Temporal dietary diversity patterns are associated with linear growth but not ponderal growth in young children in rural Vietnam

Background The first 2 y of life mark critical changes in children’s diet from milk-based food to diverse food rich in taste and texture, but few studies in low-resource settings have explored the changes in diet quality during this period. Objectives We examine temporal dietary diversity patterns...

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Main Authors: Duong, C., Young, M.F., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, L., Patel, S., Ramakrishnan, U.
Format: Journal Article
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Published: Elsevier 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132043
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author Duong, C.
Young, M.F.
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Tran, L.
Patel, S.
Ramakrishnan, U.
author_browse Duong, C.
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Patel, S.
Ramakrishnan, U.
Tran, L.
Young, M.F.
author_facet Duong, C.
Young, M.F.
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Tran, L.
Patel, S.
Ramakrishnan, U.
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description Background The first 2 y of life mark critical changes in children’s diet from milk-based food to diverse food rich in taste and texture, but few studies in low-resource settings have explored the changes in diet quality during this period. Objectives We examine temporal dietary diversity patterns between 6 and 25 mo of age and their associations with child growth outcomes in rural Vietnam. Methods We used data from a prospective cohort (PRECONCEPT) and included 781 children that had dietary diversity data for 4 age windows: 6–8, 11–13, 17–19, and 23–25 mo of age. The temporal dietary diversity patterns were constructed by tracking how minimum dietary diversity changed over the 4 age windows. Multivariate logistic and linear regressions were used to assess the associations of dietary patterns with stunting and wasting at the 23–25 mo window and with relative linear and ponderal growth between 6 and 25 mo, respectively. Results Two key aspects of diet quality (the introduction and the stability of diverse diet) were used to define 5 temporal dietary diversity patterns: timely-stable (30% of the sample), timely-unstable (27%), delayed-stable (16%), delayed-unstable (15%), and super-delayed (12%). Compared with timely-stable pattern (the most optimal pattern), timely-unstable and super-delayed patterns were associated with a higher risk of stunting (odds ratio [OR]: 1.78; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05, 3.04 and OR: 1.98; 95% CI: 1.02, 3.80, respectively) and slower linear growth (β: −0.24; 95% CI: −0.43, −0.06 and β: −0.25; 95% CI: −0.49, −0.02, respectively). No associations were found for wasting and relative ponderal growth. Conclusions Delayed introduction of a diverse diet and failure to maintain a diverse diet are associated with slower linear growth but not ponderal growth in the first 2 y of age. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01665378.
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spelling CGSpace1320432025-12-08T10:11:39Z Temporal dietary diversity patterns are associated with linear growth but not ponderal growth in young children in rural Vietnam Duong, C. Young, M.F. Nguyen, Phuong Hong Tran, L. Patel, S. Ramakrishnan, U. child growth data data analysis diet dietary diversity research methods Background The first 2 y of life mark critical changes in children’s diet from milk-based food to diverse food rich in taste and texture, but few studies in low-resource settings have explored the changes in diet quality during this period. Objectives We examine temporal dietary diversity patterns between 6 and 25 mo of age and their associations with child growth outcomes in rural Vietnam. Methods We used data from a prospective cohort (PRECONCEPT) and included 781 children that had dietary diversity data for 4 age windows: 6–8, 11–13, 17–19, and 23–25 mo of age. The temporal dietary diversity patterns were constructed by tracking how minimum dietary diversity changed over the 4 age windows. Multivariate logistic and linear regressions were used to assess the associations of dietary patterns with stunting and wasting at the 23–25 mo window and with relative linear and ponderal growth between 6 and 25 mo, respectively. Results Two key aspects of diet quality (the introduction and the stability of diverse diet) were used to define 5 temporal dietary diversity patterns: timely-stable (30% of the sample), timely-unstable (27%), delayed-stable (16%), delayed-unstable (15%), and super-delayed (12%). Compared with timely-stable pattern (the most optimal pattern), timely-unstable and super-delayed patterns were associated with a higher risk of stunting (odds ratio [OR]: 1.78; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05, 3.04 and OR: 1.98; 95% CI: 1.02, 3.80, respectively) and slower linear growth (β: −0.24; 95% CI: −0.43, −0.06 and β: −0.25; 95% CI: −0.49, −0.02, respectively). No associations were found for wasting and relative ponderal growth. Conclusions Delayed introduction of a diverse diet and failure to maintain a diverse diet are associated with slower linear growth but not ponderal growth in the first 2 y of age. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01665378. 2023-10 2023-09-27T21:28:32Z 2023-09-27T21:28:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132043 en Open Access Elsevier Duong, C., Young, M.F., Phuong Hong Nguyen, Tran, L., Patel, S. and Ramakrishnan, U. 2023. Temporal dietary diversity patterns are associated with linear growth but not ponderal growth in young children in rural Vietnam. Journal of Nutrition 153(10): 3083–3091.
spellingShingle child growth
data
data analysis
diet
dietary diversity
research methods
Duong, C.
Young, M.F.
Nguyen, Phuong Hong
Tran, L.
Patel, S.
Ramakrishnan, U.
Temporal dietary diversity patterns are associated with linear growth but not ponderal growth in young children in rural Vietnam
title Temporal dietary diversity patterns are associated with linear growth but not ponderal growth in young children in rural Vietnam
title_full Temporal dietary diversity patterns are associated with linear growth but not ponderal growth in young children in rural Vietnam
title_fullStr Temporal dietary diversity patterns are associated with linear growth but not ponderal growth in young children in rural Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Temporal dietary diversity patterns are associated with linear growth but not ponderal growth in young children in rural Vietnam
title_short Temporal dietary diversity patterns are associated with linear growth but not ponderal growth in young children in rural Vietnam
title_sort temporal dietary diversity patterns are associated with linear growth but not ponderal growth in young children in rural vietnam
topic child growth
data
data analysis
diet
dietary diversity
research methods
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132043
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