Diet quality among Iranian adolescents needs improvement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15091149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leila Azadbakht (0000-0002-5955-6818, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, corresponding author), Fahime Akbari (Isfahan University of Medical Sciences), Ahmad Esmaillzadeh (0000-0002-8735-6047, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 615-621 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980014000767 |
| PMID | 24821337 |
| OpenAlex | W2020446813 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Objective Diet in adolescence is important not only because of adolescents’ rapid growth but also due to its influence on future chronic diseases. On the other hand, dietary quality indices are noteworthy and useful approaches to evaluate dietary intakes. Thus the present study was conducted to assess dietary quality indices in adolescents. Design Cross-sectional. Settings The data were collected from schools in Isfahan, Iran. Subjects Female students ( n 265) aged 11–13 years were enrolled using systematic cluster-random sampling in Isfahan (Iran). Dietary intakes were assessed by a validated FFQ. Diet quality indices including dietary diversity score (DDS), the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) and mean adequacy ratio (MAR) across ten nutrients were calculated. Results Mean DDS, HEI score and MAR were 6·15 ( sd 1·61) out of 10 points, 63·90 ( sd 19·86) out of 100 points and 1·32 ( sd 0·61), respectively. Mean nutrient adequacy ratio of all nutrients was above 1 except for vitamin D (0·53 ( sd 0·51)). Those in the highest tertile of DDS had the most favourable anthropometric variables in comparison to the lowest tertile. There were no significant associations between HEI score and BMI, central or abdominal obesity and blood pressure. Those in the highest tertile of MAR had higher BMI, waist circumference and hip circumference. Conclusions Diet quality of Isfahani adolescents needs improvement. It may imply the necessity of implementing nutritional instructive policies in this age group and their parents
Abdominal obesity · Anthropometry · Biology · Body mass index · Circumference · Cluster sampling · Cross-sectional study · Dietary diversity · Environmental health · Nutrient · Obesity · Population · Waist · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |