Development of nutrition quotient for Korean preschoolers (NQ-P): Item selection and validation of factor structure

Lee, Jung-Sug; Kang, Myung‐Hee; Kwak, Tong‐Kyung; Chung, Hae Rang; Kwon, Sehyug; Kim, Hye-Young; Hwang, Ji Hye; Choi, Young-Sun

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“…At this critical stage, children also develop their eating skills, form independent eating behaviors, and begin to have definite preferences towards food, thus forming their dietary habits. Since the dietary habits formed during this period not only affect the health, growth, and development of young children but could even affect the dietary habits and lifestyle-induced diseases as adults, it is pivotal for children to form healthy dietary habits at this stage [ 1 2 3 4 ].…”

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“…As eating behaviors affect the current nutrition and health of preschool children as well as the possibility of diseases, the eating behavior of preschool children should be analyzed through rigorous research and evaluation [ 8 ]. Assessment tools for comprehensive and straightforward analyses of early childhood dietary habits have been developed and used to analyze various factors, such as the nutritional and dietary factors and demographical characteristics of the subjects [ 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 ].…”

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Evaluation of dietary behaviors of preschool children in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do associated with the level of parents' health consciousness: using nutrition quotient for preschoolers (NQ-P)

Sooyoun

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2021

Nutr Res Pract

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess the dietary behaviors of preschool children using the nutrition quotient for preschoolers (NQ-P) and analyzed the difference in the scores of the children's dietary behaviors in regards to the parents' health consciousness. SUBJECTS/METHODS The subjects were 257 children aged 3–5 years and their parents residing in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The questionnaire is composed of demographic characteristics, the NQ-P questions, and health consciousness. All data were statistically analyzed by SPSS program (ver. 25.0) and the statistical differences in variables were evaluated by χ 2 test, Fisher's exact test, t-test, 1-way analysis of variance and Tukey's multiple comparison test. RESULTS There was a significant difference on the intake frequency of processed meat by region and fast foods by age, region, and weight status ( P < 0.05). There was also a significant difference in not moving around while eating by weight status and parents' effort to have healthy eating habits by sex ( P < 0.05). The mean score of NQ-P of the total subjects was 59.47, which was within the medium-low grade. The mean score of balance was 61.62, and the boys were significantly higher than girls ( P < 0.05). As the age of children increased, the mean score of the moderation was significantly decreased ( P < 0.05). The scores of NQ-P ( P < 0.05), balance ( P < 0.01), and environment ( P < 0.05) were significantly higher in the high group of parents' health consciousness than the low group. CONCLUSIONS According to the results of the evaluation by NQ-P, the dietary behaviors of preschoolers residing in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do need to be improved. For improving their eating behavior and nutritional health status, parents and children need customized nutrition education programs based on sex, age, region and weight status of preschool children as well as the degree of parents' health consciousness.

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Evaluation of dietary behaviors of preschool children in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do associated with the level of parents' health consciousness: using nutrition quotient for preschoolers (NQ-P)

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Cha

2021

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“…(0.9) Monthly income (won) < 2,000,000 (3.7) 2,000,000 ≤ and < 3,000,000 (11.7) 3,000,000 ≤ and < 4,000,000 (26.6) 4,000,000 ≤ and < 5,000,000 (26.6) ≥ 5,000,000 Weight status for children was categorized into four groups according to sex-and age-specific BMI percentile from the 2017 Korean national growth chart: underweight (body weight < 5th percentiles), normal weight (5th ≤ BMI < 85th percentiles), overweight (85th ≤ BMI < 95th percentiles), and obese (BMI ≥ 95th percentiles). 2) Mean ± SD, rated with a 5-point Likert scale (1: strongly disagree-5: strongly agree). , * Never (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.…”

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“…, * Never (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0. 2) 0.182 2) 1.000 2) 0.540 2) Never (0.0) 1 (0.6) 0 (0.0) Seldom (0.5) 0 (0.00) 1 (0.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (1.4) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.9) 0 (0. Never (0.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.9) 1 (1.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.6) 0 (0.0) Seldom (6.1) 7 (6.5) 6 (5.…”

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Evaluation of dietary behavior and investigation of the affecting factors among preschoolers in Busan and Gyeongnam area using nutrition quotient for preschoolers (NQ-P)

Sooyoun

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2020

J Nutr Health

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“…기 개발한 어린이 영양지수 (nutrition quotient for children) 16,17 는 다수의 연구자들 및 공공기관에서 어린이 및 청소년 대 상의 식생활 및 식행동 평가와 영양교육 효과 평가 등에 활 용되고 있다. [18][19][20][21][22][23] 최근에는 취학전아동 (nutrition quotient for preschoolers: NQ-P) 24 , 청소년 (nutrition quotient for adolescents: NQ-A) 25 1) High: 75% ≤ NQ-P percentile ≤ 100%, Medium: 25% ≤ NQ-P percentile < 75%, Low: 0% ≤ NQ-P percentile < 25% 2) mean ± SD…”

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Development of Nutrition Quotient for Korean adults: item selection and validation of factor structure

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Purpose: This study was conducted to develop a nutrition quotient (NQ) to assess overall dietary quality and food behaviors of Korean adults. Methods: The NQ was developed in three steps: item generation, item reduction, and validation. Candidate items of the NQ checklist were derived from a systematic literature review, expert in-depth interviews, statistical analyses of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010~2013) data, and national nutrition policies and recommendations. A total of 368 adults (19~64 years) participated in a one-day dietary record survey and responded to 43 items in the food behavior checklist. Pearson's correlation coefficients between responses to the checklist items and nutritional intake status of the adults were calculated. Item reduction was performed, and 24 items were selected for a nationwide survey. A total of 1,053 nationwide adult subjects completed the checklist questionnaires. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed to develop a final NQ model. Results: The 21 checklist items were used as final items for NQ. Checklist items were composed of four factors: nutrition balance (seven items), food diversity (three items), moderation for the amount of food intake (six items), and dietary behavior (five items). The four-factor structure accounted for 41.8% of the total variance. Indicator tests of the NQ model suggested an adequate model fit (GRI = 0.9693, adjusted GFI = 0.9617, RMR = 0.0054, SRMR = 0.0897, p < 0.05), and item loadings were significant for all subscales. Standardized path coefficients were used as weights of the items. The NQ and four-factor scores were calculated according to the obtained weights of the questionnaire items. Conclusion: NQ for adults would be a useful tool for assessing adult dietary quality and food behavior. Further investigations of adult NQ are needed to reflect changes in their food behavior, environment, and prevalence of chronic diseases.

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Development of nutrition quotient for Korean preschoolers (NQ-P): Item selection and validation of factor structure

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Evaluation of dietary behaviors of preschool children in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do associated with the level of parents' health consciousness: using nutrition quotient for preschoolers (NQ-P)

Evaluation of dietary behaviors of preschool children in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do associated with the level of parents' health consciousness: using nutrition quotient for preschoolers (NQ-P)

Evaluation of dietary behavior and investigation of the affecting factors among preschoolers in Busan and Gyeongnam area using nutrition quotient for preschoolers (NQ-P)

Development of Nutrition Quotient for Korean adults: item selection and validation of factor structure

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