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Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2024

Open Access 01-12-2024 | Obesity | Research

Association between alternative healthy eating index (AHEI) with metabolic health status in adolescents with overweight and obesity

Authors: Donya Poursalehi, Ghazaleh Bahrami, Saeideh Mirzaei, Ali Asadi, Masoumeh Akhlaghi, Parvane Saneei

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2024

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Abstract

Background

There has been lack of evidence on the association between healthy dietary patterns and metabolic health status of adolescents. The present study aimed to evaluate the association between alternative healthy eating index (AHEI) and metabolic health status among a relatively representative sample of Iranian adolescents with overweight/obesity.

Methods

Adolescents with extra body weight (n = 203, aged 12–18 y), were selected for this cross-sectional study by a multistage cluster random-sampling method. Habitual dietary intakes and diet quality of individuals were assessed using validated food frequency questionnaire and AHEI-2010, respectively. Data on other covariates were also gathered by pre-tested questionnaires. To determine fasting glucose, insulin and lipid profiles, fasting blood samples were collected. Participants were categorized as having metabolically healthy overweight/obesity (MHO) or metabolically unhealthy overweight/obesity (MUO) phenotypes, based on two approaches (International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and combination of IDF with Homeostasis Model Assessment Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)).

Results

The overall prevalence of MUO was 38.9% (based on IDF criteria) and 33.0% (based on IDF/HOMA-IR criteria). After considering all potential confounders, participants in highest tertiles of AHEI-2010 had lower odds of MUO profile according to both IDF (OR = 0.05; 95% CI: 0.01–0.15) and IDF/HOMA-IR (OR = 0.05; 95% CI: 0.02–0.19) definitions. This association was stronger in adolescents with overweight compared with obese ones and also among girls than boys. Moreover, each unit increase in AHEI-2010 score was associated with lower risk of MUO based on both criteria.

Conclusions

Higher adherence to AHEI-2010 was inversely associated with odds of MUO in Iranian adolescents with overweight/obesity.
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Metadata
Title
Association between alternative healthy eating index (AHEI) with metabolic health status in adolescents with overweight and obesity
Authors
Donya Poursalehi
Ghazaleh Bahrami
Saeideh Mirzaei
Ali Asadi
Masoumeh Akhlaghi
Parvane Saneei
Publication date
01-12-2024
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17558-8

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