Does Pizza Consumption Favor an Improved Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis?

ABSTRACT: To our knowledge, no studies so far have investigated the role of pizza and its ingredients in modulating disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We assessed this question via a recent cross-sectional study including 365 participants from Italy, the birthplace of pizza. Multiple robust linear and logistic regression models were fitted with the tertile consumption categories of each available pizza-related food item/group (i.e., pizza, refined grains, mozzarella cheese, and olive oil) as independent variables, and each available RA activity measure (i.e., the Disease Activity Score on 28 joints with C-reactive protein (DAS28-CRP), and the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI)) as the dependent variable. Stratified analyses were carried out according to the disease severity or dura

SUBMITTER: De Vito R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10421216 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature