Role of Residence Area on Diet Diversity and Micronutrient Intake Adequacy in Urban and Rural Costa Rican Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Dietary diversity might be essential to meet nutritional demands during adolescence. Diet diversity among 818 urban and rural Costa Rican adolescents aged 13-18 years was studied using the Minimum Dietary Diversity Score for Women. The Nutrient Adequacy Ratio (NAR) was calculated for 11 nutrients to estimate the nutrient adequacy of the diet. A NAR < 0.7 was considered inadequate for micronutrient intake. The optimal Diet Diversity Score (DDS) cut-off point for this study was 4, established using receiver-operating characteristic curves. The mean DDS for the overall sample was 4.17 ± 1.43, although DDS was significantly higher in adolescents from rural vs. urban areas (4.33 ± 1.43 vs. 4.00 ± 1.42, p-value = 0.001). The odds of having a diverse diet were 62% higher in rural vs. urban ado

SUBMITTER: Monge-Rojas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9738538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature