Nobuyuki Kajiwara, Kazuyuki Hayashi, Makoto Fujiwara, Hirofumi Nakayama, Yoshikazu Ozaki
Identification of children with chronic kidney disease through school urinary screening using urinary protein/creatinine ratio measurement: an observational study
Clinical and experimental nephrology
examine diet quality levels changes diverse sample youth fifth 11th grade interactions raceethnicity socioeconomic status transitions activity changes kids prospective cohort study elementary middle high schools south carolina sample 260 fifthgraders 106 boys 154 girls complete data baseline least 1 time point middle school high school dietary intake assessed block food screener kids last week diet quality assessed using energyadjusted intakes 5 food groups descriptive statistics growth curve models total group gender diet quality fifth 11th grade p 005 boys girls low levels diet quality continued decline 11th grade significant main effects race poverty well race poverty interaction observed programs policies support healthy dietary patterns children transitioning elementary middle high school needed specific efforts focus nutrition disparities children lowincome minority backgrounds warranted