PUTRA-Adol study: Protocol for an observational follow-up study to assess the tracking of dietary patterns linked to cardiometabolic risk factors and its prospective relationship with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, carotid intima-medial thickness and mental well-being during adolescence in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Appannah, Geeta, Emi, Nor Aishah, Magendiran, Mugambikai, Shariff, Zalilah Mohd, Zaini, Azriyanti Anuar, Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana, Suppiah, Subapriya, Saini, Suraini Mohamad, Thambiah, Subashini C., Ching, Siew Mooi
• Format: Article
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; RC Internal medicine; RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/35368/

Growing evidence suggesting that dietary intakes of adolescents are generally of poor quality but not adequately assessed in relation to the early manifestation of non-communicable diseases. This study aimed; (1) to examine tracking of an empirical dietary pattern (DP) linked to cardiometabolic risk...