Table 4 Beta-coefficients relating intakes as assessed by the Australian Eating Survey Pre-schooler Version (AES-P) Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), and the Australian Recommended Food Score for Pre-schoolers (ARFS-P) components of standardized ARFS component in linear regression model of standardized FFQ nutrient, adjusted for total FFQ energy and demographics age, gender and education (n = 142)
From: Validity of the Australian Recommended Food Score as a diet quality index for Pre-schoolers
ARFS-P Total | ARFS-P Veg | ARFS-P Fruit | ARFS-P Meat | ARFS-P Altern. | ARFS-P Grains | ARFS-P Dairy | ARFS-P Condmt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AES-P FFQ Macronutrients | ||||||||
Protein (g) | 0.220** | 0.176** | 0.132** | 0.263** | 0.191** | |||
Saturated fat (g) | ||||||||
Cholesterol (mg) | 0.271** | 0.195** | 0.185** | 0.382** | 0.195** | 0.127 | -0.156* | |
Carbohydrate (g) | -0.104** | -0.100** | -0.128** | -0.052 | -0.057 | |||
Sugars (g) | -0.073 | -0.093* | ||||||
Fibre (g) | 0.125** | 0.121* | 0.173** | 0.091 | -0.082 | |||
AES-P FFQ Micronutrients | ||||||||
Vitamin A (μg) | 0.399** | 0.442**T | 0.326** | 0.287** | ||||
Retinol (μg) | 0.187*T | |||||||
β-carotine (μg) | 0.578**X | 0.622**X | 0.469**X | 0.246**X | 0.235**X | |||
Thiamine (mg) | 0.246**T | |||||||
Riboflavin (mg) | 0.133 | 0.199** | ||||||
Niacine equivalent (mg) | 0.171**T | 0.123* | 0.138** | 0.152** | 0.158** | 0.147** | ||
Folate (μg) | 0.141* | 0.138* | 0.165** | 0.105 | ||||
Vitamin C (mg) | 0.441** | 0.444** | 0.517** | 0.251** | ||||
Calcium (mg) | 0.164* | 0.145* | 0.111 | 0.125E | 0.156* | |||
Iron (mg) | ||||||||
Magnesium (mg) | 0.164** | 0.126** | 0.133** | 0.083* | ||||
Potassium (mg) | 0.273**M | 0.271**M | 0.281**M | 0.163**E | ||||
Phosphorus (mg) | 0.132** | 0.110** | 0.068E | 0.130**E | 0.149** | |||
Sodium (mg) | -0.103* | -0.083 | 0.194** | 0.176** | ||||
Zinc (mg) | 0.173** | 0.174** | 0.137** | 0.154** | 0.092* | |||
% Energy from | ||||||||
Saturated Fat | -0.149X | |||||||
Nutrient dense Foods | 0.485** | 0.476** | 0.511** | 0.355** | 0.178* | 0.231** | -0.170* | |
Vegetables | 0.518** | 0.637** | 0.348** | 0.232** | 0.170* | 0.208** | ||
Fruit | 0.306**X | 0.277**X | 0.537** | -0.207*X | ||||
Meat | 0.276**X | 0.244**X | 0.214*X | 0.535** | ||||
Meat alternatives | 0.316**T | 0.198*T | 0.170*T | 0.673** | 0.279**T | |||
Grains | -0.171*X | |||||||
Dairy | ||||||||
Discretionary Choices | -0.484** | -0.476** | -0.509** | -0.355** | -0.177* | -0.231** | 0.171* | |
Sugar sweetened drinks | -0.333**T | -0.272** | -0.302**T | -0.192*T | ||||
Packaged snacks | -0.379** | -0.284** | -0.409** | -0.187*T | -0.249**T | -0.271**T | ||
Confectionary | -0.199*X | -0.223**X | -0.209*X | -0.152X | ||||
Baked sweet products | -0.149X | -0.162X | ||||||
Take-away | -0.354**X | -0.328**X | -0.290**X | -0.260**X | -0.199*X | -0.188*X | ||
Condiments | -0.256**X | 0.258**X | ||||||
Processed Meats | -0.195*X | -0.199*X | -0.159X | -0.178*X | -0.203*X | |||
Sweet breakfast cereal | -0.143X | -0.172*X | -0.147X | |||||