title: Association between nutritional status and Modic classification in degenerative disc disease.
abstract: [Purpose] This study was conducted to examine the association between Modic classification and the eating habits in patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) and to determine the influence of nutrition on disease severity. [Subjects and Methods] Sixty patients with DDD visiting a low back pain outpatient clinic were enrolled. Through face-to-face interviews, they completed questionnaires regarding their demographics, disease activity, smoking and alcohol use, concomitant diseases, disease duration, and nutritional status.Exclusion criteria were age <20 years or >65 years, other comorbidities, missing MRI data, and inability to speak Turkish. [Results] Forty patients were finally included in the study. The frequency with which they consumed water, salt, fast food, eggs, milk, yogurt, cheese, whole wheat bread, white bread, butter, and margarine was recorded. A weak negative correlation was observed between the Modic types and fish and egg consumption. [Conclusion] Modic changes, which indicate the severity of DDD, seem to be correlated to patients' dietary habits. However, studies with comparison groups and larger samples are needed to confirm our promising results before any cause-and-effect relationship can be proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seyithanoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Teoman
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cınarcik State Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Taşpınar
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Huriye
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiziltan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Hikmet
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Eris
authors.affiliation: Fransız Lape Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilknur Turk
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Hocaoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aclan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozder
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Denizli
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kepekci
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Keskin
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Serdar
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mutluer
keywords: Degenerative disc disease; Low back pain; Modic changes