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Relationships between dietary diversity and early childhood developmental outcomes in rural China.
- Source :
- Maternal & Child Nutrition; Jan2021, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The period from birth to 2years of age is highly sensitive with respect to the relationship between nutrition and neurodevelopment, but data regarding the association between dietary diversity and early childhood neurodevelopment are limited. We sought to examine the association of two feeding indicators—minimum dietary diversity (MDD) and minimum meal frequency (MMF)—with the neurodevelopment of children aged 6–23 months, using data from a cross‐sectional survey conducted in six rural counties in China. Data on 1,534 children were analysed using logistic regression to explore the associations between dietary diversity and early neurodevelopment, with adjustments for the age, sex and prematurity of the child; the age, sex and educational level of the caregiver; and family size, income and simulative care practices and resources. We found that 32.4% of children had suspected developmental delays based on the Chinese version of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires Version 3, whereas 77.0% and 39.2% failed to meet the MDD and MMF, respectively. Meeting the MDD was associated with a 39% lower risk of developmental delays (AOR = 0.61, 95% CI [0.43, 0.86]). There was a significant association between MDD and reduced likelihood of developmental delays in gross motor, fine motor, problem‐solving and personal social subscales, whereas MMF was only associated with a lower risk of developmental delays in the gross motor subscale (AOR = 0.63, 95% CI [0.42, 0.94]). We observed an inverse dose–response relationship between the number of food groups consumed and the risk of developmental delays (P <.001). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NEURAL development
CHILD development
CONFIDENCE intervals
DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities
FOOD habits
INFANT nutrition
INGESTION
MOTOR ability
PROBLEM solving
QUESTIONNAIRES
RURAL conditions
SURVEYS
LOGISTIC regression analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
CROSS-sectional method
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17408695
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Maternal & Child Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147546982
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13073