TY - JOUR
T1 - Imbalances in dietary consumption of fatty acids, vegetables, and fruits are associated with risk for crohn's disease in children
AU - Amre, Devendra K.
AU - D'Souza, Savio
AU - Morgan, Kenneth
AU - Seidman, Gillian
AU - Lambrette, Philippe
AU - Grimard, Guy
AU - Israel, David
AU - MacK, David
AU - Ghadirian, Parviz
AU - Deslandres, Colette
AU - Chotard, Virginie
AU - Budai, Balint
AU - Law, Liliane
AU - Levy, Emile
AU - Seidman, Ernest G.
PY - 2007/9
Y1 - 2007/9
N2 - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The role of dietary factors in the etiology of Crohn's disease (CD) is inconsistent largely due to difficulties in acquiring valid information on consumption habits. We examined the impact of diet on new onset CD in children using a validated food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ). METHODOLOGY: A case-control study was carried out. Children ≤20 yr, newly diagnosed with CD, were recruited from 3 pediatric gastroenterology clinics across Canada. Population or hospital controls were selected matched to cases for time of diagnosis (±6 months) and area of residence. Dietary consumption 1 yr prior to disease diagnosis was evaluated using a validated FFQ, administered within 1 month of diagnosis. Conditional logistic regression analysis adjusting for potential confounding variables (energy intake, age, gender, body mass index) was carried out. RESULTS: A total of 130 CD patients and 202 controls were studied. Mean age at diagnosis (±SD) was 14.2 (2.7). There were more male patients (59%). Comparing the highest to the lowest levels of consumption, higher amounts of vegetables (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.33-1.44, P = 0.03), fruits (OR 0.49, 95% CI 0.25-0.96, P = 0.02), fish (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.20-1.06, P = 0.02), and dietary fiber (OR 0.12, 95% CI 0.04-0.37, P < 0.001) protected from CD. Consumption of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (LCN-ω-3) was negatively associated with CD (OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.19-1.00, P < 0.001). A higher ratio of LCN-ω-3/ω-6 fatty acids was significantly associated with lower risks for CD (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.14-0.71, P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that an imbalance in consumption of fatty acids, vegetables, and fruits is associated with increased risks for CD among Canadian children.
AB - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The role of dietary factors in the etiology of Crohn's disease (CD) is inconsistent largely due to difficulties in acquiring valid information on consumption habits. We examined the impact of diet on new onset CD in children using a validated food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ). METHODOLOGY: A case-control study was carried out. Children ≤20 yr, newly diagnosed with CD, were recruited from 3 pediatric gastroenterology clinics across Canada. Population or hospital controls were selected matched to cases for time of diagnosis (±6 months) and area of residence. Dietary consumption 1 yr prior to disease diagnosis was evaluated using a validated FFQ, administered within 1 month of diagnosis. Conditional logistic regression analysis adjusting for potential confounding variables (energy intake, age, gender, body mass index) was carried out. RESULTS: A total of 130 CD patients and 202 controls were studied. Mean age at diagnosis (±SD) was 14.2 (2.7). There were more male patients (59%). Comparing the highest to the lowest levels of consumption, higher amounts of vegetables (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.33-1.44, P = 0.03), fruits (OR 0.49, 95% CI 0.25-0.96, P = 0.02), fish (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.20-1.06, P = 0.02), and dietary fiber (OR 0.12, 95% CI 0.04-0.37, P < 0.001) protected from CD. Consumption of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (LCN-ω-3) was negatively associated with CD (OR 0.44, 95% CI 0.19-1.00, P < 0.001). A higher ratio of LCN-ω-3/ω-6 fatty acids was significantly associated with lower risks for CD (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.14-0.71, P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that an imbalance in consumption of fatty acids, vegetables, and fruits is associated with increased risks for CD among Canadian children.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01411.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01411.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 17617201
AN - SCOPUS:34548134044
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 102
SP - 2016
EP - 2025
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 9
ER -