Qualidade da dieta de jovens aos 18 anos de idade, pertencentes à coorte de nascimentos de 1993 da cidade de Pelotas (RS), Brasil

The overall Diet Quality Index Revised (DQI-R) mean score for 3,959 eighteen-year-old adolescents was 62.4 points.

• The DQI-R ranges from 0 to 100 points, with higher scores indicating better diet quality.
• The lowest DQI-R scores were for dark green and orange vegetables (3.0), total vegetables (3.4), and dairy products (3.6).
• Non-Caucasian adolescents and those from families with lower educational attainment had higher average DQI-R scores (63.1 and 63.6, respectively).
• Adolescents who smoked exhibited a lower average DQI-R score of 58.5, while those consuming alcoholic beverages had an even lower score of 56.0.
• The findings highlight the need for improved dietary intake, particularly for vegetables and dairy products among adolescents.

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