Development and validation of the global diet quality score (GDQS) for children 5 to 9 years of age

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationFHI 360
cg.contributor.affiliationHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
cg.contributor.affiliationHealth and Nutrition Research Center, Mexico
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationMahidol University
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Southampton
cg.contributor.affiliationCSI Holdsworth Memorial Hospital
cg.contributor.donorRockefeller Foundation
cg.contributor.donorGates Foundation
cg.creator.identifierElodie Becquey: 0000-0002-8748-7637
cg.creator.identifierLoty Diop: 0000-0002-3131-9108
cg.creator.identifierAulo Gelli: 0000-0003-4977-2549
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/SFGXCE
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/X7RRHL
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/E7QTZZ
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuae146
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit
cg.identifier.publicationRankA
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn0029-6643
cg.issn1753-4887
cg.issueSupplement 1
cg.journalNutrition Reviews
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.volume83
dc.contributor.authorArsenault, Joanne E.
dc.contributor.authorAli, Nazia Binte
dc.contributor.authorAtayde, Agata M. P.
dc.contributor.authorBatis, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorBecquey, Elodie
dc.contributor.authorBromage, Sabri
dc.contributor.authorDeitchler, Megan
dc.contributor.authorDiop, Loty
dc.contributor.authorGelli, Aulo
dc.contributor.authorCastellanos Gutierrez, Anali
dc.contributor.authorKehoe, Sarah H.
dc.contributor.authorKrishnaveni, Ghattu V.
dc.contributor.authorLeonardo, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorMoursi, Mourad
dc.contributor.authorNkengfack, Brunhilda Tegomoh
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-06T15:16:36Z
dc.date.available2025-06-06T15:16:36Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175016
dc.titleDevelopment and validation of the global diet quality score (GDQS) for children 5 to 9 years of ageen
dcterms.abstractObjective The purpose of the study was to develop and validate a Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) for children aged 5–9 years adapted from the existing GDQS developed for adults. Background Diet quality is important for nutrient adequacy and risk of nutrition-related chronic disease. A diet quality metric for global use with children is needed. Methods The 25 food groups of the GDQS were used to assign points for categories of consumption according to gram-weight cutoffs adapted for children based on energy requirements. As a preliminary step, alternative versions of gram-weight cutoffs were tested by comparing correlation analyses using 4 existing dietary datasets from low-, middle-, and high-income countries. A final GDQS metric version, selected based on strength of correlations and operational feasibility, was further examined in regression analyses with individual nutrient intake an overall nutrient intake adequacy score and biomarker and anthropometry outcomes in 7 dietary datasets from different countries. Regressions were also undertaken with other diet quality metrics to compare their relative performance with that of the GDQS. Results The GDQS had strong associations with most nutrient intakes, including an overall mean nutrient adequacy score and some nutrients associated with noncommunicable disease risk, such as fiber and added sugar. Biomarker data were limited in the available datasets and few associations with GDQS were found. The GDQS performed better or as well as other dietary quality metrics in predicting nutrient intakes. Conclusion The GDQS was associated with nutrient intakes and fills a gap in a global diet quality metric for children. The GDQS will be a useful tool to measure diet quality and monitoring changes in diet quality over time.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademics
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2025-05-30
dcterms.bibliographicCitationArsenault, Joanne E.; Ali, Nazia Binte; Atayde, Agata M. P.; Batis, Carolina; Becquey, Elodie; et al. 2025. Development and validation of the global diet quality score (GDQS) for children 5 to 9 years of age. Nutrition Reviews 83(Supplement 1): 37-49. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuae146
dcterms.extent37-49
dcterms.issued2025-05-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherOxford University Press
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuaf005
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuaf006
dcterms.subjectnon-communicable diseases
dcterms.subjectdiet quality
dcterms.subjectchildren
dcterms.subjectnutrient intake
dcterms.subjectmeasurement
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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