Diet quality scores associated with improved cardiometabolic measures among African American adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Reversing the Negative cardiovascular Effects on Weight (ReNEW) Clinic is a prospective cohort study in children and adolescents (≤21 years) at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

Methods

Cross-sectional analysis between diet quality using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2010), pro-inflammatory potential using the Children's Dietary Inflammatory Index (C-DII), and cardiometabolic outcomes. AHEI-2010 and C-DII scores were assessed by median intake determined from the sample distribution and associated with cardiometabolic measures using linear regression models. Changes in measures were evaluated in a sub-sample of participants invited to attend follow-up visits due to the presence of hypertensive blood pressure (n = 33).

Results

Participants

SUBMITTER: Ducharme-Smith K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8674518 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature