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The Relationship Between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Intermediate-to-High-Risk Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome and All-Cause Mortality: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2018: A Cross-Sectional and Prospective Cohort Study.
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Background: The dietary inflammatory index (DII) score quantifies the inflammatory potential of an individual's diet and may be associated with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM) and mortality risk. However, evidence on the relationship between DII and intermediate-to-high-risk cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (IH-CKM) is limited. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between DII and IH-CKM and to explore the relationship between DII and all-cause mortality risk in individuals with and without IH-CKM. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional and cohort analysis using data from the 1999-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Weighted logistic regression models were used to examine associations between DII and IH-CKM, while weighted Cox proportional hazards models estimated hazard ratios (HRs) for all-cause mortality. Restricted cubic spline analyses were employed to explore linear or nonlinear relationships. Results: Among 38,732 participants, 30,421 had IH-CKM. Higher DII scores were positively associated with IH-CKM, with a fully adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 1.44 for the highest versus lowest quartile (95% CI: 1.27-1.63, Conclusion: Higher DII scores were positively associated with an increased risk of IH-CKM. In addition, elevated DII was linked to higher all-cause mortality in both individuals with and without IH-CKM.
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