Table 3 The OR (95%CI) of NAFLD across tertiles of DQI-I and its main components and also per one SD of scores in 1000 Kcal of energy intake among the study population

DQI-I

Median score, SD

24.20

31.38

41.53

-

9.15

-

Case/Control

98 / 150

65 / 150

62 / 150

-

225 / 450

-

Crude model

1.00 (Ref)

0.66 (0.45–0.97)

0.63 (0.42–0.93)

0.024

0.77 (0.65–0.91)

0.003

Model 1*

1.00 (Ref)

0.66 (0.44–0.97)

0.62 (0.42–0.92)

0.021

0.76 (0.64–0.91)

0.002

Model 2^†

1.00 (Ref)

0.69 (0.34–1.36)

0.69 (0.28–1.69)

0.509

0.63 (0.40–0.98)

0.040

Variety

Median score, SD

6.02

7.60

9.61

-

1.99

-

Case/Control

89 / 150

77 / 149

59 / 151

-

225 / 450

-

Crude model

1.00 (Ref)

0.87 (0.59–1.27)

0.65 (0.44–0.98)

0.040

0.87 (0.74–1.03)

0.117

Model 1*

1.00 (Ref)

0.86 (0.59–1.26)

0.65 (0.43–0.97)

0.035

0.87 (0.74–1.03)

0.107

Model 2^†

1.00 (Ref)

0.91 (0.49–1.70)

0.50 (0.23–1.11)

0.077

0.93 (0.67–1.28)

0.673

Adequacy

Median score, SD

13.77

17.48

21.93

-

4.10

-

Case/Control

111 / 150

66 / 150

48 / 150

-

225 / 450

-

Crude model

1.00 (Ref)

0.59 (0.40–0.86)

0.43 (0.28–0.65)

< 0.001

0.71 (0.60–0.85)

< 0.001

Model 1*

1.00 (Ref)

0.58 (0.40–0.86)

0.42 (0.28–0.64)

< 0.001

0.71 (0.60–0.84)

< 0.001

Model 2^†

1.00 (Ref)

0.44 (0.22–0.88)

0.16 (0.06–0.40)

< 0.001

0.39 (0.24–0.65)

< 0.001

Moderation

Median score, SD

2.89

5.66

9.46

-

3.75

-

Case/Control

91 / 150

74 / 148

60 / 152

-

225 / 450

-

Crude model

1.00 (Ref)

0.82 (0.56–1.20)

0.65 (0.43–0.96)

0.034

0.81 (0.68–0.96)

0.020

Model 1*

1.00 (Ref)

0.81 (0.55–1.19)

0.63 (0.42–0.95)

0.027

0.80 (0.68–0.95)

0.015

Model 2^†

1.00 (Ref)

1.13 (0.64–1.99)

0.79 (0.39–1.60)

0.533

0.83 (0.61–1.13)

0.260

Overall balance

Median score, SD

0.00

0.85

2.04

-

1.11

-

Case/Control

80 / 212

68 / 88

77 / 150

-

225 / 450

-

Crude model

1.00 (Ref)

2.04 (1.36–3.07)

1.36 (0.93–1.98)

0.134

1.03 (0.88–1.21)

0.698

Model 1*

1.00 (Ref)

2.00 (1.33–3.02)

1.32 (0.89–1.93)

0.198

1.01 (0.86–1.19)

0.865

Model 2^†

1.00 (Ref)

2.24 (1.22–4.10)

1.64 (0.95–2.82)

0.070

1.14 (0.90–1.43)

0.265