The Diet Quality Index revised: a measurement instrument for populations
PS Haines, AM Siega-Riz, BM Popkin�- Journal of the American Dietetic�…, 1999 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate a revision of the Diet Quality Index called the Diet Quality Index
Revised (DQI-R) Design The original Diet Quality Index was revised to reflect current dietary
guidance, to incorporate improved methods of estimating food servings, and to develop and
incorporate measures of dietary variety and moderation. The scoring of the original scale
was reversed in direction and expanded to a 100-point scale to improve interpretability.
Methods/subjects Data from the 1994 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals were�…
Revised (DQI-R) Design The original Diet Quality Index was revised to reflect current dietary
guidance, to incorporate improved methods of estimating food servings, and to develop and
incorporate measures of dietary variety and moderation. The scoring of the original scale
was reversed in direction and expanded to a 100-point scale to improve interpretability.
Methods/subjects Data from the 1994 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals were�…