The dietary inflammatory index and metabolic health of population-based Chinese elderly.

Background And Objectives: This study evaluated the relationship between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and metabolic health in the Chinese elderly.

Methods And Study Design: A total of 6,730 participants from the "Community-based Cardiovascular and Health Promotion Study" (CoCHPS) cohort were included in this study. The DII scores were acquired using a validated 125-item food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) (ranged -5.