Dietary quality indices in relation to cardiometabolic risk among Finnish children aged 6–8 years – The PANIC study

Background and aims There are no studies on the relationships of dietary quality indices to the clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors in children. We therefore investigated the associations of four dietary quality indices with cardiometabolic risk score and cardiometabolic risk factors in Finnish children. Methods and results Subjects were a population sample of 204 boys and 198 girls aged 6–8 years. We assessed diet by 4-day food records...