Table 1 Variables and scoring system used to construct the infant and child feeding index (CS-ICFI)
scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Visit 1 (6-month-old) | Visit 2 (12-month-old) | Visit 3 (18-month-old) |
Breastfeeding | Yes = +2 | Yes = +1 | Yes = 0 |
No = 0 | No = 0 | No = 0 | |
Food consistency a | Liquid = 0 | Gruel-like = 0 | Gruel-like = 0 |
Gruel-like = +1 | Semi-solid = +1 | Semi-solid = +1 | |
Semi-solid = +2 | Solid = +2 | Solid = +2 | |
Feeding frequency (past 24-h) b | No = 0 | 0-2 times =0 | 0-2 times =0 |
1 times = +1 | 3-4 times or ≧9 times = +1 | 3-4 times = +1 | |
≧2 times = +2 | 5-8 times = +2 | ≧9 times = +2 | |
5-8 times = +3 | |||
Food group frequency score (FGFS) (past 7-d) | FGFS 0 ~ 3 = 0 | FGFS 0 ~ 5 = 0 | FGFS 0 ~ 7 = 0 |
FGFS 4 ~ 9 = +1 | FGFS 6 ~ 9 = +1 | FGFS 8 ~ 11 = +1 | |
FGFS 10 ~ 16 = +2 | FGFS 10 ~ 12 = +2 | FGFS 12 ~ 14 = +2 | |
FGFS 13 ~ 16 = +3 | FGFS 15 ~ 16 = +3 | ||
Dietary diversity score(DDS) (past 7-d) | DDS 0 ~ 2 = 0 | DDS 0 ~ 3 = 0 | DDS 0 ~ 4 = 0 |
DDS 3 ~ 4 = +1 | DDS 4 ~ 6 = +1 | DDS 5 ~ 7 = +1 | |
DDS 5 ~ 8 = +2 | DDS 7 ~ 8 = +2 | DDS 8 = +2 | |
Total score | 10 points | 10 points | 10 points |