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Validation of Global Diet Quality Score Among Nonpregnant Women of Reproductive Age in India: Findings from the Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study (APCAPS) and the Indian Migration Study (IMS)
- Source :
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2021.
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Abstract
- Background In India, there is a need to monitor population-level trends in changes in diet quality in relation to both undernutrition and noncommunicable diseases. Objectives We conducted a study to validate a novel diet quality score in southern India. Methods We included data from 3041 nonpregnant women of reproductive age (15–49 years) from 2 studies in India. Diet was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). The Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) was calculated from 25 food groups (16 healthy; 9 unhealthy), with points for each group based on the frequency and quantity of items consumed in each group. We used Spearman correlations to examine correlations between the GDQS and several nutrient intakes of concern. We examined associations between the GDQS [overall, healthy (GDQS+), and unhealthy (GDQS−) submetrics] and overall nutrient adequacy, micro- and macronutrients, body mass index (BMI), midupper arm circumference, hemoglobin, blood pressure, high density lipoprotein (HDL), and total cholesterol (TC). Results The mean GDQS was 23 points (SD, 3.6; maximum, 46.5). In energy-adjusted models, positive associations were found between the overall GDQS and GDQS+ and intakes of calcium, fiber, folate, iron, monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), protein, polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), saturated fatty acid (SFA), total fat, and zinc (ρ = 0.12–0.39; P
- Subjects :
- Adult
double burden of malnutrition
Adolescent
noncommunicable diseases
dietary diversity
Health Status
India
Medicine (miscellaneous)
South Asia
Diet Surveys
Food group
AcademicSubjects/MED00060
Eating
Young Adult
nutrition transition
Environmental health
Nutrition transition
medicine
Humans
Micronutrients
Refined grains
chemistry.chemical_classification
Nutrition and Dietetics
Anthropometry
Nutritional epidemiology
business.industry
Malnutrition
Feeding Behavior
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
diet quality metrics
Dietary Fats
Diet
nutritional epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Nutrition Assessment
chemistry
Saturated fatty acid
AcademicSubjects/SCI00960
Female
GDQS
Diet, Healthy
business
Body mass index
Supplement
nutrient adequacy
Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00223166
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....21b457d0983fb7839760c6f659ed6e51