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Dietary inflammatory index is not associated with bone mineral density in functionally able community-dwelling older adults
European Journal of Nutrition, Vol.63, pp.3195-3205
2024
Abstract
Background
Osteoporosis poses a significant health and quality-of-life burden on older adults, particularly with associated fractures after a fall. A notable increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines associated with aging contributes to a decline in bone mineral density (BMD). Certain food components have been shown to influence an individual’s inflammatory state and may contribute to optimal bone health as a modifiable risk factor, particularly later in life. This study aims to explore the relationship between the dietary inflammatory index (DII) and dietary intake with BMD in community-dwelling older adults.
Methods
Heathy community-dwelling older adults aged 65–85 years. DII scores were calculated using 24-h dietary recalls, and lumbar spine (L1–L4) and femoral neck (ward’s triangle) BMD was assessed via dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.
Results
A total of 94 participants were recruited (72.9 ± 4.9 years, 76.6% female) with 61.7% identified having an anti-inflammatory diet (average DII = − 0.50 ± 1.6), 88.3% were physically active, 47.8% were osteopenic and 27.7% osteoporotic. There was no significant difference between DII scores, nutrient or food group intake in groups stratified by BMD T-Score except for lean meats and alternatives food group (p = 0.027). Multiple regression analysis found no associations between DII and lumbar spine (unadjusted model β = 0.020, p = 0.155) or femoral neck BMD (unadjusted model β = − 0.001, p = 0.866).
Conclusion
Most of this cohort of functionally able community-dwelling older adults followed an anti-inflammatory diet. DII and dietary intake were not associated with BMD. This research underlines the complex interplay between modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors on the BMD of older, physically active adults.
Details
- Title
- Dietary inflammatory index is not associated with bone mineral density in functionally able community-dwelling older adults
- Authors
- Corey Linton (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nutrition & DieteticsMia Schaumberg (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - BiomedicineHattie H Wright AdvAPD (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
- Publication details
- European Journal of Nutrition, Vol.63, pp.3195-3205
- Publisher
- Springer Medizin
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00394-024-03500-0
- ISSN
- 1436-6215; 1436-6207
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Data Availability
- Data supporting reported results are available upon reasonable request and in accordance with the ethical principles.
- Grant note
- This research was funded by a University of the Sunshine Coast-Sunshine Coast Council Regional Partnership Agreement (USC-SCC RPA) Project Grant. C.L is supported by the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Biomedicine; Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; Cancer Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991063896702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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