Associations between dietary inflammatory potential and COPD: the mediating role of inflammation (opens in new tab)

BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to pose a significant global burden, which may be exacerbated by pro-inflammatory diets. This study aimed to investigate the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and the Energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index (E-DII) and the risk of COPD.MethodsA total of 167,440 participants were recruited for a prospective analysis from the UK Biobank. Cox proportional hazards models were employed to analyze the associa...