Table 1 Summary Characteristics of Included Studies
Author, Year | Country | Age | Sex | Health status | Sample size | Diet index assessment | Comparison | No. of variables in adjustments | Outcome | Quality score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adeomi et al. 2022 [30] | Nigeria | 6–19 years old | G/B | Healthy | 1200 | 30 days-FFQ | DDS < 4 food groups VS. DDS ≥ 4 food groups | 5 | Thinness | 10 |
Mulu Birru et al. 2021 [41] | Ethiopia | 14–15 years old | G/B | Healthy | 364 | 24-h recall | DDS ≥ 5 food groups vs. DDS < 5 food groups | 26 | Stunting | 10 |
Mersha et al. 2021 [17] | Ethiopia | 10–19 years old | G | Healthy | 706 | 24-h recall | DDS ≥ 5 food groups vs. DDS < 5 food groups | 12 | Stunting/ Wasting | 10 |
Patil et al. 2021 [27] | India | 16–18 years old | G | Healthy | 586 | 24-h recall | DDS < 3 food groups vs. DDS ≥ 3 food groups | NOT Adjusted | Stunting/ Thinness | 7 |
Yasuoka et al. 2020 [21] | Ethiopia | 6–15 years old | G/B | HIV | 298 | 24-h recall | DDS 5–7 groups vs. DDS 0–4 groups | 10 | Stunting/ Wasting | 8 |
Shiferaw et al. 2020 [32] | Ethiopia | 10–19 years old | G/B | HIV | 260 | 24-h recall | DDS < 6 food groups vs. DDS ≥ 6 food groups | NOT Adjusted | Stunting/ Thinness | 7 |
Kahssay et al. 2020 [18] | Ethiopia | 10–19 years old | G | Healthy | 340 | 24-h recall | DDS < 4 food groups vs. DDS ≥ 4 food groups | 10 | Stunting/ Thinness | 10 |
Gezahegn et al. 2020 [31] | Ethiopia | 5–15 years old | G/B | HIV | 405 | Not reported | DDS < 4 food groups vs. DDS ≥ 4 food groups | 5 | Stunting | 10 |
Tariku et al. 2019 [55] | Ethiopia | 10–19 years old | G | Healthy | 1550 | 24-h recall | DDS < 4 food groups vs. DDS ≥ 4 food groups | NOT Reported | Stunting | 7 |
Jikamo et al. 2019 [20] | Ethiopia | 13–17 years old | G/B | Healthy | 2084 | 7days-recall | DDS\(\le 4\)food grups DDS > 9–12 food groups | S: 6 T:7 | Stunting | 10 |
Getaneh et al. [19] 2019 | Ethiopia | 6–14 years old | G/B | Healthy | 523 | 24-h recall | DDS ≥ 7 food groups vs. DDS < 4 food groups | 4 | Stunting | 10 |
Engidaw et al. 2019 [56] | Ethiopia | 10–19 | G | Healthy | 423 | 24-h recall | DDS\(\le 3\)food grups vs. DDS > 6food groups | 4 | Stunting | 8 |
Belay et al. 2019 [48] | Ethiopia | 5–14 years old | G/B | Healthy | 848 | 24-h recall | DDS < 4 food groups vs. DDS ≥ 4 food groups | 4 | Thinness | 8 |
Aiga et al. 2019 [25] | Madagascar | 5–14 years old | G/B | Healthy | 205 | 24-h recall | DDS\(\le 4\)food grups vs. DDS > 9–12 food groups | 16 | Thinness | 10 |
Tariku et al. 2018 [57] | Ethiopia | 6–14 years old | G/B | Healthy | 389 | 24-h recall | DDS < 4 food groups vs. DDS ≥ 4 food groups | 4 | Stunting/ Thinness | 10 |
Radhika et al. 2018 [26] | India | 10–19 years old | G | Healthy | 3930 | 24-h recall | DDS > 5 food groups vs. DDS ≤ 5 food groups | NOT Reported | Thinness | 8 |
Getachew et al. 2017 [58] | Ethiopia | 7–14 years old | G/B | Healthy | 511 | 24-h recall | DDS < 4 food groups vs. DDS ≥ 4 food groups | 4 | Stunting | 10 |
Wassie et al. 2015 [28] | Sri Lanka | 10–19 years old | G | Healthy | 1281 | 24-h recall | DDS < 3 food groups vs. DDS > 6 food groups | 4 | Thinness | 10 |
Darapheak et al. 2013 [59] | Cambodia | 6–14 years old | G/B | Healthy | 523 | 24-h recall | DDS ≥ 7 food groups vs. DDS < 4 food groups | 8 | Stunting | 9 |
Niranjala et al. 2011 [29] | Sri Lanka | 13–16 years old | G/B | Healthy | 205 | 24-h recall | DDS > 5 food groups vs. DDS ≤ 5 food groups | 10 | Thinness | 9 |