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. 2023 Apr 26;18(4):e0283216.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283216. eCollection 2023.

The association between dietary inflammatory index with endometriosis: NHANES 2001-2006

Pan-Wei Hu  1 , Bi-Rong Yang  1 , Xiao-Le Zhang  1 , Xiao-Tong Yan  1 , Juan-Juan Ma  1 , Cong Qi  1 , Guo-Jing Jiang  1
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The association between dietary inflammatory index with endometriosis: NHANES 2001-2006

Pan-Wei Hu et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Endometriosis is a common chronic inflammatory and estrogen-dependent disease that mostly affects people of childbearing age. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a novel instrument for assessing the overall inflammatory potential of diet. However, no studies have shown the relationship between DII and endometriosis to date. This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between DII and endometriosis. Data were acquired from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2006. DII was calculated using an inbuilt function in the R package. Relevant patient information was obtained through a questionnaire containing their gynecological history. Based on an endometriosis questionnaire survey, those participants who answered yes were considered cases (with endometriosis), and participants who answered no were considered as controls (without endometriosis) group. Multivariate weighted logistic regression was applied to examine the correlation between DII and endometriosis. Subgroup analysis and smoothing curve between DII and endometriosis were conducted in a further investigation. Compared to the control group, patients were prone to having a higher DII (P = 0.014). Adjusted multivariate regression models showed that DII was positively correlated with the incidence of endometriosis (P < 0.05). Analysis of subgroups revealed no significant heterogeneity. In middle-aged and older women (age ≥ 35 years), the smoothing curve fitting analysis results demonstrated a non-linear relationship between DII and the prevalence of endometriosis. Therefore, using DII as an indicator of dietary-related inflammation may help to provide new insight into the role of diet in the prevention and management of endometriosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Flowchart of the study population (NHANES 2001–2006).
After screening, a total number of 4232 participants were enrolled including 3936 controls (without EM) and 296 cases (with EM). NHANES: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Fig 2
Fig 2. Relationship between DII and EM.
(A) The red line represents the correlation between DII and EM, and the blue line stands for the 95% CI (adjusted for age, age at menarche, BMI, race, education, and PIR). (B) In age-stratified analysis, the red line represents age < 35 years while the blue line represents age ≥ 35 years (adjusted for age at menarche, BMI, race, education, and PIR). DII: dietary inflammatory index; EM: endometriosis; BMI: body mass index; PIR: poverty income ratio; CI: confidence interval.
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