Association between dietary inflammation and erectile dysfunction among US adults: A cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2004.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although chronic low-grade inflammation has been linked to the development of erectile dysfunction (ED), the association between pro-inflammatory diets and ED is unclear. The dietary inflammation index (DII) is a novel method to quantify the inflammatory potential of a diet.

Objective

Our objective was to investigate the association between the DII and ED among US males.

Design

This cross-sectional study included 3,693 males 20-85 year of age from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2004. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models were used to assess the association between the DII and ED. All analyses accounted for the complex sampling design.

Results

The mean ± SE of the DII was 0.8 ± 0.1 and 0.4 ± 0.1 among pa

SUBMITTER: Ruan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9691656 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature