AUTHOR=Tang Dupeng , Lin Lanqing , Zheng Yixin 

TITLE=The association between oxidative balance score and muscular dystrophies

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Nutrition

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1465486

DOI=10.3389/fnut.2024.1465486

ISSN=2296-861X

ABSTRACT=This research utilized data from the NHANES 2011-2018 study to investigate the connection between the Oxidative Balance Score (OBS) and muscular dystrophies. The analysis included 4,172 individuals, of whom 320 (7.7%) were diagnosed with muscular dystrophies. The study found a significant inverse correlation between the OBS and muscular dystrophies, suggesting that individuals with higher oxidative balance had a lower risk of developing muscular dystrophies. This association remained significant after adjustment for various demographic and medical history factors (For continuous OBS: crude model, odds ratio [OR], 0.95, 95% confidence interval [CI:] 0.94, 0.97, p<0.001;