Association between diet quality scores and risk of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined the associations of diet quality assessed by Healthy Eating Index 2015 (HEI-2015), Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010 (AHEI-2010), Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) and overweight/obesity in children and adolescents.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used data of participants aged 2-19 years from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2018. The weighted logistic regression model was adopted to explore the association between diet quality scores and overweight, obesity in children and adolescents. Subgroup analysis was also performed based on sex.

Results

A total of 9,724 participants were included in children group (2-11 years old), and 5,934 were adolescent group (12-19 years old). All participants were divided in

SUBMITTER: Zheng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10100112 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature