Title: Association between plant-based dietary index and disease severity in patients with
ulcerative colitis: A cross-sectional study
Version: 0 Date: 22 Apr 2024
Reviewer's report:
In this cross-sectional study, the authors investigated the association between the disease severity
evaluated by the total Mayo score and overall, healthy and unhealthy plant-based dietary indices
(PDIs) in 157 ulcerative colitis patients and reported negative association between the disease
severity and overall PDI but not with hPDI and uPDI. I praise their experiment. However, more
data is needed to draw any conclusion about the effect of plant-based diet on UC disease activity.
About the evaluation the Mayo score, it should be clearly described at what point in the past
it was stipulated that findings from colonoscopy performed in each patient be adopted. Was
the colonoscopy performed only for this investigation, or in their day-to-day practice such as
surveillance?
About the evaluation of dietary factors, did only one expert nutritionist evaluate all these
157 UC patients through face-to-face interviews? Was this evaluation performed only for this
investigation or along with day-to-day diet counselling?
Title: Association between plant-based dietary index and disease severity in patients with
ulcerative colitis: A cross-sectional study
Version: 0 Date: 22 Apr 2024
Reviewer's report:
In this cross-sectional study, the authors investigated the association between the disease severity
evaluated by the total Mayo score and overall, healthy and unhealthy plant-based dietary indices
(PDIs) in 157 ulcerative colitis patients and reported negative association between the disease
severity and overall PDI but not with hPDI and uPDI. I praise their experiment. However, more
data is needed to draw any conclusion about the effect of plant-based diet on UC disease activity.
About the evaluation the Mayo score, it should be clearly described at what point in the past
it was stipulated that findings from colonoscopy performed in each patient be adopted. Was
the colonoscopy performed only for this investigation, or in their day-to-day practice such as
surveillance?
About the evaluation of dietary factors, did only one expert nutritionist evaluate all these
157 UC patients through face-to-face interviews? Was this evaluation performed only for this
investigation or along with day-to-day diet counselling?
Please review this paper.
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Title: Association between plant-based dietary index and disease severity in patients with
ulcerative colitis: A cross-sectional study
Version: 0 Date: 22 Apr 2024
Reviewer's report:
In this cross-sectional study, the authors investigated the association between the disease severity
evaluated by the total Mayo score and overall, healthy and unhealthy plant-based dietary indices
(PDIs) in 157 ulcerative colitis patients and reported negative association between the disease
severity and overall PDI but not with hPDI and uPDI. I praise their experiment. However, more
data is needed to draw any conclusion about the effect of plant-based diet on UC disease activity.
About the evaluation the Mayo score, it should be clearly described at what point in the past
it was stipulated that findings from colonoscopy performed in each patient be adopted. Was
the colonoscopy performed only for this investigation, or in their day-to-day practice such as
surveillance?
About the evaluation of dietary factors, did only one expert nutritionist evaluate all these
157 UC patients through face-to-face interviews? Was this evaluation performed only for this
investigation or along with day-to-day diet counselling?
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