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Systematic review of diet quality indices and their associations with health-related outcomes in children and adolescents.
- Source :
- Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics; Dec2014, Vol. 27 Issue 6, p577-598, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background Diet quality indices add an important dimension to dietary assessment. The aim of this systematic review was to: (i) identify and describe the attributes and applications of diet quality indices developed for use or used in paediatric populations; (ii) describe associations between these diet quality indices and health-related variables in paediatric populations; and (iii) identify factors that are associated with diet quality in paediatric populations worldwide. Methods Studies were identified by searching electronic databases for relevant papers from 1980 to October 2013 using keywords. Inclusion criteria were original studies that utilised a quantitative measure of diet quality in children and adolescents aged 0-18 years. Results One hundred and nineteen studies met the inclusion criteria, from which 80 different diet quality indices were identified. The majority of studies had >1000 participants and were of acceptable quality. Of the 56 studies that investigated health-related outcomes, weight status was the most researched. Europe produced the most number of diet quality indices ( n = 27 indices). Of the 119 studies, seven intervention studies were identified. Paediatric diet quality indices were found to be associated with environmental, behavioural and maternal factors. Conclusions The use of diet quality indices in paediatric populations is a rapidly expanding area of research in diverse populations internationally. In economically disadvantaged countries, diet quality indices may be predictive of child growth. However, prospective cohort, intervention and validation studies are required to draw stronger conclusions concerning risk of future disease in paediatric populations in general. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RESEARCH methodology evaluation
NUTRITIONAL assessment
BODY weight
CHILDREN'S health
CHILD nutrition
CINAHL database
DIET
ECOLOGY
EXPERIMENTAL design
HEALTH behavior
HEALTH status indicators
INFANT nutrition
MEDLINE
MOTHERHOOD
ONLINE information services
PARENTING
PROBABILITY theory
ADOLESCENT health
ADOLESCENT nutrition
SYSTEMATIC reviews
EVIDENCE-based medicine
PROFESSIONAL practice
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
NUTRITIONAL status
EVALUATION
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09523871
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99710149
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12208