Adherence to an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Atopic Diseases’ Prevalence in Adolescence: The Greek Global Asthma Network Study
Objective: Atopic diseases are among the most common morbidities in children and adolescents. The association between adherence to an anti-inflammatory dietary pattern and the prevalence of atopic diseases among adolescents was examined. Methods: A total of 1934 adolescents (boys: 47.5%, mean age (s...
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| author | Dafni Moriki George Antonogeorgos Despoina Koumpagioti Despoina Chaloutsi Philippa Ellwood Luis García-Marcos Kostas N. Priftis Konstantinos Douros Demosthenes Panagiotakos |
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| description | Objective: Atopic diseases are among the most common morbidities in children and adolescents. The association between adherence to an anti-inflammatory dietary pattern and the prevalence of atopic diseases among adolescents was examined. Methods: A total of 1934 adolescents (boys: 47.5%, mean age (standard deviation): 12.7 (0.6) years) were voluntarily enrolled. Participants completed a validated questionnaire on atopic disease status as well as one assessing dietary habits and other sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics. A special Diet Anti-inflammatory Index (DAI) score was calculated for the evaluation of adherence to an anti-inflammatory dietary pattern. Results: A total of 6.9% of the participants reported current asthma symptoms, while 25.3% reported rhinitis symptoms and 8.9% reported eczema. Adolescents with high adherence to an anti-inflammatory diet were 58% less likely to have asthma symptoms compared with those with low adherence when adjusted for multiple confounders (<i>p</i> < 0.01). No significant associations were observed between the level of adherence to an anti-inflammatory diet and the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and eczema. Conclusion: An anti-inflammatory diet seems to be independently associated with a lower prevalence of asthma in adolescents. Thus, pediatricians and other healthcare providers should promote anti-inflammatory dietary patterns as a preventive measure for atopic diseases from early stages of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a9c8f4917f04d9bb7c9d8fce3b1db9c2023-11-18T20:48:34ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-07-011514319110.3390/nu15143191Adherence to an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Atopic Diseases’ Prevalence in Adolescence: The Greek Global Asthma Network StudyDafni Moriki0George Antonogeorgos1Despoina Koumpagioti2Despoina Chaloutsi3Philippa Ellwood4Luis García-Marcos5Kostas N. Priftis6Konstantinos Douros7Demosthenes Panagiotakos8Allergology and Pulmonology Unit, 3rd Pediatric Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, GreeceAllergology and Pulmonology Unit, 3rd Pediatric Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, GreeceAllergology and Pulmonology Unit, 3rd Pediatric Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics: Child and Youth Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1023, New ZealandPediatric Allergy and Pulmonology Units, ‘Virgen de la Arrixaca’ University Children’s Hospital, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainAllergology and Pulmonology Unit, 3rd Pediatric Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, GreeceAllergology and Pulmonology Unit, 3rd Pediatric Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Sciences and Education, Harokopio University, 17676 Athens, GreeceObjective: Atopic diseases are among the most common morbidities in children and adolescents. The association between adherence to an anti-inflammatory dietary pattern and the prevalence of atopic diseases among adolescents was examined. Methods: A total of 1934 adolescents (boys: 47.5%, mean age (standard deviation): 12.7 (0.6) years) were voluntarily enrolled. Participants completed a validated questionnaire on atopic disease status as well as one assessing dietary habits and other sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics. A special Diet Anti-inflammatory Index (DAI) score was calculated for the evaluation of adherence to an anti-inflammatory dietary pattern. Results: A total of 6.9% of the participants reported current asthma symptoms, while 25.3% reported rhinitis symptoms and 8.9% reported eczema. Adolescents with high adherence to an anti-inflammatory diet were 58% less likely to have asthma symptoms compared with those with low adherence when adjusted for multiple confounders (<i>p</i> < 0.01). No significant associations were observed between the level of adherence to an anti-inflammatory diet and the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and eczema. Conclusion: An anti-inflammatory diet seems to be independently associated with a lower prevalence of asthma in adolescents. Thus, pediatricians and other healthcare providers should promote anti-inflammatory dietary patterns as a preventive measure for atopic diseases from early stages of life.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/14/3191dietMediterraneanlifestyleatopicasthmaallergies |
| spellingShingle | Dafni Moriki George Antonogeorgos Despoina Koumpagioti Despoina Chaloutsi Philippa Ellwood Luis García-Marcos Kostas N. Priftis Konstantinos Douros Demosthenes Panagiotakos Adherence to an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Atopic Diseases’ Prevalence in Adolescence: The Greek Global Asthma Network Study Nutrients diet Mediterranean lifestyle atopic asthma allergies |
| title | Adherence to an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Atopic Diseases’ Prevalence in Adolescence: The Greek Global Asthma Network Study |
| title_full | Adherence to an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Atopic Diseases’ Prevalence in Adolescence: The Greek Global Asthma Network Study |
| title_fullStr | Adherence to an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Atopic Diseases’ Prevalence in Adolescence: The Greek Global Asthma Network Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adherence to an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Atopic Diseases’ Prevalence in Adolescence: The Greek Global Asthma Network Study |
| title_short | Adherence to an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Atopic Diseases’ Prevalence in Adolescence: The Greek Global Asthma Network Study |
| title_sort | adherence to an anti inflammatory diet and atopic diseases prevalence in adolescence the greek global asthma network study |
| topic | diet Mediterranean lifestyle atopic asthma allergies |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/14/3191 |
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