Table 8.

Multivariable analysis for dietary risk factors of metabolic syndrome

Variable	AOR	95% CI		P value
		Lower	Upper
Full/first model
Proportion of plate filled with vegetables and/or fruits
Less than half of a plate	2.15	0.63	7.29	0.221
Half and above of a plate	Ref
Frequency of processed/fast food intake
Always	3.192	1.246	6.903	0.004
Sometimes	2.132	0.775	5.648	0.109
Rarely	Ref
Frequency of fruit intake
Not daily	2.015	0.526	7.716	0.306
Daily	Ref
Frequency of vegetable intake
Not daily	1.048	0.293	3.744	0.942
Daily	Ref
Frequency of legume intake
Rarely	6.19	2.624	11.725	<0.001
Sometimes	3.702	1.096	10.248	0.039
Often	Ref
Frequency of nut intake
Rarely	6.667	3.78	12.811	<0.001
Sometimes	4.718	1.934	9.18	0.012
Always	Ref
Sugar consumption status
>5 tsp per day	1.505	0.426	5.315	0.525
≤5 tsp per day	Ref
Time interval between taking dinner and sleep
Less than 1 hour	4.21	0.819	21.644	0.085
1–2 hours	3.824	0.908	16.11	0.061
More than 2 hours	Ref
Reduced/last model
Frequency of processed/fast food intake
Always	3.286	1.482	7.289	0.003
Sometimes	3.358	0.864	13.053	0.08
Rarely	Ref
Frequency of legume intake
Rarely	6.395	3.267	12.519	<0.001
Sometimes	4.28	1.235	10.832	0.022
Often	Ref
Frequency of nut intake
Rarely	7.081	3.68	13.622	<0.001
Sometimes	4.03	1.359	9.538	0.011
Often	Ref

AOR, adjusted OR.