Title: Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Ulcerative Colitis: A Case-control
Study
Version: 1 Date: 29 Jan 2025
Reviewer's report:
Review
Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Ulcerative Colitis: A Case-control Study
General comments:
Thank you for letting me review this interesting article. Dietary studies are challenging to
perform, and the official guidelines are often controversial based on newer updated science
challenging established truths. The study design is good.
Generally well understood English, but further professional language processing is strongly
recommended for a better flow and word selection. I have not corrected this manuscript for
potential language improvements.
Illustration of different included diet grouping and their DII score is requested.
My statistician prefers this method of presenting: (OR=4.921, 95% CI [2.27, 10.65])
Recommend using only two fractional digits: Ex: 4.921 # 4.92
I recommend changing this consistently throughout the article.
OBS: phrase patients with IBD and not IBD patients.
The tables seems to present the results correctly. The formatting is not ideal after downloading.
Parts of the introduction and discussion phrases statements that are inaccurate according to
gastroenterology and internal medicine knowledge. More and better references are needed.
For the discussion: start with your results and then link them to previous results. Finally, you
can include theories of why DII etc is important for UC/inflammation and suggest what kind
of diet is recommended.
Conclusion: Major revision
Title: Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Ulcerative Colitis: A Case-control
Study
Version: 1 Date: 29 Jan 2025
Reviewer's report:
Review
Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Ulcerative Colitis: A Case-control Study
General comments:
Thank you for letting me review this interesting article. Dietary studies are challenging to
perform, and the official guidelines are often controversial based on newer updated science
challenging established truths. The study design is good.
Generally well understood English, but further professional language processing is strongly
recommended for a better flow and word selection. I have not corrected this manuscript for
potential language improvements.
Illustration of different included diet grouping and their DII score is requested.
My statistician prefers this method of presenting: (OR=4.921, 95% CI [2.27, 10.65])
Recommend using only two fractional digits: Ex: 4.921 # 4.92
I recommend changing this consistently throughout the article.
OBS: phrase patients with IBD and not IBD patients.
The tables seems to present the results correctly. The formatting is not ideal after downloading.
Parts of the introduction and discussion phrases statements that are inaccurate according to
gastroenterology and internal medicine knowledge. More and better references are needed.
For the discussion: start with your results and then link them to previous results. Finally, you
can include theories of why DII etc is important for UC/inflammation and suggest what kind
of diet is recommended.
Conclusion: Major revision
Please review this paper.
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Title: Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Ulcerative Colitis: A Case-control
Study
Version: 1 Date: 29 Jan 2025
Reviewer's report:
Review
Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Ulcerative Colitis: A Case-control Study
General comments:
Thank you for letting me review this interesting article. Dietary studies are challenging to
perform, and the official guidelines are often controversial based on newer updated science
challenging established truths. The study design is good.
Generally well understood English, but further professional language processing is strongly
recommended for a better flow and word selection. I have not corrected this manuscript for
potential language improvements.
Illustration of different included diet grouping and their DII score is requested.
My statistician prefers this method of presenting: (OR=4.921, 95% CI [2.27, 10.65])
Recommend using only two fractional digits: Ex: 4.921 # 4.92
I recommend changing this consistently throughout the article.
OBS: phrase patients with IBD and not IBD patients.
The tables seems to present the results correctly. The formatting is not ideal after downloading.
Parts of the introduction and discussion phrases statements that are inaccurate according to
gastroenterology and internal medicine knowledge. More and better references are needed.
For the discussion: start with your results and then link them to previous results. Finally, you
can include theories of why DII etc is important for UC/inflammation and suggest what kind
of diet is recommended.
Conclusion: Major revision
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