A Study on the Role of Eating Attitudes and Depression on Dietary Inflammatory Index: Cross-Sectional Study

İngilizce (OpenAlex)

Objective: It was aimed to investigate the relationship between eating behavior disorder and depression risks of adults and the inflammatory load of the diet. Material and Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted during the lockdown period for the COVID-19 - September 2020 and April 2021. Power analysis required to calculate the size of the sample number to participate in the study was performed with G*POWER-3.1 version and it was determined that 176 samples were needed. Effect size was taken as 1-β=0.95, and statistical significance was taken as p<0.05. In our study, sufficient participation was achieved with a sample of 200. Participants depression risk and ating attitudes were determined CES-Depression Scale (CES-D) and Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26) via online questionnaire. Three-day food consumption records of the participants were taken with the food consumption record form sent to their e-mail addresses. The results were analyzed in the BeBiS program and then DII were calculated. SPSS version 25.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results: A negative correlation between the bodyweight of the individuals and the DII score has been observed. But, no correlation was found between eating attitude, depression, and DII score. Conclusion: We found that having low weight is negatively correlated with DII. We found no correlation between eating attitude, depression, and DII. Considering that the increase in the DII score is associated with many chronic diseases, it is thought that an increase in studies to understand the factors affecting DII score will contribute to the literature in terms of suggesting solutions.