Exploring the FAO Minimum Dietary Diversity Indicator as a Suitable Proxy of Micronutrient Adequacy in Men and Women Across Reproductive and Non-reproductive Ages in 8 Latin American Countries

dc.creatorGómez, Georgina
dc.creatorMonge-Rojas, Rafael
dc.creatorVargas-Quesada, Rulamán
dc.creatorPrevidelli, Agatha Nogueira
dc.creatorQuesada, Dayana
dc.creatorKovalskys, Irina
dc.creatorHerrera-Cuenca, Marianella
dc.creatorCortes, Lilia Yadira
dc.creatorGarcía, Martha Cecilia Yépez
dc.creatorLiria-Domínguez, Reyna
dc.creatorRigotti, Attilio
dc.creatorFisberg, Regina Mara
dc.creatorFerrari, Gerson
dc.creatorFisberg, Mauro
dc.creatorBrenes, Juan C
dc.date2024-06-19T05:05:02Z
dc.date2024-06-19T05:05:02Z
dc.date2024
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-17T21:09:03Z
dc.date.available2024-07-17T21:09:03Z
dc.identifier10.1177/03795721241242920
dc.identifier03795721
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/11450
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/9508513
dc.descriptionBackground: Women’s Dietary Diversity Score (WDDS) is an indicator of dietary diversity, a key component of diet quality in women of reproductive age (WRA). Limited information is available regarding its applicability in other population groups. Objective: To examine the ability of the Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W) of 5-food groups cutoff to predict micronutrient adequacy in men and women 15 to 65 years old from 8 Latin American countries. Methods: We used a 24-hour recall from 9216 participants in the Latin American Study on Nutrition and Health (ELANS) to determine Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) based on the consumption of 10 food groups. The Mean Probability of Adequacy (MPA) was associated with DDS for the overall sample, for men, WRA, and women of nonreproductive age (WNRA). Sensitivity and specificity analyses were performed to determine if the 5-food groups cutoff point for MDD can be used to correctly identify men, WRA, and WNRA with adequate micronutrient adequacy (MPA ≥ 0.70). Results: We found a mean DDS of 4.78 ± 1.33 and an MPA of 0.64 ± 0.16, with 59% of participants showing a diverse diet (DDS ≥ 5). The 5-food groups-cutoff point showed a better balance between sensitivity and specificity predicting an MPA ≥0.70 in men, WRA, and WNRA. MPA was significantly associated with DDS in WRA and for men and WNRA, as well. Conclusion: The 5-food group MDD, originally intended to be used in WRA, performed equally well in predicting MPA ≥0.70 in men, WRA, and WNRA, and can be used as a proxy of micronutrient adequacy in Latin American population. © The Author(s) 2024.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Inc.
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectdietary diversity
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectmicronutrients
dc.subjectnutrition assessment
dc.subjectsurvey
dc.titleExploring the FAO Minimum Dietary Diversity Indicator as a Suitable Proxy of Micronutrient Adequacy in Men and Women Across Reproductive and Non-reproductive Ages in 8 Latin American Countries
dc.typeArticle


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