title: Poor diet quality among Brazilian adolescents with HIV/AIDS.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to assess diet quality among adolescents with HIV/AIDS.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted involving patients with HIV/AIDS treated in a referral hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Eighty-eight adolescents (10-19 years of age) participated in the study. Information on disease history and use of medication were obtained from medical records. The participants responded to two 24-hour diet recalls. Diet quality was assessed by means of the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005) adapted to the Brazilian population. Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated. Mean HEI-2005 scores were compared according to the independent variables using either the Student's t-test or the Mann-Whitney test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean HEI-2005 score was 51.90 (SE=0.90). The components with the lowest means were whole grains and sodium. Components with highest means were total grains and oils. No correlations were found between the independent variables and HEI score. Adolescents living in foster homes had higher means for total fruit and lower means for meat and beans in comparison to adolescents living with their families. Girls had higher means for milk and lower means for calories from solid fats, alcoholic beverages, and added sugars in comparison to boys.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adolescents with HIV/AIDS exhibited a similar eating pattern to that of adolescents in the general population: high consumption of added sugar, saturated fat, and sodium, and insufficient ingestion of whole grains and fruits. Special attention should be paid to the diet of adolescents with HIV/AIDS, who are at greater risk of developing cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: luanaft@usp.br.
authors.forename: Luana Fiengo
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria do Rosário
authors.initials: Mdo R
authors.lastname: Dias de Oliveira Latorre
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Medeiros da Silva
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thais Claudia
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Roma de Oliveira Konstantyner
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elissa Caroline
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Instituto da Criança, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Heloísa Helena
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Sousa Marques
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards*; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescent; Adolescente; Consumo alimentar; Food consumption; HIV/AIDS; Healthy eating index; Índice de qualidade da dieta