Clinical Implications of Diet Inflammatory Index in Celiac Patients

The objective of the study is to investigate the dietary inflammation index (DII) in children with celiac disease (CD) and its effect on clinic. This cross-sectional study involved 47 patients aged 5 to 18 diagnosed with CD, conducted from January 2024 to January 2025. Forty-seven patients with CD included in the study. The mean children-DII (c-DII) and energy consumption (e-c-DII) values of the study group were found to be 2.0 ± 1.0 and 2.7 ± 0.8, respectively. It was analyzed that c-DII and e-c-DII values were correlated significantly with tissue transglutaminase immunglobulin A and anti-endomysium antibody values. It was analyzed that the mean c-DII value was higher in patients with low waist circumference, mid-upper arm circumference, and skinfold thickness (<10% percentile), and the result was statistically significant. Anthropometric measurements, crucial indications of proper nutrition, were substantially correlated with the dietary inflammatory content in individuals with CD.