Cross-sectional associations between dairy intake and cardiovascular risk factorsThe OR to be classified with undesirable BMI, S-cholesterol, or S-triglycerides by dairy product intake are presented in Table 2 and are presented in Additional files 2, 3, 4 and 5 for blood glucose, blood pressure, S-HDL and S-LDL. In both women and men, the OR to be classified with undesirable BMI accounting for potential confounders decreased with increasing intake quintiles of total dairy product, cheese and butter, whereas it increased with increasing intake quintiles of non-fermented milk. The OR to be classified with undesirable S-cholesterol increased with increasing intake quintile of butter and total dairy products. Further, in women, the OR to be classified with undesirable S-triglyceride was inversely associated with intake quintiles of butter in women and men and cheese in women (Table 2).Having an undesirable level of fasting B-glucose was inversely associated with intake quintiles of butter for men and cheese for women (Additional file 2). In both women and men, the OR for an undesirable blood pressure decreased with increasing intake quintiles of fermented milk (Additional file 3). Concurrently, the OR for an undesirable low level of S-HDL decreased with increasing intake quintiles of total dairy products, cheese and butter in men (Additional file 4). Finally, the OR to have undesirably high levels of S-LDL increased with increasing intake quintiles of butter in both women and men (Additional file 5).