The mediating role of body roundness index in the association between dietary inflammatory index and depression

Evidence from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2023

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ID15520916
AuthorsW Duan (0000-0002-1251-3685, Dali University), Jianhua Ma (0000-0003-4497-0407, Yunnan Vocational College of Mechanical and Electrical Technology), Shangcheng Qu (0009-0002-0970-0831, Yunnan Vocational College of Mechanical and Electrical Technology), Jing Zhang (0000-0002-6431-9286, Yunnan Vocational College of Mechanical and Electrical Technology), Min Li (0000-0002-1163-8961, Dali University), Lin Jiang (0000-0002-7114-0794, Third People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume16
Pages1605449-1605449
Publication date2025-07-15
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1605449
PMID40735221
OpenAlexW4412453336
LanguageEN
References cited15

This study firstly identified a mediating role of BRI in the association between DII and depressive symptoms, suggesting that visceral obesity may be an important pathway through which dietary inflammation affects depression. Our findings may provide evidence-based insights to guide targeted interventions to prevent depression at the population level

Body mass index · Depression (economics · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Mediation · National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey · Obesity · Population · Waist · Diet and metabolism studies · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Tryptophan and brain disorders · Internal Medicine

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