Table 4 Associations between total, added and natural fructose intakes (quartiles, g/day) and MetS, based on logistic regression analyses

Total fructose intake (g/day)

Q1: < 26.74

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Q2: 26.75–41.99

0.66 (0.32, 1.34)

0.59 (0.27, 1.25)

1.02 (0.42, 2.43)

0.95 (0.40, 2.23)

Q3: 41.99–64.05

0.79 (0.39, 1.58)

0.85 (0.40, 1.79)

1.09 (0.45, 2.68)

1.11 (0.45, 2.74)

Q4: > 64.05

1.50 (0.76, 2.96)

1.87 (0.86, 4.02)

2.84 (1.01, 7.94)

3.08 (1.08, 8.79)

Added fructose intake (g/day)

Q1: < 15.10

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Q2: 15.10–28.40

0.82 (0.41, 1.66)

0.80 (0.38, 1.68)

1.30 (0.55, 3.04)

1.24 (0.52, 2.91)

Q3: 28.41–51.48

0.88 (0.44, 1.76)

1.00 (0.47, 2.14)

1.33 (0.53, 3.34)

1.40 (0.56, 3.52)

Q4: > 51.48

1.54 (0.78, 3.04)

2.10 (0.95, 4.63)

3.18 (1.06, 9.49)

3.47 (1.13, 10.59)

Natural fructose intake (g/day)

Q1: < 6.39

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Q2: 6.39–10.39

0.90 (0.45, 1.78)

0.88 (0.42, 1.81)

0.86 (0.38, 1.95)

0.91 (0.39, 2.07)

Q3: 10.39–16.64

1.03 (0.52, 2.05)

0.96 (0.47, 1.97)

1.16 (0.49, 2.76)

1.06 (0.44, 2.50)

Q4: > 16.64

0.88 (0.44, 1.76)

0.77 (0.37, 1.61)

1.04 (0.41, 2.64)

1.01 (0.39, 2.60)