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. 2022 Jan 11;21(1):109–121. doi: 10.1007/s40200-021-00945-6

Table 1.

Studies included in systematic review and meta-analysis of DII and fracture

First author
(year)
country Mean (SD)age
(range)
gender Sample size Study population (health status) Type of study Follow up (number of incident case) Dietary inflammatory index tool Unit of *comparison Bone health status
(methods of measurement)
Effect size measure
(95%CI)
Adjusted for*

T.Orchard

(2017)[18]

USA

63

(50-79)

F 10,290 Postmenopausal women Cohort

11.4±3.3 y

(total=47,974 hip=3738)

122- item FFQ

Q4 vs. Q1

(2.98 vs. -3.63)

Hip fracture

(self-reported or medical record)

Lower arm fracture

(self-reported or medical record)

Total fracture

(self-reported or medical record)

HR= 1.02

(0.92-1.14)

HR*= 0.92 (0.86-0.98)

HR*= 0.95

(0.92-0.98)

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,

10,11,12,13,14,15,

16,17,18,19

 N.Veronese

(2017)[19]

USA

60.6 (9.1)

45-79

 F/M

3648

M=1577

 F=2071

With or at risk of knee osteoarthritis Cohort

8 y

(560=

198 M, 362 F)

70- item FFQ

Per 1-SD increment DII

(1.68 points)

Q5 vs. Q1

Fracture

(self- reported)

F

HR*= 1.14

(1.02–1.27)

M

HR= 0.95

(0.82–1.11)

Overall

HR=1.22

(0.91-1.64)

F

HR*=1.46

(1.02-2.11)

M

HR=0.91

(0.54-1.54)

1, 2, 3, 4, 21, 24, 26,27,28,29

 H.S kim

(2018)[20]

Korea

52.34(8.24)

40-79

 F/M

159,846

M=57,740

 F=102,106

Healthy adults Cohort

7.9 years

(2572= 148 M, 2424 F)

106- item FFQ

Q5vs.Q1

(-9.12 to -0.98)

vs.

(2.1762 to 7.1055)

Fracture

(self –report )

Total

HR*= 1.33

(1.12-1.58)

F

HR*= 1.33

(1.11- 1.59)

M

HR=1.32

(0.64-2.71)

1, 3, 4, 5, 14, 26,30, 31

MM.Cervo

(2019)[21]

Australia

63.0 (7.5)

51-79

 F/M

1098

M=559

 F=538

Non-institutionalized older adults Cohort

10 years

(total=566)

74-item FFQ 1- unit increase in E-DII

Any fracture

(self–report)

Non-vertebral

fracture

(self-reported)

M

HR*= 1.090

(1.011-1.017)

F

HR*=0.878

(0.800-0.964)

M

HR= 1.074

(0.995-1.159)

F

HR=0.911

(0.827-1.003)

1,4,31,32,34,35

ZQ. Zhang

(2017)[22]

70.62 (7.55)

52-83

 F/M

2100

F=781

M=269

Elders

Case- control

(case=1050

control=1050)

NA 79- item FFQ Q4 vs. Q1

Hip fracture

(self –report)

Total

OR*= 2.44

(1.73-3.45)

Female

OR*= 2.08

(1.38-3.12)

Male

OR*=4.30

(1.89-9.80)

3, 4, 5, 8, 21, 23, 27,32

M. Morimoto

(2019)[23]

Brazil

57.9 (13.5)

≥40

 F/M

2269

F=1585

M=684

Healthy adults Cross-sectional NA 24-hr recall

Q4 vs.Q1

(>1.89 vs. ≤ 0.49)

low impact fracture

(self–report)

OR: 0.98

(0.8-1.21)

M. Mazidi

(2017)[24]

USA 47.43 (0.27) F/M

18,318

F= 8921

M=9397

Healthy adults Cross-sectional NA 24-h diet recall Q4 vs. Q1

Hip fracture*

Wrist*

spine*

OR;1.00(0.94-1.06)

OR;1.03(0.97-1.09)

OR;1.00(0.94-1.07)

1,2,3,4,5,21,33

QUS: Quantitative ultrasonometry, Y: years, F: females, M: males, FFQ: food frequency questionnaire, HR: hazard ratio, OR: odds ratio, Q: quartile, T: tertile, DII: dietary inflammatory index, E-DII: Energy adjusted dietary inflammatory index, BD: Bone density

*1-age, 2-race, 3- BMI, 4-smoking, 5- physical activity, 6-DII (baseline),7-CT(clinical trial assignment), 8-parental history of fracture, 9-personal history of fracture at age 55 years or older, 10-region, 11-diabetes, 12-female hormone use, 13-NSAID use, 14-total calcium intake, 15- corticosteroid use (screening), 16-inflammatory bowel disease,17- rheumatoid arthritis, 18-weight, 19-height, 20- parity, 21- education, 22- fragility fracture history, 23- supplement intake, 24-antiresoptive drug use, 25- age at menarche, 26- total energy intake, 27-yearly income,28-Charlson comorbidityIndex,29-physical activity scale for the elderly, 30-gender, 31-alcohol consumption, 32- calcium supplement, 33-C-reactive protein, 34-percnetage body fat, 35- step per day,36- baseline T-score, 37- feeding modes, 38- time of complementary foods, 39-stage of sexual maturation, 40-muscle cross-sectional area,, 41-postmenopausal period, 42- vitamin D, 43- CES-D, 44-use of medications for Knee OA