ArticleBMJ open2022
Association of Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and depression in the elderly over 55 years in Northern China: analysis of data from a multicentre, cohort study.
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- The association of depressive symptoms and dietary inflammatory index with frailty in older adults with diabetes.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Dietary inflammatory potential in depressive symptoms in older Chinese people in Hong Kong: a cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- METS-IR and SII as mediators in the association between smoking and depressive symptoms: insights from NHANES (2005-2018).BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Joint Effect of Inflammatory Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity on the Risk of Depressive Symptoms: A Nation-Wide Cross-Sectional Study.Yonsei medical journal · 2025Article
- Dietary inflammation and its impact on congestive heart failure in older adults with depression.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between nutrient patterns and odds of depressive symptomatology: a population-based cohort of older adults followed during 15-y.European journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Relationship between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Postpartum Depression in Exclusively Breastfeeding Women.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Dietary inflammatory index, and depression and mortality risk associations in U.S. adults, with a special focus on cancer survivors.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesOur study aimed to assess the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and depression in the elderly over 55 years in Northern China.
methodsWe analysed the data of 2022 Chinese adults aged 55 and over from a community-based neurological disease cohort study from 2018 to 2019. A validated semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to assess eating habits at the time of inclusion. Multiple logistic regression was used for analysis, and social demographics, lifestyle and health-related factors were adjusted.
resultsAmong the included population, the prevalence of depression was 23.39%. Mean (SD) and range of the DII in the included population were 1.70 (1.42) and -5.20 to +5.68. The risk of depression was significantly higher in participants in the most pro-inflammatory group (quartile 4) than in the participants in the most anti-inflammatory group (quartile 1) (OR 1.53; 1.37 to 1.82; p-trend=0.01). The subgroup analysis of body mass index (BMI) showed that there is a significant association between DII and the risk of depression in overweight and obese people (p＜0.05). The restricted cubic spline results show that the OR value of depression possesses an upward trend with the increase of the DII score.
conclusionsAged patients with depression present a higher potential for dietary inflammation. Pro-inflammatory diets might increase the risk of depressive symptoms. Further research in different populations is crucial to confirm the association between DII and depression.
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