Association between dietary antioxidant quality score and severity of coronavirus infection: a case–control study

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The purpose of this study was to examine the association between the dietary antioxidant quality score (DAQS) and the severity of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The present case–control study was carried out on 295 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 (≥18 years old), including 104 critical patients (Intensive care unit [ICU] admission) and 191 COVID-19 patients without severe complications (Non-intensive care unit [Non-ICU] patients) as cases. Dietary intake was assessed by a 147-item, semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Logistic regression was performed to calculate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the considered risk factors. Our outcomes (after multivariate adjustment) suggested that higher adherence to DAQS was significantly associated with a decreased risk of COVID-19 infection severity (OR = 0.12; 95% CI: 0.04–0.29, p < 0.001). Similar results were seen when analyzed by sex [men (OR = 0.02; 95% CI: 0.002–0.15, p < 0.001) and women (OR = 0.21; 95% CI: 0.06–0.68, p = 0.012)]. A significant association between vitamin D3 intake and decreased risk of COVID-19 severity (OR = 0.91; 95% CI: 0.89–0.94, p < 0.001) was also observed. Moreover, multivariate results revealed that there were no significant associations between vitamin C (OR = 1.00; 95% CI: 0.99–1.00, p = 0.067), vitamin E (OR = 0.98; 95% CI: 0.86–1.11, p = 0.798), zinc (OR = 1.02; 95% CI: 0.86–1.20, p = 0.805), and selenium (OR = 0.99; 95% CI: 0.99–1.00, p = 0.077) intakes with the risk of COVID-19 severity. However, subgroup analyses by sex suggested a significant association between vitamin C intake and the risk of COVID-19 infection severity in women (OR = 1.00; 95% CI: 1.00–1.00, p = 0.028). Our findings showed a negative association between DAQS adherence and the risk of COVID-19 infection severity. Our results may be used to develop potential dietary therapies to decrease COVID-19 severity.

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Aghajani, M., Wong, A., Azimi, M., & Harijani, S. M. (2023). Association between dietary antioxidant quality score and severity of coronavirus infection: a case–control study. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1174113

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