Compared with other dietary scoring systems such as MDS and GDQS that were also reported to show good predictive value for CHD [14], the maternal DII score reflects the inflammation potential of one diet as a whole and has been shown in high relation with maternal cytokine levels such as TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-8, IL-6, IL-10, MCP-1, and C-reactive protein [36,37]. Here, CRP is linked to coronary artery disorder.