A Diet Quality Index for Pregnancy detects variation in diet and differences by sociodemographic factors

Public Health Nutrition

Anna Maria Siega-Riz¹  Lisa M Bodnar¹ 

关键词: Pregnancy;    Diet;    Nutrition;    Diet assessment;    Diet quality;    Iron;    Folate;    Food groups;   

DOI  :  10.1079/PHN2002348

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

Objective:Methods currently used to assess nutritional status during pregnancy have limitations if one wishes to examine the overall quality of the diet. A Diet Quality Index for Pregnancy (DQI-P) was developed to reflect current nutritional recommendations for pregnancy and national dietary guidelines.Design:Dietary intake was assessed during the second trimester using a food-frequency questionnaire. The DQI-P includes eight components: % recommended servings of grains, vegetables and fruits, % recommendations for folate, iron and calcium, % energy from fat, and meal/snack patterning score. Scores can range from 0 to 80; each component contributed 10 points.Setting:Two public prenatal clinics in central North Carolina.Subjects:N = 2063 pregnant women who participated in the Pregnancy, Infection, and Nutrition (PIN) Study.Results:The DQI-P quantitatively differentiated diets. The mean score for the population was 56.0 (standard deviation 12.0). Women who were

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