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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2007

Lisa M Bodnar  and
Anna Maria Siega-Riz
Lisa M Bodnar*
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Carolina Population Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Anna Maria Siega-Riz
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Carolina Population Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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*Corresponding author: Email lisa_bodnar@unc.edu
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Abstract

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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 <30 years old, <350% of poverty, nulliparous and high school graduates had significantly higher overall DQI-P scores. Higher percentages of recommended vegetable servings were consumed by higher-income, older and better-educated women. Greater percentages of recommended intakes of folate and iron were seen among black, low-income and nulliparous women. Higher iron intakes were also seen among women who graduated high school and were less than 30 years old. Other differences were observed for intake of fat and meal/snack pattern. Because this index was based on national recommendations, the DQI-P may be a useful tool for research and public health settings to evaluating overall diet quality of pregnant women.

Keywords

PregnancyDietNutritionDiet assessmentDiet qualityIronFolateFood groups
Type
Research Article
Information
Public Health Nutrition , Volume 5 , Issue 6 , December 2002 , pp. 801 - 809
Copyright
Copyright © CABI Publishing 2002

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