ArticleThe American journal of clinical nutrition2022
Overall diet quality and proinflammatory diet in relation to risk of obstructive sleep apnea in 3 prospective US cohorts.
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- Effect of inflammatory cytokines and plasma metabolome on OSA: a bidirectional two- sample Mendelian randomization study and mediation analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Bidirectional Association Between Consumption of Ultra-processed Food and Sleep Parameters Among Adults.Current obesity reports · 2023Pooled it
- Insomnia-Related Metabolomic Profiles Reflect Antioxidant Deficits and Relate to Cognitive Decline Through a Metabolic Risk Score in HCHS/SOL.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
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- Body mass index mediates the association between children's dietary inflammatory index and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in children: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Gene-Excessive Sleepiness Interactions Suggest Treatment Targets for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Subtype.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Association between dietary patterns and the risk of all-cause mortality among old adults with obstructive sleep apnea.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Plant-based and vegetarian diets are associated with reduced obstructive sleep apnoea risk.ERJ open research · 2024Article
- Influence of nutrition and food on sleep-is there evidence?Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Review
- Dietary Inflammatory Index of Obese Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Descriptive Study.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2024Article
- Composite dietary antioxidant index and sleep health: a new insight from cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The impact of plant-rich diets on sleep: a mini-review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
- Does tinnitus amplify the effects of healthy eating patterns and physical activity on the sleep disturbance or sleep insufficiency, based on the case study of NHANES survey in the United States.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Disparities in Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Upstream Risk Factors, Mechanisms, and Implications.Clinics in chest medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundInflammation-related mechanisms may be important in the development of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and diet plays a crucial role in modulating inflammation. Current epidemiologic evidence for the associations between dietary patterns and OSA risk is limited to cross-sectional studies.
objectivesWe investigated prospectively the associations of overall diet quality and proinflammatory diet with OSA risk.
methodsWe followed 145,801 participants in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) (2002-2012), NHS II (1995-2013), and Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1996-2012). Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010 (AHEI) and Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Pattern (EDIP) scores were calculated based on validated FFQs administered every 4 y. Cox models were used to estimate HRs and 95% CIs.
resultsWe documented 8856 incident OSA cases during follow-up. In pooled analyses adjusted for potential confounders, higher diet quality (higher AHEI scores) was associated with lower OSA risk (HR comparing the highest with the lowest quintile of AHEI: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.71, 0.82; P-trend < 0.001), and higher dietary inflammatory potential (higher EDIP scores) was associated with significantly increased risk (HR comparing the highest with the lowest quintile of EDIP: 1.94; 95% CI: 1.81, 2.08; P-trend < 0.001). Additional adjustment for metabolic factors attenuated both associations. The association with AHEI score was no longer statistically significant (comparable HR: 0.98; 95% CI: 0.91, 1.05; P-trend = 0.54), whereas the association with EDIP score remained statistically significant (comparable HR: 1.31; 95% CI: 1.22, 1.41; P-trend < 0.001).
conclusionsA healthier diet, particularly one with anti-inflammatory potential, was associated with lower OSA risk.
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