Associations between diet quality and obesity in a nationally representative sample of Iranian households: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Research examining associations between diet quality and obesity in Iranian adults is limited by small and non-representative samples. This study examined associations between two diet quality indices and obesity risk in a nationally representative sample of Iranian adults and interactions by sex and area of residence.

Methods

Data on 18,307 adults (mean age 37 [SD 15.2] years) were used from the Iranian National Survey 2001-2003. Two diet quality indices (Healthy Eating Index 2015, HEI-2015, and Diet Quality Index International, DQI-I) were calculated from household 24-h dietary recalls. Multi-level regression analyses were used to examine the association between household diet quality and individual-level obesity risk, with interaction terms for sex and area of r

SUBMITTER: Ebrahimi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8804934 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature