A preference based measure of complementary feeding quality: Application to the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

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dc.contributor.authorMittinty, N.
dc.contributor.authorGolley, R.
dc.contributor.authorSmithers, L.
dc.contributor.authorBrazionis, L.
dc.contributor.authorLynch, J.
dc.contributor.editorJanda, M.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents the development of the Complementary Feeding Utility Index (CFUI), a composite index aimed to measure adherence to infant feeding guidelines. Through an axiomatic characterization this paper shows the advantages in using the CFUI are the following: it avoids the use of arbitrary cut-offs, and by converting observed diet preferences into utilities, summing the score is meaningful. In addition, as the CFUI is designed to be scored continuously, it allows the transition from intake of beneficial foods (in low quantities) and intake of detrimental foods (in high quantities) to be more subtle. The paper first describes the rationale being the development of the CFUI and then elaborates on the methodology used to develop the CFUI, including the process of selecting the components. The methodology is applied to data collected from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children to show the advantages of the CFUI over traditional diet index approaches. Unlike traditional approaches, the distribution of the CFUI does not peak towards mean value but distributes evenly towards the tails of the distribution.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMurthy N. Mittinty, Rebecca K. Golley, Lisa G. Smithers, Laima Brazionis, John W. Lynch
dc.identifier.citationPLoS One, 2013; 8(10):1-10
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0076111
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.orcidMittinty, N. [0000-0001-8778-9793]
dc.identifier.orcidSmithers, L. [0000-0002-6585-7836]
dc.identifier.orcidLynch, J. [0000-0003-2781-7902]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/81412
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.rights© 2013 Mittinty et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076111
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectLongitudinal Studies
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectChoice Behavior
dc.subjectBreast Feeding
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectInfant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
dc.subjectUnited Kingdom
dc.titleA preference based measure of complementary feeding quality: Application to the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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