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. 2020 Nov 18;12:101. doi: 10.1186/s13098-020-00611-6

Table 4.

Odd ratios and 95% CIs for MetS and its components across tertiles of the MIND diet score

MIND diet score P value*
T1 (< 6) (n = 294) T2 (6.5–7.5) (n = 278) T3 (8<) (n = 264)
OR (CI)
MetS
 Crude 1 0.94 (0.67–1.32) 0.88 (0.62–1.24) 0.77
 Model1 1 0.92 (0.64–1.33) 0.83 (0.57–1.21) 0.64
 Model2 1 0.91 (0.63–1.31) 0.83 (0.57–1.20) 0.63
 Model3 1 0.86 (0.55–1.16) 0.80 (0.55–1.16) 0.50
Reduced serum HDL
 Crude 1 0.60 (0.43–0.84) 0.59 (0.42–0.83) 0.002
 Model1 1 0.62 (0.43–0.89) 0.59 (0.41–0.86) 0.008
 Model2 1 0.62 (0.43–0.90) 0.59 (0.41–0.86) 0.009
 Model3 1 0.62 (0.43–0.89) 0.59 (0.41–0.85) 0.008
Elevated BP
 Crude 1 1.04 (0.74–1.47) 0.91 (0.64–1.29) 0.73
 Model1 1 0.85 (0.57–1.26) 0.79 (0.53–1.19) 0.51
 Model2 1 0.83 (0.56–1.24) 0.79 (0.53–1.18) 0.49
 Model3 1 0.79 (0.53–1.18) 0.76 (0.51–1.15) 0.37
Elevated FBS
 Crude 1 0.82 (0.59–1.14) 1.04 (0.75–1.46) 0.32
 Model1 1 0.80 (0.56–1.13) 0.98 (0.69–1.38) 0.40
 Model2 1 0.80 (0.56–1.13) 0.98 (0.69–1.38) 0.40
 Model3 1 0.79 (0.56–1.12) 0.97 (0.68–1.37) 0.37
Increased serum TG
 Crude 1 0.94 (0.67–1.32) 1.02 (0.72–1.44) 0.88
 Model1 1 0.97 (0.69–1.38) 1.02 (0.72–1.44) 0.97
 Model2 1 0.96 (0.68–1.36) 1.01 (0.71–1.44) 0.95
 Model3 1 0.97 (0.68–1.37) 1.02 (0.72–1.45) 0.96
Abdominal obesity
 Crude 1 1.30 (0.93–1.81) 1.01 (0.72–1.41) 0.21
 Model1 1 1.29 (0.88–1.88) 0.93 (0.64–1.36) 0.22
 Model2 1 1.27 (0.87–1.86) 0.93 (0.63–1.36) 0.25
 Model3 1 1.17 (0.78–1.76) 0.84 (0.56–1.26) 0.29
General obesity
 Crude 1 1.69 (1.17–2.44) 1.24 (0.85–1.82) 0.01
 Model1 1 1.71 (1.16–2.52) 1.20 (0.80–1.79) 0.02
 Model2 1 1.69 (1.14–2.49) 1.19 (0.80–1.78) 0.02

Data are presented as odds ratio (95% CI)

Model 1: adjusted for age, gender, marital status, physical activity, educations status, occupation and smoking

Model 2: additionally, adjusted for energy intake

Model 3: further adjustment was made for BMI

MIND diet score Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay, MetS metabolic syndrome, WC waist circumference, FBS fasting blood glucose, TG triglyceride, HDL high-density lipoprotein, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure

*Obtained by binary logistic regression