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Serum hs-CRP varies with dietary cholesterol, but not dietary fatty acid intake in individuals free of any history of cardiovascular disease

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The objective of this study was to investigate whether serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) concentration varies with dietary fatty acid intake in Iranian adults free of any history of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This cross-sectional study involved 8105 adults (3142 men) aged 35–65 years. Dietary intake was assessed using 24-h dietary recalls. The relationship between anthropometric, cardiometabolic risk factors and dietary data and serum hs-CRP was assessed using SPSS software. Median crude dietary saturated fat decreased across hs-CRP quarters (P =0.009 for linear trend), whereas energy-adjusted total fat (P =0.017), trans-fat (P =0.016), monounsaturated fatty acids (P =0.030) and cholesterol (P =0.005) monotonically increased, with some evidence of statistical interactions by gender. In conclusion, serum hs-CRP concentrations were associated with some components of dietary fatty acid intake in our population of individuals without CVD, suggesting that dietary fat intake could be associated with subclinical inflammation.

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MM was supported by a TWAS studentship of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, during the preparation of this manuscript.

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  1. M Mazidi and A Heidari-Bakavoli: These authors contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Key State Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    M Mazidi

  2. Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, International College, University of Chinese Academy of Science (IC-UCAS), Beijing, China

    M Mazidi

  3. Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

    A Heidari-Bakavoli

  4. Biochemistry and Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

    S S Khayyatzadeh, M R Azarpazhooh, M Nematy, M Safarian, S M R Parizadeh & M Ghayour-Mobarhan

  5. Department of Statistics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

    H Esmaeili

  6. Non-Communicable Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

    A P Kengne

  7. Division of Medical Education, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK

    G A Ferns

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Mazidi, M., Heidari-Bakavoli, A., Khayyatzadeh, S. et al. Serum hs-CRP varies with dietary cholesterol, but not dietary fatty acid intake in individuals free of any history of cardiovascular disease. Eur J Clin Nutr 70, 1454–1457 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2016.92

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