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Table 3 Characteristics of studies examined the association of dietary inflammatory index with cardio-metabolic risk factors

From: Association of dietary inflammatory potential with cardiometabolic risk factors and diseases: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of observational studies

Reference

First author (year)

Study design

Country

Age range/mean age

Gender

Sample size

Diet assessment tool

The number of subjects with CMRFs

Duration follow-up (years)

Number of used dietary factors in DII calculation

Outcome variable

Measure of outcome

Comparison

Type of DII variable (categorical/ continuous)

Type of effect size measure

Effect size measure (95% CI)

Study quality

Confounders

24

Alkerwi et al. 2014

Cross-sectional

Luxembourg

18–69

F/M

1352

F (695)

M (657)

FFQ

430

24

Abdominal obesity

Morbidity

DII > 1 vs. DII ≤ 1

Categorical

OR

1.12 (0.81, 1.56)

7

3, 7, 9, 11, 17, 25

        

249

  

Low HDL-C

    

1.46 (1.00, 2.13)

  
        

351

  

Hyper- triglyceridemia

    

1.17 (0.82, 1.67)

  
        

741

  

HTN

    

0.85 (0.61, 1.18)

  
        

307

  

Hyperglycemia

    

1.30 (0.90, 1.89)

  
        

346

  

MetS

    

1.18 (0.81, 1.71)

  

42

Alkerwi et al. 2015

Cross-sectional

Luxembourg

18–69

F/M

1040

F (NR)

M (NR)

FFQ

1040

-

NR

HDL-C (mmol/l)

Morbidity

Continuous (each 1-z score difference across the DII)

β -Coefficient

0

8

3, 7, 9, 17, 25

           

TC (mmol/l)

    

0.0409

  
           

TG (mmol/l)

    

− 0.00003

  
           

LDL-C (mmol/l)

    

0.0003

  
           

ApoA1 (mg/l)

    

0.02

  
           

Apo B (mg/l)

    

0.13

  
      

1106

F (NR)

M (NR)

 

1,106

  

FBS (mmol/l)

    

− 0.0002

  
           

HbA1c (%)

    

− 0.0001

  
           

HOMA-IR

    

− 0.017

  
           

Insulin (mg/l)

    

− 0.22

  
      

1153

F (NR)

M (NR)

 

1153

  

BMI (kg/m2)

    

− 0.003

  
           

WC (cm)

    

0.002

  
      

1007

F (NR)

M (NR)

 

1007

  

SBP (mmHg)

    

− 0.001

  
           

DBP (mmHg)

    

0.587

  

43

Moslehi et al. 2016

Cross-sectional

Iran

19–75

F/M

2975

F (1,641)

M (1304)

FFQ

1,007

37

Glucose tolerance abnormality

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (0.29, 5.23) vs. Quartile 1 (− 5.82, − 2.67)

Categorical

OR

1.15 (0.90, 1.48)

8

2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 17, 22, 48

        

590

  

IFG

    

1.09 (0.83, 1.44)

  
        

259

  

IGT

    

1.24 (0.84, 1.81)

  
        

286

  

Type 2 diabetes

    

0.98 (0.66, 1.47)

  
        

1923

  

Insulin resistance

    

1.18 (0.91, 1.51)

 

2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 17, 22, 48, 54

        

2975

  

FBS levels (mmol/L)

 

-

Continuous

β-Coefficient

0.01

  
           

Postload glucose levels (mmol/L)

    

0.04

  
           

Fasting insulin (U/mL)

    

0.02

  
           

HOMA-IR

    

0.02

  
           

HOMA-B

    

0.01

  
           

QUICKI

    

− 0.02

  

25

Naja et al. 2017

Cross-sectional

Lebanon

 > 18

F/M

330

F (NR)

M (NR)

FFQ

171

25

Abdominal obesity

Morbidity

Quintile 5 (NR) vs. Quintile 1 (NR)

Categorical

OR

0.66 (0.29, 1.48)

7

3, 7, 9, 17, 25, 29, 55

        

105

  

Low HDL-C

    

0.74 (0.31, 1.75)

  
        

103

  

Hyper- triglyceridemia

    

0.84 (0.35, 1.03)

  
      

329

 

132

  

HTN

    

0.40 (0.23, 1.04)

  
      

331

 

151

  

Hyperglycemia

    

1.80 (0.80, 4.01)

  
      

328

 

114

  

MetS

    

0.72 (0.31, 1.67)

  

23

Neufcourt et al.. 2015

Cohort

France

35–60

F/M

3726

F (2367)

M (1359)

At least 3 valid 24-h dietary records

524

13

36

MetS

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (mean (IQR) 2.97 (1.27)) vs. Quartile 1 (− 1.76 (1.07))

Categorical

OR

1.39 (1.01,1.92)

7

1, 3, 7, 9, 17, 25, 56

22

Ramallal et al.. 2017

Cohort

Spain

37.4

F/M

7027

F (4535)

M (2492)

FFQ

1433 overweight (1409)

Obese (24)

10

28

Overweight/Obesity

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (− 0.59, 4) vs. Quartile 1 (− 5.1, -2.5)

Categorical

HR

1.32 (1.08, 1.60)

8

1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 17, 34, 35, 36, 39, 57, 58, 59, 60

17

Ramallal et al. 2015

Cohort

Spain

38

F/M

18,794

F (NR)

M (NR)

FFQ

NR

2

28

HTN

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (− 0.74, 3.97) vs. Quartile 1 (− 5.14, − 2.68)

Categorical

OR

1.71 (1.11, 2.64)

7

1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 17, 24, 25, 35, 36, 39, 57

           

Hypercholesterolemia

    

1.04 (0.69, 1.57)

  

44

Sen et al. 2018

Cohort

USA

2.8- 4.9

F/M

922

F (NR)

M (NR)

FFQ

922

4.5

NR

BMI z-score

Morbidity

-

Continues (per 1 point increment in pregnancy DII)

β-Coefficient

Girls: 0.04 (− 0.09, 0.17)

Boys: 0.16 (0.02, 0.29)

8

9, 17, 25, 18, 53

      

775

 

775

  

FFM index (kg/m2)

    

Girls: 0.06 (− 0.13, 0.24)

Boys: 0.19 (− 0.01, 0.39)

  
           

FM index (kg/m2)

    

Girls: 0.14 (− 0.13, 0.40)

Boys: 0.13 (− 0.14, 0.41)

  
           

Trunk fat mass index (kg/m2)

    

Girls: 0.06 (− 0.05, 0.18)

Boys: 0.06 (− 0.06, 0.19)

  
      

922

 

922

  

WC (cm)

    

Girls: 0.21 (− 0.77, 1.19)

Boys: 0.93 (− 0.07, 1.92)

  
           

SS + Tr (mm)

    

Girls: 0.31 (− 0.92, 1.53)

Boys: 1.12 (0.01, 2.23)

  
           

Fasting insulin (uU/ml)

    

Girls: -0.06 (− 1.10, 0.97)

Boys: − 0.80 (− 1.85, 0.24)

  
           

LDL-C (mg/dl)

    

Girls: − 0.17 (− 4.11, 3.77)

Boys: − 0.80 (− 1.85, 0.24)

  
      

481

 

481

  

Mid-childhood metabolic risk score

    

Girls: 0.04 (− 0.08, 0.16)

Boys: 0.02 (− 0.10, 0.14)

  

28

Sokol et al. 2016

Cross-sectional

Poland

45–64

F/M

3862

F (2572)

M (1290)

FFQ

1759

22

Abdominal obesity

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (− 0.75, 4.00) vs. Quartile 1 (− 4.56,− -2.62)

Categorical

OR

0.79 (0.61, 1.03)

7

2, 9

              

Continuous (per one unit)

 

0.95 (0.89, 1.02)

  
        

615

  

Low HDL-C

  

Categorical

 

0.62 (0.48, 0.80)

  
              

Continuous (per one unit)

 

0.89 (0.84, 0.95)

  
        

815

  

Hyper- triglyceridemia

  

Categorical

 

1.04 (0.84, 1.30)

  
              

Continuous (per one unit)

 

1.01 (0.95, 1.07)

  
        

2590

  

HTN

  

Categorical

 

1.05 (0.86, 1.28)

  
              

Continuous (per one unit)

 

1.02 (0.97, 1.07)

  
        

1402

  

Hyperglycemia

  

Categorical

 

1.11 (0.91, 1.34)

  
              

Continuous (per one unit)

 

1.04 (0.99, 1.09)

  
        

1159

  

MetS

  

Categorical

 

0.96 (0.77, 1.19)

  
              

Continuous (per one unit)

 

0.99 (0.94, 1.05)

  

21

Vahid et al. 2016

Case–control

Iran

31–67

F/M

414

F (NR)

M (NR)

FFQ

214

-

27

Pre-diabetes

Morbidity

Tertile 3 (> − 0.54) vs. Tertile 1 (< − 1.21)

Categorical

OR

18.88 (7.02, 50.82)

7

1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 17, 25

             

-

Continuous (per one unit)

 

3.62 (2.50, 5.22)

  
        

414

  

FBS levels (mmol/l)

 

Tertile 3 (> − 0.54) vs. Tertile 1 (< − 1.21)

Categorical

β-Coefficient

4.49 (1.89, 7.09)

 

2, 6, 7, 9, 25, 39, 61, 62

             

-

Continuous (per one tertile)

 

2.18 (1.21, 3.15)

  
        

414

  

OGTT (mg/dl)

 

Tertile 3 (> − 0.54) vs. Tertile 1 (< − 1.21)

Categorical

 

8.76 (1.78, 15.73)

  
             

Continu ous (per one tertile)

 

4.08 (1.45, 6.71)

  
        

414

  

HbA1C (mmol/l)

 

Tertile 3 (> − 0.54) vs. Tertile 1 (<− -1.21)

Categorical

 

0.30 (0.17, 0.42)

  
             

-

Continuous (per one tertile)

 

0.12 (0.07, 0.17)

  
        

414

  

HDL-C (mg/dl)

 

Tertile 3 (> − 0.54) vs. Tertile 1 (< − 1.21)

Categorical

 

− 3.39 (− 5.94, − 0.84)

  
             

Continuous (per one tertile)

 

− 1.10 (− 2.06, − 0.13)

  
        

414

  

LDL-C (mg/dl)

 

Tertile 3 (>− 0.54) vs. Tertile 1 (<− 1.21)

Categorical

 

16.37 (11.04, 21.69)

  
             

-

Continuous (per one tertile)

 

5.51 (3.47, 7.54)

  
        

414

  

TG (mg/dl)

 

Tertile 3 (> − 0.54) vs. Tertile 1 (< − 1.21)

Categorical

 

21.01 (8.61, 33.42)

  
              

Continuous (per one tertile)

 

12.66 (8.06, 17.27)

  
        

414

  

LBM (%)

 

Tertile 3 (> − 0.54) vs. Tertile 1 (< − 1.21)

Categorical

 

− 3.11 (− 4.83, − 1.39)

  
             

-

Continuous (per one tertile)

 

− 1.26 (− 1.91, − 0.61)

  
        

414

  

Body fat (%)

 

Tertile 3 (> − 0.54) vs. Tertile 1 (< − 1.21)

Categorical

 

2.41 (0.56, 4.26)

  
             

-

Continuous (per one tertile)

 

1.10 (0.40, 1.79)

  

26

Vissers et al. 2017

Cohort

Australia

52

F

7,169

FFQ

1680

12

25

HTN

Morbidity

DII ≥ 0 vs. DII < 0

Categorical

OR

1.24 (1.06, 1.45)

7

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 25, 40, 45

             

-

Continuous (per 1 SD increase in DII score)

 

1.07 (0.99, 1.15)

  
 

Michael D. Wirth et al. 2014

Cross-sectional

United states of America

42.4 ± 8.5

F/M

447

F (112)

M (335)

FFQ

125

-

DII (36 food items)

MetS

Morbidity

Presence of at

least three of these components WC of ≥ 102 cm for males or ≥ 88 for females; BP ≥ 130 for systolic or ≥ 85 for diastolic or reported diagno

sed hypertension or antihypertensive medication; HDL-C of < 40 mg/dL in men and < 50 in women; TG

 ≥ 150 mg/dL, and glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL or reported treatment for diabetes

Quartile 4 (2.64, 5.89) vs. Quartile 1 (− 6.27, − 1.26)

Categorical

OR

0.87 (0.46–1.63)

 

Age, sex

20

Wirth et al. 2014

Cross-sectional

USA

42.4

F/M

447

F (112)

M (335)

FFQ

150

-

36

Abdominal obesity

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (2.64, 5.89) vs. Quartile 1 (− 6.27, − 1.26)

Categorical

OR

0.93 (0.52, 1.67)

5

14, 64

      

444

 

185

  

Low HDL-C

    

1.03 (0.59, 1.83)

 

17, 18, 39

      

444

 

136

  

Hyper-triglyceridemia

    

0.77 (0.42, 1.42)

 

17, 18

      

447

 

181

  

HTN

    

1.14 (0.64, 2.02)

 

9, 17, 39

      

445

 

115

  

Hyperglycemia

    

2.03 (1.08, 3.82)

 

9, 17

      

444

 

125

  

MetS

    

0.87 (0.46, 1.63)

  

46

Tyrovolas et al. 2017

Cross-sectional

USA

 ≥ 20

F/M

7880

F (NR)

M (NR)

24-h dietary recall

NR

27

CVD-RF morbidity index (included obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia. The total number of these risk factors was calculated (range 0–4) for each individual and used as the outcome)

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (NR) vs. Quartile 1 (NR)

Categorical

OR

1.39 (1.15, 1.67)

8

3, 7, 9, 17, 18, 25, 29, 33, 59

             

Continuous (per one unit)

 

1.07 (1.03, 1.10)

  

19

Wirth et al. 2016

Cross-sectional

USA

20–80

F/M

15,666

F (NR)

M (NR)

24-dietary recall

5408

-

27

HTN

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (1.94, 4.83) vs. Quartile 1 (-5.81, -0.81)

Categorical

POR

1.19 (1.05, 1.34)

5

2, 7, 9, 46

             

-

Continuous (per one unit)

 

1.04 (1.01, 1.06)

  

27

Sen et al. 2015

Cohort

USA

32.2

F

1779

FFQ

160

6 months

28

Isolated hyperglycemia

Morbidity

-

Continuous (per one unit)

OR

0.94 (0.82, 1.07)

7

2, 7, 9, 18, 25, 53

        

58

  

Impaired glucose tolerance

    

0.88 (0.71, 1.09)

  
        

96

  

GDM

    

0.78 (0.65, 0.95)

  
      

1775

 

NR

  

Inadequate pregnancy weight gain

    

0.97 (0.86, 1.09)

  
           

Excessive pregnancy weight gain

    

0.95 (0.87, 1.03)

  
      

1772

 

25

  

Chronic HTN

    

0.91 (0.65, 1.28)

  
        

122

  

Gestational HTN

    

0.97 (0.83, 1.14)

  
        

62

  

Preeclampsia

    

1.04 (0.85, 1.26)

  

47

Ruiz-Canela et al. 2015

Cross-sectional

Spain

56–80

F

4145

FFQ

4145

33

BMI (kg/m2)

Morbidity

Continues

Pearson coefficient (r)

0.06 (0.03, 0.09)

8

1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 22, 25, 29,

           

WC (cm)

    

0.05 (0.02, 0.08)

  
           

WHtR (%)

    

0.06 (0.03, 0.09)

  
    

55–80

M

3091

 

3091

  

BMI (kg/m2)

    

0.05 (0.01, 0.08)

  
           

WC (cm)

    

0.08 (0.05, 0.20)

  
           

WHtR (%)

    

0.09 (0.06, 0.13)

  

48

Camargo-Ramos et al. 2017

Cohort

Colombia

39.7

F/M

90

F (NR)

M (NR)

24-dietary record

90

NR

28

DXA total tissue (% fat)

Morbidity

Categorical (Anti-Inflammatory Diet (− 3.71 to − 0.37) and Inflammatory Diet (0.13–3.64))

Pearson coefficient (r)

Anti-inflammatory diet = − 0.122, pro-inflammatory diet = 0.111

7

9, 17

           

TC (mg/dL)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet = -0.210, Pro-inflammatory diet = 0.010

  
           

TG (mg/dL)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet = − 0.354, pro-inflammatory diet = − 0.009

  
           

HDL-C (mg/dL)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet = − 0.100, Pro-inflammatory diet = 0.028

  
           

LDL-C (mg/dL)

    

Anti-Inflammatory Diet = 0.350, Pro-Inflammatory Diet = -0.084

  
           

FBS (mg/dL)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet = − 0.422, pro-inflammatory diet = − 0.228

  
           

MetScore

    

Anti-inflammatory diet = − 0.282, pro-inflammatory diet = 0.410

  
           

HbAc1 (%)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet = 0.004, pro-inflammatory diet = 0.090

  
           

FMD (%)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet = 0.261, pro-inflammatory diet = − 0.233

  
           

PWV (m/s)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet =− 0.437, pro-inflammatory diet = 0.014

  
           

Aortic SBP (mm Hg)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet =− 0.271 pro-inflammatory diet = − 0.126

  
           

Aortic pulse pressure (mm Hg)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet =− 0.271, pro-inflammatory diet = − 0.055

  
           

Brachial augmentation index (%)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet = − 0.300, pro-inflammatory diet = − 0.209

  
           

Aortic augmentation index (%)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet = − 0.299, pro-inflammatory diet = − 0.064

  
           

MAP (mm Hg)

    

Anti-inflammatory diet = − 0.011, pro-inflammatory diet = 0.079

  

49

Cantero et al. 2017

Cross-sectional

Spain

55–80

F/M

794

F (NR)

M (NR)

FFQ

794

NR

BMI (kg/m2)

Morbidity

Continues

Pearson coefficient (r)

0.130

8

NR

50

Tabung et al. 2017

Cross-sectional

USA

25–42

F

3985

FFQ

3985

38

Adiponectin

Morbidity

Continues

Pearson coefficient (r)

− 0.10

8

NR

    

40–75

M

4176

 

4176

       

− 0.05

  

58

Abdurahman et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Iran

19–59

F/M

277

F (233)

M (44)

FFQ

176

32

MUO

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (7.98) vs. Quartile 1 (− 8.87)

Categorical

OR

2.58 (1.19, 5.59)

8

2, 3, 9, 17, 65

             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

1.18 (1.01, 1.39)

  
        

NR

  

Abdominal obesity

 

Quartile 4 (7.98) vs. Quartile 1 (− 8.87)

Categorical

 

0.58 (0.16, 2.05)

  
             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

0.91 (0.73, 1.14)

  
        

NR

  

Low HDL-C

 

Quartile 4 (7.98) vs. Quartile 1 (− 8.87)

Categorical

 

1.19 (0.55, 2.57)

  
             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

1.01 (0.87, 1.18)

  
        

NR

  

Hyper- triglyceridemia

 

Quartile 4 (7.98) vs. Quartile 1 (− 8.87)

Categorical

 

1.66 (0.82, 3.37)

  
             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

1.11 (0.95, 1.13)

  
        

NR

  

HTN

 

Quartile 4 (7.98) vs. Quartile 1 (− 8.87)

Categorical

 

1.66 (0.83, 3.34)

  
             

Continues (per one quartile)

 

1.11 (0.96, 1.29)

  
        

NR

  

Hyperglycemia

 

Quartile 4 (7.98) vs. Quartile 1 (− 8.87)

Categorical

 

1.89 (0.92, 3.91)

  
             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

1.13 (0.97, 1.32)

  

59

Andrade et al. 2018

Cohort

Brazil

43.0

F

132

24-h dietary recall

132

0.5

21

Postoperative weight (kg)

Morbidity

-

Continues (Per one unit)

β-coefficient

2.02 (0.33, 3.70)

7

1, 9

           

Postoperative body fat mass (kg)

    

1.78 (0.51, 3.04)

  

60

Aslani et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Iran

6–18

F/M

5427

F (2,541)

M (2,886)

FFQ

5427

25

BMI z-score

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (1.50 to 4.26) vs. Quartile 1 (− 4.42 to − 1.63)

Categorical

β-coefficient

0.07 (0.01, 0.14)

8

2, 9, 11, 17, 36, 41

             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

0.01 (-0.002, 0.04)

  
           

Wrist Circumference (cm)

 

Quartile 4 (1.50 to 4.26) vs. Quartile 1 (− 4.42 to − 1.63)

Categorical

 

0.06 (− 0.09, 0.21)

  
             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

0.03 (− 0.01, 0.08)

  
           

NC (cm)

 

Quartile 4 (1.50 to 4.26) vs. Quartile 1 (− 4.42 to − 1.63)

Categorical

 

− 0.08 (− 0.43, 0.26)

  
             

Continues (per one quartile)

 

0.00 (− 0.11, 0.11)

  
           

WC (cm)

 

Quartile 4 (1.50 to 4.26) vs. Quartile 1 (− 4.42 to − 1.63)

Categorical

 

0.89 (0.07, 1.70)

  
             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

0.27 (0.01, 0.53)

  
           

HC (cm)

 

Quartile 4 (1.50 to 4.26) vs. Quartile 1 (− 4.42 to − 1.63)

Categorical

 

1.13 (0.29, 1.96)

  
             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

0.39 (0.13, 0.65)

  
           

WHR

 

Quartile 4 (1.50 to 4.26) vs. Quartile 1 (− 4.42 to − 1.63)

Categorical

 

0.00 (− 0.01, 0.01)

  
             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

− 0.001 (− 0.004, 0.002)

  
           

WHtR

 

Quartile 4 (1.50 to 4.26) vs. Quartile 1 (− 4.42 to − 1.63)

Categorical

 

0.004 (− 0.01, 0.02)

  
             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

0.002 (− 0.04, 0.009)

  
           

Parental BMI (kg/m2)

 

Quartile 4 (1.50 to 4.26) vs. Quartile 1 (− 4.42 to − 1.63)

Categorical

 

1.05 (0.61, 1.49)

  
             

-

Continues (per one quartile)

 

0.34 (0.20, 0.48)

  

61

Carvalho

et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Brazil

23–25

F

1,034

FFQ

110

35

Insulin resistance

Morbidity

-

Continues (per one unit)

PR

0.96 (0.87, 1.07)

7

9, 53

        

67

  

MetS

    

1.05 (0.91, 1.20)

  
     

M

942

 

134

  

Insulin resistance

    

0.98 (0.89, 1.08)

  
        

180

  

MetS

    

0.98 (0.91, 1.07)

  

62

Phillips et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Ireland

50–69

F/M

1992

F (1016)

M (976)

FFQ

NR

26

MetS

Morbidity

 < Median DII (− 5.10 to − 1.28) vs  > Median DII (− 1.28 to 3.68)

Categorical

OR

1.37 (1.01, 1.88)

8

2, 9, 17, 66

           

large VLDL particles (nmol/L)

    

1.28 (1.07, 1.54)

  
           

small HDL particle size (nmol/L)

    

1.45 (1.21, 1.74)

  
           

small LDL particle size (nmol/L)

    

1.54 (1.28, 1.84)

  
           

Lipoprotein Insulin Resistance score

    

1.24 (1.10, 1.50)

  

63

Correa-Rodríguez et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Spain

18–25

F/M

599

F (414)

M (185)

72-h dietary recall

599

25

BMI (kg/m2)

Morbidity

Continues (per one unit)

β-coefficient

− 0.073 (− 0.487, 0.026)

7

1, 9, 17

           

FM (kg)

    

− 0.074 (− 1.052, 0.050)

  
           

PFM (%)

    

− 0.047 (0.845, 0.170)

  
           

FFM (kg)

    

− 0.059 (− 0.842, − 0.107)

  
           

VFR

    

− 0.017 (− 0.217, 0.142)

  

64

Denova-Gutiérrez et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Mexico

20–69

F/M

1174

F (515)

M (659)

Semi-quantitative FFQ

201

27

T2DM

Morbidity

Quintile 5 (NR) vs. Quintile 1 (NR)

Categorical

OR

3.02 (1.39, 6.58)

8

2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 17, 22, 25, 27, 36, 39, 66, 69

65

Abbasalizad Farhangi et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Iran

35–80

F

120

FFQ

120

28

HbA1C (%)

Morbidity

Quartile 4) − 29.83 to ≤− 15.05) vs. Quartile 1(− 0.19 to ≤ 7.01(

Categorical

β-coefficient

0.88 (0.59, 1. 31)

6

2, 6, 9, 17, 25, 67

           

TC (mg/dl)

    

0.67 (0.34, 1.37)

  
           

TG (mg/dl)

    

1.08 (0.94, 1.25)

  
           

LDL-C (mg/dl)

    

1.46 (0.72, 2.97)

  
           

HDL-C (mg/dl)

    

1.42 (0.70, 2.88)

  
           

Lipoprotein (a) (mg/dl)

    

0.98 (0.96, 1.00)

  
     

M

332

 

332

  

HbA1C (%)

    

0.89 (0.71–1.12)

  
           

TC (mg/dl)

    

1.02 (0.99–1.04)

  
           

TG (mg/dl)

    

0.99 (0.98–0.99)

  
           

LDL-C (mg/dl)

    

1.001 (0.98–1.02)

  
           

HDL-C (mg/dl)

    

 − 0.95 (0.91–1.00)

  
           

Lipoprotein (a) (mg/dl)

    

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

  

66

Luglio Muhammad et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Indonesia

19–56

F/M

503

FFQ

503

30

BMI (kg/m2)

Morbidity

Continues (per one unit)

β-coefficient (SE)

− 0.08 (0.036)

6

1, 2, 3, 9, 17

           

Body weight (kg)

    

− 0.03 (0.09)

  
           

Body fat (%)

    

− 0.04 (0.04)

  
           

WC (cm)

    

− 0.04 (0.09)

  
           

HC (cm)

    

− 0.04 (0.07)

  
           

SBP (mmHg)

    

0.03 (0.16)

  
           

DBP (mmHg)

    

0.04 (0.10)

  
           

TG (mmol/L)

    

0.04 (0.006)

  
           

HDL-C (mmol/L)

    

− 0.04 (0.004)

  

67

Alam et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Pakistan

54–95

M

651

24-dietary recall

651

NR

Body weight (kg)

Morbidity

-

Categorical

Tertile 3 (Mean ± SD)

69.05 ± 10.2

8

-

           

BMI (kg/m2)

    

24 ± 1.8

  
           

WC (cm)

    

85.5 ± 7.4

  
           

WHR

    

0.99 ± 0.11

  

68

Kim et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Korea

19–65

F

5609

24-h dietary recall

1044

23

Abdominal obesity

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (≥ 1.28) vs. Quartile 1 (< -0.85)

Categorical

OR

1.35 (0.94, 1.94)

8

1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 25, 39

        

2092

  

Low HDL-C

    

0.85 (0.71, 1.04)

  
        

1060

  

Hyper- triglyceridemia

    

1.07 (0.84, 1.38)

  
        

1335

  

HTN

    

1.10 (0.87, 1.38)

  
        

1292

  

Hyperglycemia

    

0.95 (0.77, 1.18)

  
        

966

  

MetS

    

1.22 (0.91, 1.64)

  
     

M

3682

 

1010

  

Abdominal obesity

 

Q4 (≥ 1.89) vs. Q1 (< − 0.16)

  

1.07 (0.72, 1.61)

  
        

902

  

Low HDL-C

    

0.93 (0.71, 1.21)

  
        

1489

  

Hyper- triglyceridemia

    

1.22 (0.97, 1.53)

  
        

1429

  

HTN

    

1.14 (0.88, 1.46)

  
        

1384

  

Hyperglycemia

    

1.30 (1.02, 1.65)

  
        

1043

  

MetS

    

1.40 (1.06, 1.85)

  

69

Correa-Rodriguez et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Spain

9–17

F/M

428

F (242)

M (186)

24-h dietary recall

428

28

BMI z-score

Morbidity

Continues (per one unit)

β-coefficient

0.084 (− 0.015, 0.116)

7

1, 9, 17

           

WC (cm)

    

0.100 (− 0.060, 1.296)

  
           

WHtR

    

0.128 (0.001, 0.016)

  
           

WHR

    

0.004 (− 0.004, 0.004)

  
           

FM (kg)

    

0.069 (− 0.182, 0.859)

  
           

PFM (%)

    

0.050 (− 0.318, 0.885)

  
           

FFM (kg)

    

0.045 (− 0.240, 0.735)

  
           

SBP (msmHg)

    

0.010 (− 0.933, 1.114)

  
           

DBP (mmHg)

    

− 0.032 (− 0.960, 0.540)

  

70

Mazidi et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

USA

 ≥ 18

F/M

17,689

F (9,082)

M (8,607)

24-h dietary recall

NR

18

MetS

Morbidity

Q4 (1.62 to 4.24) vs. Q1 (− 5.66 to -1.04)

Categorical

OR

1.23 (1.07, 1.41)

8

1, 2, 7, 9, 17, 18, 25, 29

           

Obesity

    

1.28 (1.17, 1.52)

  
           

HTN

    

1.21 (1.02, 1.43)

  

71

Mirmajidi et al .2018

Cross-sectional

Iran

18–60

F/M

150

F (74)

M (76)

FFQ

150

 

34

BMI (kg/m2)

Morbidity

-

Continuous (per one unit)

β-coefficient

0.351 (0.258, 1.247)

6

1, 3, 9, 17

           

FBS (mg/dl)

    

0.402 (0.826, 3.040)

  
           

Insulin (mg/dl)

    

0.166 (− 0.425, 2.217)

  
           

HOMA-IR (mg/dl)

    

0.214 (− 0.038, 0.590)

  
           

HOMA-B (mg/dl)

    

0.112 (− 0.160, 0.433)

  
           

QUICKI

    

− 0.239 (− 0.009, 0.000)

  
           

Chemerin (ng/mL)

    

0.317 (59.09, 331.45)

  
           

Omentin (ng/ml)

    

− 0.192 (29.272, 3.405)

  
           

LBP (mg/ml)

    

0.223 (0.469, 3.146)

  

72

Moe San et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Myanmar

25–60

F

244

24-h dietary recall and Semi-quantitative FFQ

116

31

High BMI

Morbidity

Higher DII (> 1.07) vs. lower DII (< 1.07)

Categorical

OR

1.40 (0.80, 2.30)

6

2, 9, 29, 68

        

91

  

Abdominal obesity

    

1.40 (0.80, 2.40)

  
        

196

  

Body fat mass

    

1.10 (0.50, 2.10)

  

73

Nikniaz Et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Iran

18–64

F/M

606

F (324)

M (282)

FFQ

NR

30

Abdominal obesity

Morbidity

Quartile 4 (NR) vs. Quartile 1 (NR)

Categorical

OR

0.86 (0.39, 1.91)

7

2, 3, 7, 9, 17

           

Low HDL-C

    

0.83 (0.44, 1.55)

  
           

Hyper- triglyceridemia

    

1.31 (0.66, 2.58)

  
           

HTN

    

1.18 (0.47, 2.96)

  
           

Hyperglycemia

    

2.56 (1.01, 7.05)

  
           

MetS

    

2.26 (1.03, 4.92)

  

75

Park et al. 2018

Cross-sectional

Korea

 ≥ 50

F

1344

24-h dietary recall

334

-

42

Osteopenic obesity

Morbidity

Higher DII (> − 0.07) vs. lower DII (≤ − 0.07)

Categorical

OR

2.757 (1.398, 5.438)

8

2, 7, 9, 25, 37, 53

        

110

  

Sarcopenic obesity

    

1.968 (0.951, 4.073)

  
        

445

  

Steosarcopenic obesity

    

2.186 (1.182, 4.044)

  

74

Shivappa et al. 2018

Case–control

Iran

18–40

F

388

FFQ

122

32

GDM

Morbidity

Tertile 3 (> − 0.38) vs. tertile 1 (≤ − 1.32)

Categorical

OR

2.10 (1.02, 4.34)

7

1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 27

             

-

Continuous (per one unit)

 

1.20 (0.94, 1.54)

  

45

Winkvist et al. 2018

Cohort

Sweden

30–60

F

8345

FFQ

NR

10

30

BMI (kg/m2)

Morbidity

-

Continuous (per one percent)

β-coefficient ± SE

0.000 ± 0.001

8

3, 7, 9, 25, 63

           

TG (mmol/l)

    

0.000 ± 0.000

  
           

TC (mmol/l)

    

0.000 ± 0.000

  
           

SBP (mmHg)

    

 − 0.006 ± 0.003

  
     

M

7641

    

BMI (kg/m2)

    

0.000 ± 0.001

  
           

TG (mmol/l)

    

0.000 ± 0.000

  
           

TC (mmol/l)

    

0.000 ± 0.000

  
           

SBP (mmHg)

    

− 0.001 ± 0.004

  

76

Ren et al. 2018a

Cross- sectional

China

18–75

F/M

1712

F (1130)

M (582)

24-h dietary recall

NR

21

Abdominal obesity

Morbidity

Tertile 3 (1.12 to 3.49) vs. tertile 1 − 3.50 to 0.04)

Categorical

OR

0.86 (0.59–1.24)

8

2, 7, 9, 17, 25

             

-

Continues (per one unit)

 

0.93 (0.81–1.06)

  
           

Low HDL-C

 

Tertile 3 (1.12 to 3.49) vs. tertile 1 − 3.50 to 0.04)

Categorical

 

1.17 (0.88–1.56)

  
             

-

Continues (per one unit)

 

1.02 (0.92–1.12)

  
           

Hyper- triglyceridemia

 

Tertile 3 (1.12 to 3.49) vs. tertile 1 − 3.50 to 0.04)

Categorical

 

1.03 (0.78–1.37)

  
             

-

Continues (per one unit)

 

0.99 (0.90–1.09)

  
           

HTN

 

Tertile 3 (1.12 to 3.49) vs. tertile 1 -3.50 to 0.04)

Categorical

 

1.40 (1.03–1.89)

  
             

-

Continues (per one unit)

 

1.06 (0.96–1.18)

  
           

Hyperglycemia

 

Tertile 3 (1.12 to 3.49) vs. tertile 1 − 3.50 to 0.04)

Categorical

 

0.85 (0.64–1.14)

  
             

-

Continues (per one unit)

 

0.91 (0.82–1.00)

  
           

MetS

 

Tertile 3 (1.12 to 3.49) vs. tertile 1 − 3.50 to 0.04)

Categorical

 

1.02 (0.75–1.40)

  
             

-

Continues (per one unit)

 

0.93 (0.83–1.04)

  
  1. 1—total energy intake, 2—body mass index, 3—physical activity, 4—systolic blood pressure, 5—total cholesterol, 6—diabetes, 7—smoking, 8—postsecondary academic education, 9—age, 10—energy expended in physical activity, 11—socioeconomic status, 12—use of low-dose aspirin, 13—use of antihypertensive medication, 14—use of statins, 15—prevalent atherosclerotic vascular disease, 16—treatment code, 17—sex, 18—race, 19—HbA1c, 20—overweight/obesity, 21—waist to height ratio, 22—hypertension, 23—dyslipidemia, 24—family history of premature cardiovascular disease, 25—educational level, 26—stratified by intervention group and center, 27—supplementation, 28—number of 24-h records, 29—marital status, 30—treatment allocation group (placebo or active), 31—diastolic blood pressure, 32—waist circumference, 33—previous history of other cardiovascular diseases, 34—following a special diet, 35—hours spent sitting down, 36—hours spent watching television, 37—hormone replacement therapy use, 38—prevalent cancer (yes/no), 39—alcohol intake, 40—survey number, 41—place of residence, 42—ratio of total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein cholesterol, 43—poverty index, 44—coffee consumption, 45—menopausal status, 46—family member, 47—occupational grade, 48—use of lipid-lowering drugs, 49—high density lipoprotein cholesterol, 50—longstanding illness, 51—country of birth, 52—socio-economic indexes for areas quintile, 53—income, 54—glucose lowering medication, 55—crowding index, 56—number of available dietary records, 57—snacking between meals, 58—parental history of obesity, 59—depression (previous or incident), 60—analgesic use, 61—triglyceride, 62—low density lipoprotein cholesterol, 63—year of study participation, 64—years of police work, 65—history of chronic diseases, 66—medication use, 67—myocardial infarctioyn, 68—use of contraceptives, 69—tobacco use
  2. CMRFs cardio-metabolic risk factors, DII dietary inflammatory index, F female, M male, FFQ food frequency questionnaire, HDL-C high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, VLDL very low density lipoprotein, LBP lipopolysaccharide-binding protein, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, HTN hypertension, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MetS metabolic syndrome, OR odds ratio, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, FBS fasting blood sugar, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, HOMA-B homeostatic model assessment of β-cell function, QUICKI quantitative insulin-sensitivity check index, IFG impaired fasting glucose, IGT impaired glucose tolerance, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test, GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, WHR waist to hip circumference, WHtR waist to height ratio, FM fat mass, FFM fat free mass, PFM percentage fat mass, VFR visceral fat ratio, SS+Tr subscapular + triceps skinfold thickness, LBM lean body mass, DXA Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, FMD flow-mediated vasodilation, PWV pulse wave velocity, MAP mean arterial pressure, MUO metabolically unhealthy obese, NR Not reported