ArticleThe Journal of nutrition2021
Application of the Global Diet Quality Score in Chinese Adults to Evaluate the Double Burden of Nutrient Inadequacy and Metabolic Syndrome.
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Abstract
backgroundThe double burdens of under- and overnutrition are changing the health of individuals and the economic and disease burdens in China. Poor diet plays an important role; however, a valid and easily operationalized metric that could capture the full range of characteristics of the diet that are relevant to both under- and overnutrition is lacking in China.
objectivesWe aimed to examine the application of the Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) to evaluate nutrient inadequacy and metabolic syndrome in different demographic groups of Chinese adults.
methodsA total of 35,146 individuals (men 14,978, women 20,168) aged >18 y from the 2010-2012 China National Nutrition and Health Survey were included. We scored the GDQS using average intakes of 25 food groups from 3 d of 24-h dietary recalls. Double burden was defined as coexisting metabolic syndrome and nutrient inadequacy.
resultsDiet quality assessed by GDQS was significantly higher in urban than in rural residents (20.8 compared with 18.7), and increased with both educational level and household income (P-trends < 0.0001). A higher GDQS score was inversely associated with metabolic syndrome and nutrient inadequacy, or both (P-trends < 0.0001): multivariate adjusted ORs comparing extreme quintiles of GDQS were 0.79 (95% CI: 0.69, 0.91) for metabolic syndrome, 0.17 (95% CI: 0.14, 0.20) for nutrient inadequacy, and 0.59 (95% CI: 0.50, 0.69) for the double burden. These associations were consistent across different household income levels (P-interaction = 0.26), suggestively stronger in younger (<50 y), females, urban residents, and the more highly educated (P-interaction < 0.05) compared with their counterparts.
conclusionsA higher GDQS was inversely associated with a double burden of nutrient inadequacy and metabolic syndrome across various subgroups of Chinese adults. The finding supports the use of the GDQS in different demographic groups of Chinese adults to assess diet quality and nutritional status.
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