Association of Children's Dietary Inflammatory Index with Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents: Mediating Role of Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence is scarce on the mechanisms involved in the relationship between dietary inflammatory index and mental health in adolescents. This study aimed to assess the association between children-DII (C-DII) and depressive and anxiety disorder symptoms in adolescents and to explore whether inflammation and cardiometabolic risk factors mediate this association.

Methods

The study was conducted at the Ankara City Hospital Pediatrics Polyclinic and 304 adolescents. In cross-sectional study, adolescents were asked general information questions. Anthropometric measurements were performed and some biochemical parameters and inflammation (C-reactive protein (CRP)) were obtained. The C-DII score was calculated from 24-h dietary recalls. Depression and anxiety levels of the

SUBMITTER: Sahin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11915713 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature