The Dietary Inflammatory Index and Current Wheeze Among Children and Adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A proinflammatory diet may increase allergic airway inflammation by affecting innate and adaptive immune responses.

Objective

In this study, we examine the relation between the diet's inflammatory potential, measured by the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), and current asthma, current wheeze, and lung function in U.S. children and adults.

Methods

We analyzed data from 8,175 children (aged 6-17 years) and 22,294 adults (aged 18-79 years) who participated in the 2007-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The DII was calculated by nutrient intake based on 24-hour dietary recalls, and normalized as per 1,000 calories of food consumed to account for total energy intake. Multivariable regression models were used for the analysis of the DII and cu

SUBMITTER: Han YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5948124 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May - Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature