Absolute and Relative Agreement between the Current and Modified Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional Program Dietary Index (BALANCE DI) and the American Heart Association Healthy Diet Score (AHA-DS) in Post Myocardial Infarction Patients

Camila Weschenfelder, Philip Sapp, Terrence Riley, Kristina Petersen, Jacqueline Tereza da Silva, Angela Cristine Bersch-Ferreira, Rachel Helena Vieira Machado, Erlon Oliveira de Abreu-Silva, Lucas Ribeiro Silva, Bernardete Weber, Alexandre Schaan de Quadros, Penny Kris-Etherton, Aline Marcadenti

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Abstract

The American Heart Association Diet Score (AHA-DS) defines the cardiovascular health, and the Brazilian Cardioprotective Nutritional Program Dietary Index (BALANCE DI) was designed to evaluate diet quality in secondary cardiovascular prevention settings. Our aim was to assess the absolute and relative agreement between both tools in Brazilian adults after a myocardial infarction (MI). In this cross-sectional study, 473 individuals were included and had their diet assessed by a 24 h food recall and a semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire. The weighted Kappa between BALANCE DI and primary AHA-DS was 0.66 (95% CI: 0.08–0.21), and between BALANCE DI and total AHA-DS was 0.70 (95% CI: 0.20–0.32). To improve the agreement between the tools, modifications were made to the BALANCE DI scoring system. The weighted Kappa between New BALANCE DI and primary AHA-DS was 0.77 (95% CI: 0.36–0.48), and between BALANCE DI and total AHA-DS was 0.76 (95% CI: 0.34–0.46). The mean bias observed between the New BALANCE DI as compared to the primary and total AHA-DS was −16% (−51 to 19) and −8% (−41 to 24), respectively. Our results suggest that the New BALANCE DI may be a useful tool to evaluate diet quality in post MI patients.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number1378
JournalNutrients
Volume14
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Food Science
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

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