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ArticleAnnals of medicine2023

Association between dietary inflammatory index and body fat percentage among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.

Wai Han Ng, Zalina Abu Zaid, Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof, Syafinaz Amin Nordin, Poh Ying Lim

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Article in Annals of medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wai Han NgDepartment of Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0009-0001-5918-6562
Zalina Abu ZaidDepartment of Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-9572-5148
Barakatun Nisak Mohd YusofDepartment of Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-0403-5895
Syafinaz Amin NordinDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-6054-2368
Poh Ying LimDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-7765-4630
Universiti Putra Malaysia · MYMinistry of Health · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity, particularly excessive body fat, is an established risk factor and substantial prognostic determinant in breast cancer. Recent studies suggested that diet-related inflammation plays a key role in obesity. This study aimed to determine the association between energy-adjusted dietary inflammatory index (E-DII) and body composition, particularly body fat percentage, among patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted on 124 breast cancer outpatients within the first year of diagnosis and yet to commence oncological treatment. Body composition parameters [body weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, fat mass over fat-free mass ratio (FM/FFM), muscle mass, and visceral fat] were obtained using a bioelectrical impedance analyzer. Body fat percentage was categorized into two groups which were normal (<35%) and high (≥35%). The E-DII was calculated from the validated 165-items Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and categorized into three groups or tertiles. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine the association between the E-DII and body fat percentage.

resultsMean body weight, body fat percentage, FM/FFM, and visceral fat increased as E-DII increased from the lowest tertile (T1) to the most pro-inflammatory tertile (T3) (p for trend <0.05). E-DII was positively associated with body fat percentage (OR 2.952; 95% CI 1.154-7.556;

conclusionsA higher E-DII was associated with increased body fat percentage, suggesting the potential of advocating anti-inflammatory diet to combat obesity among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.

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Breast NeoplasmsAdipose TissueBody Mass IndexBody WeightCross-Sectional StudiesDietFemaleHumansInflammationObesitybody compositionbody fat percentagebreast cancerDietary inflammatory indexobesity

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PMID38242100
PMCPMC10802798
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