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Asli Onur, Salih Levent Cinar, Nurcan Yabanci Ayhan
Background: Acne vulgaris (AV) is a chronic inflammatory disease that can be seen at any stage of life. Diet is thought to be effective in AV formation. The dietary inflammatory index (DII) determines how inflammatory a diet is. We hypothesized that DII is associated with AV and a biochemical parameter in women.
Methods: In the study performed on 68 women (34 casesand 34 controls) between the ages of 19-35 at Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine Dermatology Polyclinic, AV severity was determined by the responsible dermatologist and blood samples were taken from the individuals. Three-day food consumption records from women were used in the DII calculation. DII scores were divided into tertiles according to women with and without AV. The socio-demographic information and anthropometric measurements of the women were recorded face-to-face with a questionnaire.
Results: Cases had higher DII scores than controls. When DII scores were divided into tertiles, the most proinflammatory group was found to be tertile 3+. It was determined that the women in the most proinflammatory group had higher body weight and body mass index (BMI) values compared toother tertiles.
Conclusion: The study’s results suggest that as the DII score increases, the diet has a pro-inflammatory effect associated with AV. Including sufficient anti-inflammatory foods in their diets to decrease DII of individuals will help prevent AV formation and/or reduce lesions.
