Table 2 Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for NAFLD based on tertiles of dietary spinach

Total spinach

Median intake (g/day), per 1000 Kcal

0.35

1.09

3.67

NAFLD/control

101/150

83/150

41/150

Crude model

1.00 (Ref)

0.80 (0.55–1.16)

0.41 (0.26–0.62)

Model 1^†

1.00 (Ref)

0.91 (0.55–1.52)

0.33 (0.18–0.59)

Model 2^‡

1.00 (Ref)

1.13 (0.63–2.00)

0.36 (0.19–0.71)

Raw spinach

Median intake (g/day), per 1000 Kcal

0.12

0.49

1.92

NAFLD/control

97/149

83/151

45/150

Crude model

1.00 (Ref)

0.81(0.56–1.18)

0.45 (0.29–0.68)

Model 1^†

1.00 (Ref)

0.90 (0.54–1.51)

0.38 (0.22–0.68)

Model 2 ^‡

1.00 (Ref)

1.22 (0.68–2.19)

0.47 (0.24–0.89)

Boiled spinach

Median intake(g/day), per 1000 Kcal

0.06

0.30

1.14

NAFLD/control

107/148

51/152

67/150

Crude model

1.00 (Ref)

0.45 (0.30–0.68)

0.62 (0.42–0.91)

Model 1^†

1.00 (Ref)

0.62 (0.36–1.07)

0.67 (0.40–1.13)

Model 2^‡

1.00 (Ref)

0.72 (0.39–1.31)

0.76 (0.42–1.38)