Effect of prepregnancy anti-inflammatory diet on pregnant women with
endometriosis: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the correlation of prepregnancy dietary
inflammatory index (DII) with obstetric outcomes in women with
endometriosis. Design: Prospective cohort study Setting: Japan
Population: We identified 88,398 Japanese women (n=85,149 without
endometriosis and n=3,249 with endometriosis) who were recruited in the
Japan Environment and Children’s study (JECS) between January 2011 and
March 2014. Methods: Participants were categorised according to DII
quintiles (Q1 and Q5 were the most pro-inflammatory and most
anti-inflammatory groups, respectively) and stratified according to the
presence or absence of endometriosis. Women with endometriosis were
further categorised based on conceptions after assisted reproductive
technology. Main outcomes were preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight
(LBW) infant. A multiple logistic regression model was used to estimate
the effect of anti-inflammatory diet on PTB before 37 or 34 weeks and
LBW <2500 g or 1500 g. Results: In women with endometriosis
without ART, Q5 significantly decreased the risk of PTB before
<34 weeks (aOR 0.25, 95% CI 0.07–0.83) and LBW
<1500 g (aOR 0.07, 95% CI 0.01–0.60). Conclusions: This
study suggested a distinctive effect of anti-inflammatory diet on more
severe obstetrics outcomes, specifically PTB before 34 weeks and LBW
<1500 g, among women with endometriosis. Moreover,
preconception lifestyle may improve perinatal mortality and morbidity
among women with endometriosis. Funding: None