Association of a dietary inflammatory index with inflammatory indices and metabolic syndrome among police officers
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2014•journals.lww.com
Objectives: To determine whether the dietary inflammatory index (DII) is associated with
inflammatory or metabolic biomarkers and metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) among police
officers. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational
Police Stress study were derived from saliva and fasting blood samples, anthropometric
measurements, long-term shiftwork histories, and demographic, stress/depression, and food
frequency questionnaires (FFQs). Metabolic syndrome was defined using standard criteria�…
inflammatory or metabolic biomarkers and metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) among police
officers. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational
Police Stress study were derived from saliva and fasting blood samples, anthropometric
measurements, long-term shiftwork histories, and demographic, stress/depression, and food
frequency questionnaires (FFQs). Metabolic syndrome was defined using standard criteria�…
Abstract
Objectives:
To determine whether the dietary inflammatory index (DII) is associated with inflammatory or metabolic biomarkers and metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) among police officers.
Methods:
Cross-sectional data from the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress study were derived from saliva and fasting blood samples, anthropometric measurements, long-term shiftwork histories, and demographic, stress/depression, and food frequency questionnaires (FFQs). Metabolic syndrome was defined using standard criteria.
Results:
Officers in DII quartiles 2 to 4 were more likely to exceed a threshold of 3.0 mg/L for C-reactive protein (odds ratio [OR]= 1.88; 95% confidence interval [95% CI]= 1.02 to 3.45; OR= 2.17; 95% CI= 1.19 to 3.95; OR= 1.57; 95% CI= 0.85 to 2.88, respectively) compared with quartile 1. The glucose intolerance component of MetSyn was more prevalent among officers in DII quartile 4 than among those in quartile 1 (OR= 2.03; 95% CI= 1.08 to 3.82).
Conclusions:
A pro-inflammatory diet was associated with elevated CRP and with the glucose intolerance component of MetSyn.
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