Prevalence ratio (95% CI) across quintiles of pyramid-based Mediterranean diet score†| p trend | Prevalence ratio (95% CI) per SD difference†| |||||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | |||
Fenland Study | |||||||
 Range of scores | 3.30–7.84 | 7.85–8.73 | 8.74–9.46 | 9.47–10.28 | 10.29–14.03 | ||
 N total | 1929 | 1929 | 1929 | 1929 | 1929 | ||
  FLI, median (iqr)‡ | 47.6 (21.1, 76.4) | 39.6 (16.1, 69.7) | 30.6 (11.9, 61.3) | 25.3 (10.3, 55.4) | 16.9 (7.5, 42.2) | ||
   N cases (score ≥ 60) | 773 | 632 | 496 | 424 | 285 | ||
   Multivariable + SES + dietary factor§ | 1.00 (ref.) | 0.94 (0.84, 1.06) | 0.81 (0.71, 0.92) | 0.75 (0.65, 0.86) | 0.52 (0.44, 0.62) | < 0.001 | 0.82 (0.78, 0.86) |
   Multivariable + BMI‖ | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.00 (0.88, 1.12) | 0.98 (0.86, 1.12) | 0.94 (0.82, 1.08) | 0.76 (0.64, 0.89) | 0.001 | 0.94 (0.89, 0.98) |
CoLaus Study | |||||||
 Range of scores | 1.83–7.45 | 7.46–8.18 | 8.19–8.82 | 8.83–9.47 | 9.48–12.18 | ||
 N total | 792 | 791 | 792 | 791 | 791 | ||
FLI, median (iqr)‡ | 43.0 (19.0, 72.8) | 37.2 (14.9, 66.5) | 30.9 (13.2, 56.5) | 27.4 (11.7, 53.7) | 22.5 (9.4, 49.0) | ||
   N cases (score ≥ 60) | 297 | 240 | 170 | 160 | 135 | ||
   Multivariable + SES + dietary factor§ | 1.00 (ref.) | 0.93 (0.77, 1.12) | 0.74 (0.60, 0.90) | 0.73 (0.59, 0.90) | 0.61 (0.49, 0.77) | < 0.001 | 0.85 (0.80, 0.91) |
   Multivariable + BMI‖ | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.06 (0.87, 1.28) | 0.90 (0.74, 1.11) | 0.85 (0.69, 1.05) | 0.79 (0.63, 1.00) | 0.009 | 0.94 (0.88, 1.006) |
  NAFLD liver fat score, median (iqr)** | − 1.5 (− 2.3, − 0.2) | − 1.6 (− 2.3, − 0.4) | − 1.7 (− 2.4, − 0.7) | − 1.8 (− 2.4, − 0.8) | − 2.0 (− 2.5, − 0.8) | ||
   N cases (score ≥ − 0.640) | 257 | 240 | 181 | 168 | 172 | ||
   Multivariable + SES + dietary factor§ | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.03 (0.86, 1.25) | 0.84 (0.69, 1.03) | 0.82 (0.67, 1.01) | 0.85 (0.69, 1.05) | 0.022 | 0.93 (0.87, 0.99) |
   Multivariable + BMI‖ | 1.00 (ref.) | 1.08 (0.89, 1.30) | 0.92 (0.75, 1.12) | 0.88 (0.72, 1.09) | 1.02 (0.82, 1.26) | 0.50 | 0.98 (0.91, 1.04) |