Metabolic syndrome prevalence was 25% and was significantly associated with a pro-inflammatory diet.

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J Hum Nutr Diet. 2019 Oct 11. Epub 2019 Oct 11. PMID: 31602707

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Metabolic syndrome and its association with the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII)in a Croatian working population.

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BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a global public health concern, although its association with the inflammatory potential of the diet is still indefinite. The main objective of the present study was to investigate the association of MetS and its components with the inflammatory potential of the diet in a Croatian working population with sedentary occupations.METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, Croatian workers (n = 366) self-administrated questionnaires for sociodemographic and health-related data. Their anthropometric measurements and fasting blood samples were collected for evaluation of MetS. The inflammatory potential of the diet was assessed with a Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), scored using dietary data collected from a food frequency questionnaire. Multivariable logistic regression analysis, adjusted for sex, age, body mass index, education, smoking, physical activity and energy intake, was used to establish the association between DII and MetS.RESULTS: MetS prevalence was 25% and was significantly associated with a pro-inflammatory diet [mean (SD) 3.28 (1.45); P 

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