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Dietary Inflammatory Index and clinical course of multiple sclerosis
Bruna Yhang da Costa Silva1,2, Helena Alves de Carvalho Sampaio3,4, Nitin Shivappa5,6,7
1Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Ceará State University, Av. Dr. Silas Munguba, 1700-Itaperi, Fortaleza, CE, 60741-000, Brazil. brunayhang@gmail.com.
Objectives:
This study aims at analyzing the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and the clinical condition of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
Methods:
It is a quantitative, cross-sectional analytical study that included 137 MS patients assisted at a reference center for MS treatment in the Brazilian northeast. Data was collated through a structured questionnaire and medical records consultation, also involving demographic, clinical, and nutritional variables. Clinical variables included the MS type, diagnosis and follow-up start dates, investigation of recent urinary tract symptoms, use of immunomodulatory, vitamin D supplementation, number of recent pulse therapies, relapse rate in the last 2 years, muscular strength assessment (MRC), disability degree (EDSS), and a gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in the central white matter (CWM). The DII was calculated according to the Shivappa et al. methodology.
Results:
There was no difference in any of the variables according to the DII (p > 0.05).
Conclusions:
The Dietary Inflammatory Index did not affect the clinical condition of individuals with multiple sclerosis.
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