Design, Development and Construct Validation of the Children's Dietary Inflammatory Index.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To design and validate a literature-derived, population-based Children's Dietary Inflammatory Index (C-DII)^TM.

Design

The C-DII was developed based on a review of literature through 2010. Dietary data obtained from children in 16 different countries were used to create a reference database for computing C-DII scores based on consumption of macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, and whole foods. Construct validation was performed using quantile regression to assess the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations and C-DII scores.

Data sources

All data used for construct validation were obtained from children between six and 14 years of age (n = 3300) who participated in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (

SUBMITTER: Khan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6115957 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature