Assessment of Folate Intake in Selected Indian Women of Child-Bearing Age Using a Researcher-Developed Food Frequency Questionnaire

2005 ◽  
Vol 105 (8) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
K. Mukerjee ◽  
P.G. Wolman ◽  
E.J. Silagyi-Rebovich ◽  
C.H. Goodner
2002 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Pufulete ◽  
Peter W. Emery ◽  
Michael Nelson ◽  
Thomas A. B. Sanders

A short quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess folate intake was developed and validated against a 7-d weighed food intake record (7d-WR) and biochemical indices of folate status. Thirty-six men and women completed the self-administered FFQ on two occasions a month apart, kept a 7d-WR and gave two fasting blood samples at the beginning and end of the study for measuring serum and erythrocyte folate, respectively. Mean folate intakes were similar by repeat FFQ and correlated strongly (r 0·77 and r 0·72, P<0·001, for men and women, respectively). All other comparisons were done using the results of the FFQ administered on the first occasion. Men reported similar folate intakes on the FFQ and 7d-WR, but women reported greater intakes on the FFQ compared with the 7d-WR (P<0·05). There was a statistically significant correlation (partial, controlling for gender) between folate intakes reported by FFQ and 7d-WR (r 0·53, P<0·01). Folate intakes estimated by FFQ correlated significantly with serum (r 0·47, P<0·01), but not erythrocyte folate (r 0·25, P>0·05); the strength of the association was greater in men than in women. Validity coefficients estimated using the method of triads were higher for the FFQ than for the 7d-WR when serum folate was used as the biomarker. Overall, these results suggest that this short FFQ is a useful method for assessing folate intake, particularly in men.


2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
N Steinemann ◽  
IU Leonhäuser ◽  
N Probst-Hensch ◽  
L Grize ◽  
C Brombach

2005 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Paisley ◽  
Marlene Greenberg ◽  
Jess Haines

Purpose: Canada’s multicultural population poses challenges for culturally competent nutrition research and practice. In this qualitative study, the cultural relevance of a widely used semiquantitative fruit and vegetable food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was examined among convenience samples of adults from Toronto’s Cantonese-, Mandarin-, Portuguese-, and Vietnamesespeaking communities. Methods: Eighty-nine participants were recruited through community-based organizations, programs, and advertisements to participate in semi-structured interviews moderated in their native language. Data from the interviews were translated into English and transcribed for analysis using the constant comparative approach. Results: Four main themes emerged from the analysis: the cultural relevance of the foods listed on the FFQ, words with multiple meanings, the need for culturally appropriate portionsize prompts, and the telephone survey as a Western concept. Conclusions: This research highlights the importance of investing resources to develop culturally relevant dietary assessment tools that ensure dietary assessment accuracy and, more important, reduce ethnocentric biases in food and nutrition research and practice. The transferability of findings must be established through further research.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-78
Author(s):  
Nurlaili Handayani ◽  
Muhammad Dawam Jamil ◽  
Ika Ratna Palupi

Faktor gizi merupakan salah satu faktor yang memengaruhi kemampuan belajar anak, termasuk pada siswa Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) yang berada pada usia remaja dan disiapkan sebagai tenaga terampil sesuai bidang keahliannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis hubungan faktor gizi yang meliputi asupan energi dan zat gizi (karbohidrat, protein, lemak, zat besi, vitamin C, dan zink), kebiasaan sarapan, dan status gizi dengan prestasi belajar pada siswa SMK di Sleman, DIY. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional cross sectional pada 100 siswa kejuruan dengan jurusan bidang teknik kendaraan ringan yang berasal dari SMKN 2 Depok, SMKN 1 Seyegan dan SMK Muhammadiyah Prambanan. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner karakteristik individu dan semi kuantitatif Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ). Status gizi ditentukan dengan indikator IMT/U dan prestasi belajar diukur dari nilai ujian praktik mata pelajaran kejuruan. Analisis data menggunakan uji chi-square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan subjek memiliki asupan energi defisit (68%), protein defisit (40%), lemak defisit (57%), karbohidrat defisit (65%), vitamin C defisit (27%), zat besi defisit (59%), zink defisit (93%), status gizi normal (67%), dan kebiasaan sarapan jarang (35%). Tidak terdapat hubungan antara tingkat asupan energi dan zat gizi serta status gizi dengan prestasi belajar (p>0,05) tetapi ada hubungan signifikan antara kebiasaan sarapan (p=0,010) serta pekerjaan ayah dan ibu (p=0,030 dan p=0,031) dengan prestasi belajar. Disimpulkan bahwa kebiasaan sarapan merupakan faktor gizi yang berhubungan dengan prestasi belajar siswa SMK.


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