TABLE 8.

Covariate-adjusted associations between the GDQS, GDQS-, and AHEI-2010 compared with blood pressure and MetS among nonpregnant nonlactating women of reproductive age in the total population or within urban stratum and rural strata of cross-sectional datasets¹

¹Values indicate OR or EMM (95% CI) per 1-SD increase in metrics. ORs and EMMs estimated from covariate-adjusted regression models of associations between metrics (expressed in quintiles) and continuous outcomes, or dichotomous outcomes defined according to clinically relevant cutoffs. See footnote to Figure 1 for adjustment covariates. Color indicates statistically significant linear trend across metric quintiles (P < 0.05) (green, protective; red, deleterious). *P < 0.05 for Wald test comparing trends between the GDQS and other metrics. Sample size corresponds to the number of participants with dietary data [for some outcomes, available sample size was smaller; refer to (25–33) for more details]. AHEI-2010, Alternative Healthy Eating Index – 2010; ATP, Adult Treatment Panel; EMM. estimated marginal mean; GDQS, Global Diet Quality Score, MetS, metabolic syndromel 24HR, 24-hour recall.