Table 4 The OR (95%CI) of NAFLD across tertiles of DQI-R and its main components and also per one SD of scores in 1000 Kcal of energy intake among the study population

DQI-R

Median score, SD

27.14

36.98

47.48

-

10.28

-

Case/Control

110 / 150

72 / 150

43 / 150

-

225 / 450

-

Crude model

1.00 (Ref)

0.65 (0.45–0.95)

0.39 (0.25–0.59)

< 0.001

0.68 (0.57–0.81)

< 0.001

Model 1*

1.00 (Ref)

0.64 (0.44–0.93)

0.37 (0.24–0.57)

< 0.001

0.67 (0.56–0.80)

< 0.001

Model 2^†

1.00 (Ref)

0.42 (0.22–0.79)

0.24 (0.10–0.53)

< 0.001

0.49 (0.34–0.70)

< 0.001

Dietary diversity

Median score, SD

2.46

3.16

3.97

-

0.77

-

Case/Control

76 / 147

86 / 152

63 / 151

-

225 / 450

-

Crude model

1.00 (Ref)

1.09 (0.74–1.60)

0.80 (0.53–1.20)

0.288

0.89 (0.76–1.05)

0.198

Model 1*

1.00 (Ref)

1.09 (0.74–1.61)

0.80 (0.53–1.21)

0.302

0.89 (0.76–1.05)

0.201

Model 2^†

1.00 (Ref)

1.38 (0.75–2.54)

0.99 (0.46–2.15)

0.920

0.86 (0.64–1.16)

0.341

Dietary moderation

Median score, SD

2.04

3.12

4.45

-

1.31

-

Case/Control

121 / 149

62 / 151

42 / 150

-

225 / 450

-

Crude model

1.00 (Ref)

0.50 (0.34–0.74)

0.34 (0.22–0.52)

< 0.001

0.55 (0.46–0.67)

< 0.001

Model 1*

1.00 (Ref)

0.50 (0.34–0.73)

0.34 (0.22–0.52)

< 0.001

0.55 (0.45–0.67)

< 0.001

Model 2^†

1.00 (Ref)

0.42 (0.22–0.80)

0.17 (0.07–0.43)

< 0.001

0.33 (0.21–0.51)

< 0.001