ArticleObesity science & practice2020
Diet quality of children in the United States by body mass index and sociodemographic characteristics.
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- Toddler diet quality: a factor associated with childhood growth?International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
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- Association of the healthy eating index with overweight and obesity among children aged 4 to 9 years in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
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- Associations between child eating behaviors with eating patterns and diet quality in preschool-aged children.Appetite · 2024Article
- Race/Ethnicity Modifies the Relationship Between Diet Quality at the Home- and Individual-Levels and Weight Status Among African American and Hispanic/Latinx Households With Preschool-Age Children.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2024Article
- Association between modified youth healthy eating index and nutritional status among Iranian children in Zabol city: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Dietary Quality Evidenced by the Healthy Eating Index and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Kuwaiti Schoolchildren.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Variety of High and Very Low-Energy Density Foods among Preschool-Aged Children and Associations with Food Intake, Diet Quality, and Weight Status.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Association of Healthy Eating Index-2015 and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Patterns with Insulin Resistance in Schoolchildren.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Do Children and Adolescents with Overweight or Obesity Adhere to the National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines in Greece?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity among Young Children in the Children's Healthy Living Study on Guam.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Diet Quality Is Associated with Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Survivors of Childhood Leukemia.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Exploring the Provider-Level Socio-Demographic Determinants of Diet Quality of Preschool-Aged Children Attending Family Childcare Homes.Nutrients · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe primary objective was to use the Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) to describe diet quality by categories of body mass index (BMI) and by sociodemographic characteristics within categories of BMI using a nationally representative sample of US children.
methodsDietary datasets from three cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009-2014) were analysed for children 2 to 18 years of age (N = 8894). Using the population ratio method, mean and 95% confidence intervals for HEI-2015 total and component scores were computed by BMI (underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese) and by age (2-5, 6-11, and 12-18 y), gender, race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic black, non-Hispanic white, Mexican American, other Hispanic, and other race), and family poverty to income ratio (below and at/above poverty threshold).
resultsHEI-2015 mean total scores were 50.4, 55.2, 55.1, and 54.0 out of 100 points for children with underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obesity, respectively, and were not significantly different. Within BMI categories, significant differences in total and mean component scores were present for age and race/ethnicity groups.
conclusionsTotal and most components of diet quality did not significantly differ among child populations classified by BMI status. Within BMI categories, significant diet quality differences were found for age and race/ethnicity groups, although scores were low for all child groups. Researchers may need to address or target specific dietary components with low quality in various child populations to have the greatest effect on improving nutrition nationwide.
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