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Standardized height for age was positively associated with nutritional adequacy and food intakes of U.S. children in NHANES 2007–2014
Author(s) -
Kim Kijoon,
Kim Dongwoo,
Noh Hwayoung,
Melough Melissa,
Chun Ock K.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.lb300
Subject(s) - medicine , micronutrient , vitamin , riboflavin , national health and nutrition examination survey , food group , environmental health , calorie , confounding , vitamin d and neurology , population , food science , zoology , biology , endocrinology , pathology
It is well known that nutritional status directly affects childhood growth and development. However, studies on the associations of nutritional status and dietary behaviors with age‐standardized height in children are limited. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between macro‐ and micronutrient intake and food consumption, and height for age Z score (HAZ) among US children in NHANES 2007–2014. This cross‐sectional population‐based study included 6,116 US children aged 2–18 years who had completed two 24‐h diet recalls in NHANES 2007–2014. After adjusting for gender, age, ethnicity and birth weight, HAZ was positively associated with intakes of energy, protein, carbohydrate, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and calcium. Children in the greatest tertile of HAZ were less likely to consume lower than the EAR of vitamin A (highest tertile (T3) vs. T1 ref. OR 0.66; 95% CI 0.49–0.88; P‐trend < 0.05) and calcium (T3 vs. T1 ref. OR 0.64; 95% CI 0.52–0.78; P‐trend < 0.001) after adjusting for potential confounders. Greater HAZ was also positively associated with increased intake of grains and dairy food groups among five food groups. While low HAZ children showed greater consumption of soft drinks, high fat milk products and legumes, high HAZ children consumed greater amount of low fat milk products, tea, low‐calorie fruits juice, 100% apple juice and milk‐based desserts. These findings suggest that adequate nutritional intake and food choices could be beneficial to childhood growth. Support or Funding Information This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial, or not‐for‐profit sectors.