P1-22-02 - Adaptation and evaluation of myfood24-Germany, a web-based self-administered 24-h dietary recall for the German adult population

AbstractTechnology-based dietary assessment offers solutions to many of the limitations of traditional dietary assessment methodologies including cost, participation rates and the accuracy of data collected. The 24-h dietary recall (24HDR) method is currently the most utilised method for the collection of dietary intake data at a national level. Recently there have been many developments using web-based platforms to collect food intake data using the principles of the 24HDR method. This review identifies web- and computer-based 24HDR tools that have been developed for both children and adult population groups, and examines common design features and the methods used to investigate the performance and validity of these tools. Overall, there is generally good to strong agreement between web-based 24HDR and respective reference measures for intakes of macro- and micronutrients.

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Adaptation and Evaluation of Myfood24-Germany: A Web-Based Self-Administered 24-h Dietary Recall for the German Adult Population

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu12010160 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 160

Author(s):

Stefanie A. J. Koch ◽

Johanna Conrad ◽

Linda Hierath ◽

Neil Hancock ◽

Sarah Beer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Completion Time ◽

Food Packaging ◽

Adult Population ◽

Free Text ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Final Recall ◽

Web Based ◽

Dietary Recall ◽

System Usability Scale ◽

Free Text Search

Our aim was to develop and evaluate a German adaptation of myfood24, a fully automated, web-based 24-h dietary recall (24HDR). To complete a self-administered 24HDR with myfood24, users have to search and enter consumed foods within the underlying database by a free text search. The adaptation process thus mainly consisted of the development of an appropriate food database. myfood24-Germany was evaluated in 92 adults aged 17–78 years (study 1). Participants completed four non-consecutive 24HDRs and answered an evaluation questionnaire after the final recall. The System Usability Scale Score (SUS Score, 0–100) was calculated. Users’ search behavior was examined with screen recordings in 15 adults aged 20–60 years (study 2). Participants had to enter three sample meals presented as food packaging or pictures. The final database included 11,501 food items (7203 generic and 4298 branded items) with up to 131 nutrients. In study 1, the median completion time for a 24HDR was 15 min. The median SUS score of 78 indicated good usability. The majority of participants considered the overall user-friendliness as good (46%) or very good (21%), and 75% were willing to use myfood24-Germany regularly. Both studies showed that finding and choosing an appropriate item within the database was a major challenge. A German version of myfood24 was successfully developed. The user evaluation indicated a short completion time, good usability and acceptability of the tool, and confirmed its feasibility for repeated short-term application.

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Seroprevalence of Measles-, Mumps-, and Rubella-specific antibodies in the German adult population – cross-sectional analysis of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1)

The Lancet Regional Health - Europe ◽

10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100128 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 100128

Author(s):

Nicole Friedrich ◽

Christina Poethko-Müller ◽

Ronny Kuhnert ◽

Dorothea Matysiak-Klose ◽

Judith Koch ◽

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Keyword(s):

Adult Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Specific Antibodies ◽

Cross Sectional Analysis ◽

German Health ◽

Health Interview ◽

Sectional Analysis ◽

German Adult

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Association between interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene and asthma-related traits in a German adult population

Allergy ◽

10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.00988.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 61 (2) ◽

pp. 239-244 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

C. Pattaro ◽

J. Heinrich ◽

M. Werner ◽

R. Marco ◽

M. Wjst

Keyword(s):

Receptor Antagonist ◽

Adult Population ◽

Interleukin 1 ◽

Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ◽

German Adult

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Assessment of Dietary Intake of Long-Distance Race Car Drivers—A Pilot Study

Sports ◽

10.3390/sports6040118 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 118

Author(s):

Edem Appiah-Dwomoh ◽

Anja Carlsohn ◽

Frank Mayer

Keyword(s):

Dietary Intake ◽

Adult Population ◽

Dietary Recommendations ◽

Long Distance ◽

Dietary Recall ◽

Race Car ◽

Race Car Drivers ◽

The Mean ◽

And Performance ◽

Long Distance Race

Long-distance race car drivers are classified as athletes. The sport is physically and mentally demanding, requiring long hours of practice. Therefore, optimal dietary intake is essential for health and performance of the athlete. The aim of the study was to evaluate dietary intake and to compare the data with dietary recommendations for athletes and for the general adult population according to the German Nutrition Society (DGE). A 24-h dietary recall during a competition preparation phase was obtained from 16 male race car drivers (28.3 ± 6.1 years, body mass index (BMI) of 22.9 ± 2.3 kg/m2). The mean intake of energy, nutrients, water and alcohol was recorded. The mean energy, vitamin B2, vitamin E, folate, fiber, calcium, water and alcohol intake were 2124 ± 814 kcal/day, 1.3 ± 0.5 mg/day, 12.5 ± 9.5 mg/day, 231.0 ± 90.9 ug/day, 21.4 ± 9.4 g/day, 1104 ± 764 mg/day, 3309 ± 1522 mL/day and 0.8 ± 2.5 mL/day respectively. Our study indicated that many of the nutrients studied, including energy and carbohydrate, were below the recommended dietary intake for both athletes and the DGE.

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Material Resources and Body Fatness in an East German Adult Population: Insights From the LIFE-adult-study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-145993/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Cornelia Enzenbach ◽

Bernd Kowall

Keyword(s):

Adult Population ◽

Epidemiological Studies ◽

Substantial Part ◽

Reverse Causality ◽

Body Fatness ◽

Material Resources ◽

Adult Study ◽

Working Age ◽

East German ◽

German Adult

Abstract Background. Obesity has been postulated to be a consequence of economic disadvantage. However, epidemiological studies failed to demonstrate a consistent link between income and body fatness. We examined income as a possible cause of obesity in an East German general population, focusing on appropriate representation of study variables, as well as on confounding and modification of the income-obesity association.Methods. We used data of 9,599 participants in the baseline examination of the LIFE-Adult-Study, conducted in the city of Leipzig from 2011 to 2014. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) as obesity measures were based on standardised measurements, net equivalised income (NEI) on self-reports. We estimated adjusted means of BMI and WC within NEI categories representing the range from risk of poverty to affluence. We stratified the analyses by gender, age, and education. Results. A substantial part of the age-adjusted associations of income with obesity measures was attributable to other SES indicators. Adjusted for these variables, NEI was comparably associated with BMI and WC. Among women, BMI and WC decreased across NEI categories. The inverse associations tended to be stronger at non-working age (≥ 65 years) than at working age (< 65 years). Conversely, among working-age men, BMI and WC increased with increasing NEI. Among older men, risk of poverty was related to higher values of the obesity measures. The aforementioned associations were predominantly stronger in highly educated participants compared to those with medium/low education. The differences in mean BMI and WC between persons at risk of poverty and higher income groups were rather small, ranging from 1 to 2 kg/m2 for BMI and 2 to 4 cm for WC. Conclusions. Our investigation indicates an association between material resources and body fatness in an East German adult population that depends on the sociodemographic context of the people. However, it does not suggest that income disparities are a major driver of body fat accumulation in this population. Differential selection of study participants, error in the measurement of long-term income, and possibly reverse causality may have affected our conclusions.

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COLAEVA: Visual Analytics and Data Mining Web-Based Tool for Virtual Coaching of Older Adult Populations

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s21237991 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (23) ◽

pp. 7991

Author(s):

Jon Kerexeta Sarriegi ◽

Andoni Beristain Iraola ◽

Roberto Álvarez Sánchez ◽

Manuel Graña ◽

Kristin May Rebescher ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Older Adult ◽

Visual Analytics ◽

Web Application ◽

Adult Population ◽

Research Area ◽

Web Based ◽

Virtual Coaching ◽

Evolution Analysis ◽

Older Adult Population

The global population is aging in an unprecedented manner and the challenges for improving the lives of older adults are currently both a strong priority in the political and healthcare arena. In this sense, preventive measures and telemedicine have the potential to play an important role in improving the number of healthy years older adults may experience and virtual coaching is a promising research area to support this process. This paper presents COLAEVA, an interactive web application for older adult population clustering and evolution analysis. Its objective is to support caregivers in the design, validation and refinement of coaching plans adapted to specific population groups. COLAEVA enables coaching caregivers to interactively group similar older adults based on preliminary assessment data, using AI features, and to evaluate the influence of coaching plans once the final assessment is carried out for a baseline comparison. To evaluate COLAEVA, a usability test was carried out with 9 test participants obtaining an average SUS score of 71.1. Moreover, COLAEVA is available online to use and explore.

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Patterns of multiple lifestyle risk factors and their link to mental health in the German adult population: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022184 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. e022184 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Josefine Atzendorf ◽

Christian Apfelbacher ◽

Elena Gomes de Matos ◽

Ludwig Kraus ◽

Daniela Piontek

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Adult Population ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Lifestyle Risk Factors ◽

Unhealthy Diet ◽

Lifestyle Risk ◽

German Adult

ObjectivesLifestyle risk factors, such as drinking or unhealthy diet, can expotentiate detrimental health effects. Therefore, it is important to investigate multiple lifestyle risk factors instead of single ones. The study aims at: (1) identifying patterns of lifestyle risk factors within the adult general population in Germany and (2) examining associations between the extracted patterns and external factors.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingGeneral German adult population (aged 18–64 years).ParticipantsParticipants of the 2015 Epidemiological Survey of Substance Abuse (n=9204).Primary outcome measuresLifestyle risk factors (daily smoking, at-risk alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, low physical activity, weekly use of pharmaceuticals, as well as consumption of cannabis and other illicit drugs).ResultsA latent class analysis was applied to identify patterns of lifestyle risk factors, and a multinomial logistic regression was carried out to examine associations between the extracted classes and external factors. A total of four classes were extracted which can be described as healthy lifestyle (58.5%), drinking lifestyle (24.4%), smoking lifestyle (15.4%) and a cumulate risk factors lifestyle (1.7%). Individuals who were male, at younger age and single as well as individuals with various mental health problems were more likely to show multiple lifestyle risk factors.ConclusionsHealthcare professionals should be aware of correlations between different lifestyle risk factors as well as between lifestyle risk groups and mental health. Health promotion strategies should further focus especially on younger and single men.

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Self-reported dietary energy intake of normal weight, overweight and obese adolescents

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980008003108 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 222-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 54

Author(s):

Vivienne A Vance ◽

Sarah J Woodruff ◽

Linda J McCargar ◽

Janice Husted ◽

Rhona M Hanning

Keyword(s):

Energy Intake ◽

Weight Status ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Dietary Assessment ◽

Total Sample ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Dietary Energy ◽

Web Based ◽

Dietary Recall ◽

The Mean

AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of the present paper was to assess dietary energy reporting as a function of sex and weight status among Ontario and Alberta adolescents, using the ratio of energy intake (EI) to estimated BMR (BMRest).DesignData were collected using the FBQ, a validated web-based dietary assessment tool (including a 24 h dietary recall, FFQ, and food and physical activity behavioural questions). BMI was calculated from self-reported height and weight and participants were classified as normal weight, overweight or obese. BMR was calculated using the WHO equations (based on weight). Reporting status was identified using the ratio EI:BMRest.SettingData were collected in public, Catholic and private schools in Ontario and Alberta, Canada.SubjectsA total of 1917 (n876 male andn1041 female) students (n934 grade 9 andn984 grade 10) participated.ResultsThe mean EI:BMRestratio across all participants was 1·4 (sd0·6), providing evidence of under-reporting for the total sample. Females under-reported more than males (t= 6·27,P< 0·001), and under-reporting increased with increasing weight status for both males (F= 33·21,P< 0·001) and females (F= 14·28,P< 0·001). After removing those who reported eating less to lose weight, the EI:BMRestwas 1·56 (sd0·6) for males and 1·4 (sd0·6) for females.ConclusionThe present study highlights methodological challenges associated with self-reported dietary data. Systematic differences in under-reporting of dietary intake by gender and weight status were observed using a web-based survey, similar to observations made using paper-based 24 h recalls and dietitian interviews.

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