ArticleNutrients2024
Dietary Quality Evidenced by the Healthy Eating Index and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Kuwaiti Schoolchildren.
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- The Relationship Between Children's Diet and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- The Association of Healthy Eating Index and Sleep Disorders: A Meta-Analysis.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Flavonoid intake, inflammation, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study.Nutrition & metabolism · 2025Article
- 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
- Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Obese Population in Kuwait: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundPoor dietary quality is associated with adiposity and other risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in children. In Kuwait, although children's food choices are a concern, no studies have evaluated dietary quality relative to the risk of CVD in Kuwaiti schoolchildren. This study hypothesized that dietary quality using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is associated with CVD risk factors in children and that there are associated sex differences.
objectiveOur main objective was to evaluate the dietary quality of schoolchildren and investigate whether poor HEI scores are associated with CVD risk and if there are sex differences.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study of Kuwaiti fifth graders ( STATISTICS: A general linear model and logistic regression were applied, controlling for moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and screen time (ST).
resultsThe total HEI-2010 and HEI-2015 scores were 58 and 52 points, respectively; a trend analysis indicated that more girls than boys had poor (≤50 points) HEI-2015 scores (
conclusionsDietary quality for children overall in this study was low, and there was only a weak association between poor scores and elevated blood pressure and none between scores and obesity. These findings have public health implications and warrant further investigation and attention.
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