Development and internal validation of the SMILE-FSS: a Free Sugars Screener for Australian children aged 2 and 5 years.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop and internally validate a Free Sugars Screener (FSS) for Australian children aged 2 and 5 years.

Design

Using data collected from a ninety-nine-item (2-year-olds) and ninety-eight-item (5-year-olds) FFQ in the Study of Mothers' and Infants' Life Events affecting oral health (SMILE-FFQ), a regression-based prediction modelling approach was employed to identify a subset of items that accurately estimate total free sugars intake (FSI). The predictors were grams of free sugars (FSg) for individual items in the SMILE-FFQ and child's age and sex. The outcome variable was total FSI per person. To internally validate the SMILE-FSS items, the estimated FSg was converted to percent energy from free sugars (%EFS) for comparison to the WHO free sugars guideline cate

SUBMITTER: Bell LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755434 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature