TITLE:
The Application of the Korean Dietary Pattern Score; KNHANES (Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) 2007
AUTHORS:
Kyung Won Lee, Ji Eun Oh, Mi Sook Cho
KEYWORDS:
Korean Dietary Pattern; Korean Dietary Index; Korean Dietary Pattern Score (KDPS); Korean-Style MealScore (KSMS); Food Group Score (FGS)
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.3 No.12,
December
10,
2012
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to apply the Korean Dietary Pattern Score (KDPS) to Korean subjects based on traditional Korean-style meals. The KDPS is based on the 3-Chup Bansang (the traditional Korean daily table setting) and considers the intake of 6 major food groups according to the Korean Dietary Reference Intakes (KDRIs). The KDPS consists of 2 parts: the Korean-Style Meal Score (KSMS) and the Food Group Score (FGS). The KDPS was applied dietary data collected during the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) in 2007. Socio-demographic status, gender, age, and body mass index are all factors that have been shown to be meaningful predictors for the KDPS. When the effect of the KDPS on risk of disease was evaluated, a higher total KDPS was associated with a decreased risk of elevated systolic blood pressure (p