Table 3.
The associations [ORs (95% CIs)] between E-DII score quartiles and risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among 276 participants a.
| Q1 −4.89 to −3.43 |
Q2 −3.42 to −1.63 |
Q3 −1.62 to 1.16 |
Q4 1.17 to 4.45 |
Linear Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DII (Per 1-Unit Increment) |
p b | |||||
| Model 1 c | Ref. | 0.51 (0.20, 1.32) |
3.40 (1.60, 7.22) |
4.54 (2.14, 9.45) |
1.36 (1.21, 1.51) |
<0.001 |
| Model 2 d | Ref. | 0.49 (0.19, 1.29) |
3.45 (1.58, 7.50) |
4.38 (1.99, 9.63) |
1.36 (1.22, 1.52) |
<0.001 |
Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; DII-e: dietary inflammatory index; OR: odds ratio; Q: quartile. a All models were constructed using logistic regression model. b p values for linear trend were calculated using the exposure as the continuous variable. c Model 1 was the crude model. d Model 2 was adjusted for age, ethnicity, education, and household per capita income.