1. Dietary Patterns, Asthma, and Lung Function in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
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Han YY, Jerschow E, Forno E, Hua S, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Perreira KM, Sotres-Alvarez D, Afshar M, Punjabi NM, Thyagarajan B, Shivappa N, Hébert JR, Kaplan RC, and Celedón JC
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Lung physiopathology, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Respiratory Function Tests, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, United States, Young Adult, Asthma physiopathology, Diet, Hispanic or Latino
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Rationale: Dietary patterns may alter immune responses and increase asthma risk or affect lung function. Objectives: To examine whether a proinflammatory diet (assessed by the energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index [E-DII]) or high dietary quality (assessed by the Alternative Healthy Eating Index [AHEI-2010]) are associated with current asthma, current asthma symptoms, and lung function in Hispanic adults. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 12,687 adults aged 18 to 76 years who participated in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). The E-DII and AHEI-2010 were calculated based on two 24-hour dietary recalls. Logistic or linear regression was used for the multivariable analysis of E-DII or AHEI-2010 scores and current asthma, asthma symptoms, and lung function measures, adjusting for age, sex, annual household income, study center, Hispanic/Latino background, smoking status, and other covariates. Results: A higher E-DII score was associated with current asthma (odds ratio [OR] for quartile 4 vs. 1, 1.35; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.97-1.90) and asthma symptoms (OR for quartile 4 vs. 1, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.12-1.81). The AHEI-2010 score was not associated with current asthma or asthma symptoms. Among adults without asthma, a higher E-DII score was associated with lower forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV
1 ) and forced vital capacity (FVC), and a higher AHEI-2010 score was associated with higher FEV1 and FVC. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that a proinflammatory diet increases the risk of asthma and asthma symptoms in Hispanic adults. An antiinflammatory diet (indicated by a lower E-DII or a higher AHEI-2010 score) may positively influence lung function in Hispanic adults without asthma.- Published
- 2020
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