SynthesisAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2021
The Dietary Inflammatory Index and Human Health: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies.
Synthesis in Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06424119 (Multi-Center Randomized Study of Clinical and Inflammatory Outcomes in Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation and Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs), which is not on this map. Cited by 141 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Multi-Center Randomized Study of Clinical and Inflammatory Outcomes in Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation and Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs (CREDIBLE Study)
Who cites it
141 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 226 citations in OpenAlex.
- Lobectomy versus sublobar resection for stage I non-small cell lung cancer: an umbrella review of evidence quality, overlap, surgical-extent heterogeneity, and survival outcomes.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Dietary inflammatory index and the risk of esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary inflammatory index (DII) and telomere length: a systematic review.Biogerontology · 2025Pooled it
- Association between dietary inflammatory index and risk of chronic kidney disease and low glomerular filtration rate; a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of anti-inflammatory diets on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- What is the link between the dietary inflammatory index and the gut microbiome? A systematic review.European journal of nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- The Association between Dietary Inflammatory Potential and Urologic Cancers: A Meta-analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- Care intervention on psychological outcomes among patients admitted to intensive care unit: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Dietary Factors and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Prospective Observational Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Pooled it
- Diets, Dietary Patterns, Single Foods and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Associations Between Late Pregnancy Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and Offspring Bone Mass: A Meta-Analysis of the Southampton Women's Survey (SWS) and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC).Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2022Pooled it
- Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Sleep Duration/Quality With Health Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Prospective Studies.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Diet quality and nutritional adequacy during a 2-year calorie restriction intervention: the Comprehensive Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy 2 trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Trial
- Association Between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and Head and Neck Cancer Incidence-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Association of dietary patterns with the prevalence of rheumatic diseases among older Chinese adults: a national cross-sectional survey.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
- The association of dietary inflammatory index with auditory and vestibular disorders in Korean adults: Differential links to peripheral vertigo, hearing loss and tinnitus.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Review
- Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and stroke prevalence among American adults: NHANES 2007 to 2016.Medicine · 2026Article
- Association between serum methylmalonic acid and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: NHANES-based study.Medicine · 2026Article
81 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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20 authors at 9 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
Numerous observational studies have investigated the role of the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) in chronic disease risk. The aims of this umbrella review and integrated meta-analyses were to systematically synthesize the observational evidence reporting on the associations between the DII and health outcomes based on meta-analyses, and to assess the quality and strength of the evidence for each associated outcome. This umbrella review with integrated meta-analyses investigated the association between the DII and a range of health outcomes based on meta-analyses of observational data. A credibility assessment was conducted for each outcome using the following criteria: statistical heterogeneity, 95% prediction intervals, evidence for small-study effect and/or excess significance bias, as well as effect sizes and P values using calculated random effects meta-analyses. In total, 15 meta-analyses reporting on 38 chronic disease-related outcomes were included, incorporating a total population of 4,360,111 subjects. Outcomes (n = 38) were examined through various study designs including case-control (n = 8), cross-sectional (n = 5), prospective (n = 5), and combination (n = 20) study designs. Adherence to a pro-inflammatory dietary pattern had a significant positive association with 27 (71%) of the included health outcomes (P value < 0.05). Using the credibility assessment, Class I (Convincing) evidence was identified for myocardial infarction only, Class II (Highly suggestive) evidence was identified for increased risk of all-cause mortality, overall risk of incident cancer, and risk of incident site-specific cancers (colorectal, pancreatic, respiratory, and oral cancers) with increasing (more pro-inflammatory) DII score. Most outcomes (n = 31) presented Class III (Suggestive) or lower evidence (Weak or No association). Pro-inflammatory dietary patterns were nominally associated with an increased risk of many chronic disease outcomes. However, the strength of evidence for most outcomes was limited. Further prospective studies are required to improve the precision of the effect size.
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