The influence of dietary diversity on anthropometric status among young children ages 12 and 24 months in Wuhan, China.

ABSTRACT: The relative research on investigating the association between dietary diversity scores and anthropometric status among young children is few and inconsistent. Since understanding this association is quite essential to give more detailed advice about diet to ensure young children's healthy growth, we sought to determine the association between dietary diversity levels and anthropometric status among young children under 24 months. The study included 1408 mother-child pairs from the Tongji Maternal and Child Health Cohort, whose children range in age from 12 to 24 months. Multivariable logistic regressions were used to examine the effect of dietary diversity on children's anthropometric failure and obesity. All obese children aged 12 and 24 months had low-medium diverse diets in their first

SUBMITTER: Xu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10750002 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature