Adherence to dietary guidelines associated with lower medical service utilization in preschoolers: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to evaluate the association between dietary guideline adherence and overall, outpatient, and emergency medical service utilization in Taiwanese preschoolers.

Methods

We selected 614 preschoolers (2-6 years) who had one day of 24-h dietary recall data from the 2013-2016 Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan. The Taiwanese Children Healthy Eating Index (TCHEI) was developed on the basis of Taiwanese Food-Based Dietary Guidelines; it assesses dietary adequacy and eating behavior. Data on the participants' outpatient and emergency medical service utilization were obtained for 2013-2018 from the National Health Insurance Research Database. A multivariable generalized linear model was used to evaluate the association between the TCHEI and medical service utiliza

SUBMITTER: Chen YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10959943 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature