Exploring the association between dietary Inflammatory Index and chronic pain in US adults using NHANES 1999-2004

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Chronic pain, a substantial public health issue, may be influenced by dietary patterns through systemic inflammation. This cross-sectional study explored the association between Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and chronic pain among 2581 American adults from NHANES data. The DII, ranging from - 4.98 to 4.69, reflects the inflammatory potential of the diet, with higher scores indicating greater pro-inflammatory capacity. Our findings showed no significant association between the continuous DII score and chronic pain prevalence. However, a nonlinear relationship emerged. When the DII was categorized, a significant association between higher DII scores (DII ≥ 2.5) and chronic pain prevalence was observed. The analysis uncovered a U-shaped pattern, with an inflection point at a DII score of - 0.9, indicating an association between both low and high levels of dietary inflammation are associated with higher pain prevalence. This nuanced interaction between dietary inflammation and chronic pain indicates the possibility of incorporating dietary modification into pain management strategies and underscores the need for further research into the long-term effects of diet on chronic pain.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 16. Apr., Seite 8726

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Qing, Lunxue [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yingying [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Changhe [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Jinxia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dietary inflammation potential
Dose–effect relationship study
Journal Article
National health and nutrition examination survey
Persistent pain
Prevalence study

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Date Completed 17.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-58030-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371112656