Burrows Tracy L, Collins Kate, Watson Jane, Guest Maya, Boggess May M, Neve Melinda, Rollo Megan, Duncanson Kerith, Collins Clare E
Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, NSW, Australia.
Nutr J. 2014 Sep 2;13:87. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-13-87.
Diet quality tools provide researchers with brief methods to assess the nutrient adequacy of usual dietary intake. This study describes the development and validation of a pediatric diet quality index, the Australian Recommended Food Scores for Pre-schoolers (ARFS-P), for use with children aged two to five years.
The ARFS-P was derived from a 120-item food frequency questionnaire, with eight sub-scales, and was scored from zero to 73. Linear regressions were used to estimate the relationship between diet quality score and nutrient intakes, in 142 children (mean age 4 years) in rural localities in New South Wales, Australia.
Total ARFS-P and component scores were highly related to dietary intake of the majority of macronutrients and micronutrients including protein, β-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin A. Total ARFS-P was also positively related to total consumption of nutrient dense foods, such as fruits and vegetables, and negatively related to total consumption of discretionary choices, such as sugar sweetened drinks and packaged snacks.
ARFS-P is a valid measure that can be used to characterise nutrient intakes for children aged two to five years. Further research could assess the utility of the ARFS-P for monitoring of usual dietary intake over time or as part of clinical management.
饮食质量工具为研究人员提供了评估日常饮食摄入营养素充足性的简要方法。本研究描述了一种儿科饮食质量指数——澳大利亚学龄前儿童推荐食物评分（ARFS-P）的开发与验证，该指数适用于2至5岁的儿童。
ARFS-P源自一份包含120个条目的食物频率问卷，有八个子量表，评分范围为0至73分。在澳大利亚新南威尔士州农村地区的142名儿童（平均年龄4岁）中，采用线性回归来估计饮食质量评分与营养素摄入量之间的关系。
ARFS-P总分及各分量表得分与大多数宏量营养素和微量营养素的饮食摄入量高度相关，包括蛋白质、β-胡萝卜素、维生素C、维生素A。ARFS-P总分还与营养丰富食物（如水果和蔬菜）的总消费量呈正相关，与自由选择食物（如含糖饮料和包装零食）的总消费量呈负相关。
ARFS-P是一种有效的测量工具，可用于描述2至5岁儿童的营养素摄入量。进一步的研究可以评估ARFS-P在长期监测日常饮食摄入或作为临床管理一部分方面的效用。
