Razi Journal of Medical Sciences

Background: Obesity is one of the most important public health problems around the world and is considered as a chronic inflammation. It iswell known that body mass index and abdominal obesity are associated with increased inflammation. Diet plays a major role in regulating chronic inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dietary Inflammatory index (DII) and obesity in Tehranian women.
Methods: This descriptive-analytic cross-sectional study was performed on 198 women referred to health centers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences by cluster sampling. Food intake was measured by food frequency questionnaire and the inflammatory diet index was calculated. Anthropometric measurements in women included measurement of weight, height, and circumference. Disturbing factors were adjusted in last analysis and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The mean age of the subjects was 33.4 years and the mean BMI was 25.1. The distribution of individuals in terms of weight, BMI and waist circumference was significant on tertile of DII. The odds ratio for central obesity in the lowest tertile of the DII after adjustment for confounding light compared to the highest tertile was 0.10 that was statistically significant. But the odds ratio for general obesity was not significant, according to tertile of the DII p=0.2.
Conclusion: Overall, this study suggests that with increased DII, the odds ratio of central obesity is increased. But has no effect on the risk of developing general obesity. Further studies are required to clarify this relationship.