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Table 4 Sensitivity analysis of the prospective associations between adherence to the Healthy Dietary Adherence Score (divided into quartiles) at baseline and indicators of psychosocial well-being at follow-up (N = 7196)

From: Bidirectional associations between psychosocial well-being and adherence to healthy dietary guidelines in European children: prospective findings from the IDEFICS study

  KINDL® SDQ
  Better self-esteem Good parent relations No detectable emotional problems No detectable peer problems
HDAS† OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Q4 (>28) 1.2 1.0–1.5 1.2 1.0–1.5 1.4 1.2–1.6 1.3 1.1–1.6
Q3 (21–27) 1.2 1.0–1.4 1.1 0.9–1.3 1.3 1.1–1.5 1.3 1.1–1.4
Q2 (16–20) 0.9 0.8–1.1 1.1 0.9–1.3 1.2 1.1–1.4 1.0 0.9–1.2
Q1 (<15) reference reference reference reference
  1. OR and CI obtained using a multilevel model correcting for cluster design (country)
  2. Model adjusted for: age, sex, BMI z-score, well-being at baseline, and highest parental education and income
  3. †HDAS ranges from 0 to 49
  4. HDAS Healthy Dietary Adherence Score; OR Odds ratio; SDQ Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
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