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ArticleScientific reports2025

The association between the dietary inflammatory index and multiple myeloma: a case-control study.

Hoda Zahedi, Mohammad-Reza Jowshan, Hamid Rasekhi, Maryam Amini, Omid Sadeghi, Mahshid Mehdizadeh, Sayeh Parkhideh, Moloud Payab, Erfan Zamani, Mahdi Shadnoush and 1 more

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Hoda ZahediDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-4431-7459
Mohammad-Reza JowshanDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-8603-5674
Hamid RasekhiDepartment of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-6809-1100
Maryam AminiDepartment of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-5279-213X
Omid SadeghiNutrition and Food Security Research Center and Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-1029-1652
Mahshid MehdizadehHematopoietic Stem Cell Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-8937-5495
Sayeh ParkhidehHematopoietic Stem Cell Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-5200-8915
Moloud PayabNon-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-9311-8395
Erfan ZamaniSchool of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahdi ShadnoushDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mshadnoush@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3716-0994
Abbas HajifathaliHematopoietic Stem Cell Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. hajifathali@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2191-0594

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Abstract

The dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a common grading system for diet inflammatory potential. Recent investigations link DII to hematopoietic malignancies. However, the relationship between DII and Multiple myeloma (MM) is unknown. DII and MM were examined in a present case-control study of Iranian adults. This case-controlstudy was conducted on adults aged 20 to 75 years, selecting 149 cases with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and 359 healthy individuals. Dietary assessment was conducted using a validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) including 154 items, and energy-adjusted DII scores were calculated to determine the level of inflammatory properties in each individual's diet using 29 dietary parameters. Conditional logistic regression models were used to investigate the relationship between DII and MM. The case group participating in the study was on average 54 years old and mostly male (52.3%). After adjusting for age, sex, and energy intake, we found that individuals with the highest DII scores were significantly less likely to have MM compared to those with the lowest scores (OR: 0.02; 95% CI 0.01, 0.08). Additional adjustment with other confounders confirmed this association (OR: 0.03; 95% CI 0.01, 0.13). This association did not change significantly with further adjustment for BMI (OR: 0.04; 95% CI 0.01, 0.14). In conclusion, our research showed that a pro-inflammatory diet was associated with a significantly higher risk of MM. If our findings are confirmed in other large studies, these data will provide personalized approaches for MM patients, particularly for physicians and registered cancer dietitians.

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DietInflammationMultiple MyelomaAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansIranMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultcase–controlstudyDietary inflammatory indexLeukemiaMultiple myeloma

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