

Data are OR (95% CI).

*Adjusted for age and sex.

§ Adjusted for age, sex, smoking, physical activity, socioeconomic status, body mass index and energy.