> ... Or any stats which can show a correlation between UC and a dietary
factor?
Dietary patterns and risk for Crohn's disease in children.
BACKGROUND: Some dietary foods are considered protective (vegetables
and fruits), whereas others (fatty foods) are thought to enhance the
risk for Crohn's disease (CD). The evidence, however, is inconsistent.
METHODS: We postulated that specific dietary patterns may influence
the risk for CD. A case-control study was carried out. Newly diagnosed
CD cases with population and/or hospital-based controls < or =20 years
were selected from 3 tertiary hospitals across Canada. Pre-disease
diet was *****sed using a validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ)
administered within 1 month of diagnosis. Factor analyses and
unconditional logistic regression (adjusted) was used to determine
gender-specific dietary patterns and *****s associated risks for CD.
Odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs)
were estimated. RESULTS: A total of 149 cases and 251 controls were
included. The mean age (range) of the cases was 13.3 (2.6-20 years).
There were more boys (61.1%). Four dietary patterns each were observed
among both boys and girls. Pattern 1 in girls, characterized by meats,
fatty foods, and desserts, was positively associated with CD (OR 4.7,
95% CI 1.6-14.2). Pattern 2, common to both boys and girls, was
characterized by vegetables, fruits, olive oil, fish, grains, and nuts
and was inversely associated with CD in both genders (girls: OR 0.3,
95% CI 0.1-0.9; boys: OR 0.2, 95% CI 0.1-0.5). CONCLUSIONS: Our
results suggest that specific dietary patterns could be associated
with higher or lower risks for CD in children. Larger prospective
studies are required to confirm these findings. PMID: 18092347
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