ORCID iD
Shivappa, Nitin
0000-0003-0441-8896
Godos, Justyna
0000-0002-5809-5706
Cosentino, Filomena II
0000-0003-1296-9321
Galvano, Fabio
0000-0003-0644-0755
Caraci, Filippo
0000-0002-9867-6054
Ferri, Raffaele
0000-0001-6937-3065
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Background: Current evidence supports the central role of a subclinical, low-grade inflammation in a number of chronic illnesses and mental disorders; however, studies on sleep quality are scarce. The aim of this study was to test the association between the inflammatory potential of the diet and sleep quality in a cohort of Italian adults. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of baseline data of the Mediterranean healthy Eating, Aging, and Lifestyle (MEAL) study was conducted on 1936 individuals recruited in the urban area of Catania during 2014-2015 through random sampling. A food frequency questionnaire and other validated instruments were used to calculate the dietary inflammatory index (DII (R)) and assess sleep quality (Pittsburg sleep quality index). Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the association between exposure and outcome. Results: Individuals in the highest quartile of the DII were less likely to have adequate sleep quality (odds ratio (OR) = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.31, 0.78). Among individual domains of sleep quality, an association with the highest exposure category was found only for sleep latency (OR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.39, 0.93). Conclusions: The inflammatory potential of the diet appears to be associated with sleep quality in adults. Interventions to improve diet quality might consider including a dietary component that aims to lower chronic systemic inflammation to prevent cognitive decline and improve sleep quality.
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Publication Info
Published in Nutrients, Volume 11, Issue 6, 2019, pages 1324-.
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© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
APA Citation
Godos, J., Ferri, R., Caraci, F., Cosentino, F. I. I., Castellano, S., Shivappa, N., Hebert, J. R., Galvano, F., & Grosso, G. (2019). Dietary Inflammatory Index and Sleep Quality in Southern Italian Adults. Nutrients, 11(6), 1324.