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Aimin Wang1, Qingxia Cui2, Weijing Meng1
1Department of Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Background:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to pose a significant global burden, which may be exacerbated by pro-inflammatory diets. This study aimed to investigate the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and the Energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index (E-DII) and the risk of COPD.
Methods:
A total of 167,440 participants were recruited for a prospective analysis from the UK Biobank. Cox proportional hazards models were employed to analyze the associations of DII and E-DII with COPD. Restricted cubic spline (RCS) and subgroup analyses were also performed. Additionally, mediation analyses were conducted to explore the potential mediating role of inflammatory biomarkers between DII, E-DII and COPD risk.
Results:
During a median follow-up of 13.4 years, 4,041 COPD cases occurred. After adjusting for covariates, each unit increase in DII and E-DII was associated with a 5% [HR: 1.05 (95% CI: 1.04-1.07)] and 20% [HR: 1.20 (95% CI: 1.16-1.25)] higher risk of COPD. Participants in the highest quartile of DII and E-DII scores had a higher risk of COPD compared to those in the lowest quartile, with HR = 1.27 (95% CI: 1.17-1.39) and HR = 1.42 (95% CI: 1.30-1.55). In mediation analyses, C-reactive protein (CRP) showed the highest proportion mediated for both DII and E-DII, followed by systemic immune-inflammation index (SII). Subgroup analyses indicated population heterogeneity, and sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of the findings.
Conclusion:
Both DII and E-DII are associated with an increased risk of COPD, and this association may be partially explained by systemic inflammation, particularly CRP and SII.
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