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Dietary diversity predicts the adequacy of micronutrient intake in 6- to 23-month-old children regardless of the season in rural Southern Benin

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Title Dietary diversity predicts the adequacy of micronutrient intake in 6- to 23-month-old children regardless of the season in rural Southern Benin
 
Creator Amoussa Hounkpatin, Waliou
Koukou, Elie
Termote, Céline
Ntandou, Gervais
Mitchodigni, Irene
Bodjrenou, Sam
Alaofe, Halima
 
Subject children
dietary diversity
diet quality
seasonality
niños
diversidad de la alimentación
calidad de los alimentos
 
Description Background: The Infants and Young Children Dietary Diversity Score (IYC-DDS-7) has been validated to assess dietary quality in children. However, its applicability to predict the adequacy of micronutrient intake remains a challenge in all contexts. Design and Methods: A 24-hour dietary recall assessment was conducted on a sample of 628 children aged 6 to 23 months in the plenty season (PS) as well as in the lean season (LS). The IYC-DDS-7 was calculated based on 7 food groups, whereas the mean micronutrient density adequacy (MMDA) for 11 micronutrients. The β regression models were used to assess the relationship between IYC-DDS and MMDA and differences in nutrient intake between the 2 seasons. A receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis was also performed to determine IYC-DDS-7 cutoff levels that maximized sensitivity and specificity in assessing dietary quality and predicting MMDA below- or above-selected cutoff levels. Results: Participating children’s MMDA was 56.9% ± 12.8% versus 61.9% ± 8.6% and IYC-DDS-7 was 3.43 ± 1.5 versus 3.77 ± 1.0 in the PS and LS. The IYC-DDS-7 had a positive correlation with MMDA, irrespective of the season. For a 1-unit increase in IYC-DDS-7, MMDA increased by a mean of 10.7% (CI, 8.3%-13.1%; P < .001). The minimum threshold of the 4 food groups corresponded to a sensitivity of 76% and 61% and a specificity of 75% and 70% for the prediction of inadequate diet in the PS and LS, respectively. Conclusions: The IYC-DDS-7 predicted MMDA, regardless of seasons for infants and young children. The IYC-DDS-7 cutoff of 4 groups performed well in classifying children with low-diet quality.
 
Date 2023-03
2023-06-01T14:58:22Z
2023-06-01T14:58:22Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Amoussa Hounkpatin, W.; Koukou, E.; Termote, C.; Ntandou, G.; Mitchodigni, I.; Bodjrenou, S.; Alaofe, H. (2023) Dietary diversity predicts the adequacy of micronutrient intake in 6- to 23-month-old children regardless of the season in rural Southern Benin. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 44(1), p. 39-50. ISSN: 0379-5721
0379-5721
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130584
https://doi.org/10.1177/03795721231164085
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyrighted; all rights reserved
Open Access
 
Format 39-50
application/pdf
 
Publisher SAGE Publications
 
Source Food and Nutrition Bulletin