Objective: To examine diet quality levels and changes in a diverse sample of youth from fifth to 11th grade, and interactions by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Design: Transitions and Activity Changes in Kids prospective cohort study.
Setting: Elementary, middle, and high schools in South Carolina.
Participants: A sample of 260 fifth-graders (106 boys and 154 girls) with complete data at baseline and at least 1 time point each in middle school and in high school.
Main Outcome Measure: Dietary intake assessed with the Block Food Screener for Kids (last week). Diet quality was assessed using energy-adjusted intakes of 5 food groups.
Analysis: Descriptive statistics and growth curve models for the total group and by gender for diet quality from fifth to 11th grade (P < 0.05).
Results: Both boys and girls had low levels of diet quality, which continued to decline through 11th grade. Significant main effects by race and poverty as well as a race by poverty interaction were observed.
Conclusions And Implications: Programs and policies that support healthy dietary patterns in children transitioning from elementary to middle and high school are needed. Specific efforts that focus on nutrition disparities in children from low-income and minority backgrounds are warranted.
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