Performance of cohort-adapted dietary and lifestyle inflammation scores among Hispanic adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dietary and lifestyle inflammation scores (DIS/LIS) were created to assess their contributions to systemic inflammation; however, there is little understanding of their validity in Hispanic adults.

Objective

This study aims to utilize DIS and LIS in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study (BPRHS), as previously published, and create cohort-adapted scores. Adapted scores were validated in The Puerto Rico Observational Study of Psychosocial, Environmental, and Chronic disease Trends (PROSPECT).

Methods

This cross-sectional analysis assessed diet from a food-frequency questionnaire, self-reported lifestyle information, and inflammation from fasted blood. Published food and lifestyle groups were used to create DIS-1 and LIS-1. Cohort-adapted food and lifestyle gro

SUBMITTER: Merrill LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12823488 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature