scholarly journals Validation of Energy and Nutrition Intake in Japanese Elderly Individuals Estimated Based on a Short Food Frequency Questionnaire Compared against a 7-day Dietary Record: The Kyoto-Kameoka Study

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiki Watanabe ◽  
Hinako Nanri ◽  
Tsukasa Yoshida ◽  
Miwa Yamaguchi ◽  
Mayu Sugita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Dietary Record ◽  
Dietary Records ◽  
Japanese Elderly ◽  
Energy And Nutrient Intake

To determine the association between geriatric disorders and dietary intake, validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for elderly individuals is needed. We compared energy and nutrient intakes derived from dietary records (DR) and FFQ in an elderly population and compared the data against results from middle-aged individuals (30–68 years) from a previous study. Current participants included 65 women and 78 men (65–88 years) who completed FFQ and 7-day DR in a subpopulation of the Kyoto-Kameoka study. Our FFQ was created for middle-aged individuals. To validate the FFQ, we investigated equivalent precision by comparing the correlation coefficients between the present and previous study. Median correlations for energy and nutrient intake between the DR and FFQ in the current and previous studies were 0.24 and 0.30 (p = 0.329) in women and 0.24 and 0.28 (p = 0.399) in men, respectively. The median ratio of FFQ to DR for these intakes were also similar. The accuracy and precision of the FFQ for energy and nutrient intake in elderly individuals did not differ compared with previous findings in a middle-aged population. A validation study evaluating energy and nutrient intake using recovery biomarkers is further needed.

scholarly journals Reproducibility and validity of food group intake in a short food frequency questionnaire for the middle-aged Japanese population

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nahomi Imaeda ◽  
Chiho Goto ◽  
Tae Sasakabe ◽  
Haruo Mikami ◽  
Isao Oze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Dietary Records ◽  
Z Scores

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility and validity of a short food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for food group intake in Japan, the reproducibility and partial validity of which were previously confirmed for nutrients. Methods A total of 288 middle-aged healthy volunteers from 11 different areas of Japan provided nonconsecutive 3-day weighed dietary records (DRs) at 3-month intervals over four seasons. We evaluated reproducibility based on the first (FFQ1) and second (FFQ2) questionnaires and their validity against the DRs by comparing the intake of 20 food groups. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients (SRs) were calculated between energy-adjusted intake from the FFQs and that from the DRs. Results The intake of 20 food groups estimated from the two FFQs was mostly equivalent. The median energy-adjusted SRs between the FFQ1 and FFQ2 were 0.61 (range 0.38–0.86) for men and 0.66 (0.45–0.84) for women. For validity, the median de-attenuated SRs between DRs and the FFQ1 were 0.51 (0.17–0.76) for men and 0.47 (0.23–0.77) for women. Compared with the DRs, the proportion of cross-classification into exact plus adjacent quintiles with the FFQ1 ranged from 58 to 86% in men and from 57 to 86% in women. According to the robust Z scores and the Bland–Altman plot graphs, the underestimation errors in the FFQ1 tended to be greater in individuals with high mean levels of consumption for meat for men and for other vegetables for both men and women. Conclusion The FFQ demonstrated high reproducibility and reasonable validity for food group intake. This questionnaire is short and remains appropriate for identifying associations between diet and health/disease among adults in Japan.

scholarly journals Reproducibility and relative validity of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for the Chinese lactating mothers

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Ding ◽  
Fang Li ◽  
Ping Hu ◽  
Mei Ye ◽  
Fangping Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Relative Validity ◽  
Lactating Mothers ◽  
Dietary Record ◽  
Spearman’S Correlation

Abstract Background The dietary nutritional status of the lactating mothers is related to maternal health and has a significant impact on the growth and development of infants through the secretion of breast milk. The food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is the most cost-effective dietary assessment method that can help obtain information on the usual dietary pattern of participants. Until now, the FFQs have been used for different populations in China, but there are few FFQs available for the lactating mothers. We aimed to develop a semi-quantitative, 156-item FFQ for the Chinese lactating mothers, and evaluate its reproducibility and relative validity. Methods A total of 112 lactating mothers completed two FFQs and one 3-d dietary record (3DR). The first FFQ (FFQ1) was conducted during postpartum at 60–65 days and the second FFQ (FFQ2) during subsequent follow-up at 5 weeks. The 3DR was completed with portion sizes assessed using photographs taken by the respondent before and after eating (instant photography) 1 week after FFQ1. Results For reproducibility, the Spearman’s correlation coefficients for food ranged from 0.34 to 0.68, and for nutrients from 0.25 to 0.61. Meanwhile, the intra-class correlation coefficients for food ranged from 0.48 to 0.87, and for nutrients from 0.27 to 0.70. For relative validity, the Spearman’s correlation coefficients for food ranged from 0.32 to 0.56, and for nutrients from 0.23 to 0.72. The energy-adjusted coefficients for food ranged from 0.26 to 0.55, and for nutrients from 0.22 to 0.47. Moreover, the de-attenuation coefficients for food ranged from 0.34 to 0.67, and for nutrients from 0.28 to 0.77. The Bland-Altman plots also showed reasonably acceptable agreement between the two methods. Conclusions This FFQ is a reasonably reproducible and a relative valid tool for assessing dietary intake of the Chinese lactating mothers.

Development of a Semiquantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Food, Energy and Nutrient Intake in Denmark

1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 900-905 ◽  
Author(s):  
KIM OVERVAD ◽  
ANNE T JØNNELAND ◽  
JÓHANNA HARALDSDÓTTIR ◽  
MARIANNE EWERTZ ◽  
OLE MØLLER JENSEN
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Food Energy ◽  
Energy And Nutrient Intake

Food frequency questionnaire versus 7-day weighed dietary record information on dietary fibre and fat intake in middle-aged Swedish men

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per-Gunnar Persson ◽  
Sofia Carlsson ◽  
Valdemar Grill ◽  
Ulla Hagman ◽  
Ann-Carolin Lundgren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Dietary Fibre ◽  
Fat Intake ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Dietary Record

scholarly journals Relative Validity of a Short Food Frequency Questionnaire for Assessing Nutrient Intake versus Three-day Weighed Diet Records in Middle-aged Japanese

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuko Tokudome ◽  
Chiho Goto ◽  
Nahomi Imaeda ◽  
Takako Hasegawa ◽  
Rieko Kato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Relative Validity ◽  
Diet Records

scholarly journals Validation of the Romanian Version of a Self-Administered Food Frequency Questionnaire

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-183
Author(s):  
Gabriela Roman ◽  
Anca-Elena Crăciun ◽  
Adriana Rusu ◽  
Cristian Crăciun ◽  
Bogdan Ananie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Macronutrient Intake ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Relative Validity ◽  
Dietary Recall ◽  
Nutrient Consumption ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract Background and aims: The present study aimed to assess the relative validity of the Romanian version of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in evaluating habitual dietary intake. Material and methods: We used an FFQ that comprised questions on 90 beverage and food items from Nurses Health Questionnaire. The linguistic interchangeability between translation and original questions of the FFQ was assessed in 50 bilingual adults. Also, the FFQ was validated against the 24-h recall diary in 85 participants from ORO study enrolled in Cluj County. Results: The Spearman correlation coefficients between the Romanian and English versions of the FFQ ranged between 0.614 and 1.000, with the majority having values >0.900 (p <0.05 for all). Caloric and nutrient intake estimated from FFQ was significantly correlated with that derived from 24-h dietary recall (correlation coefficients 0.243 to 0.339; p-values <0.05). >70% of the participants were classified in the same or adjacent quartiles of energy and nutrient consumption showing a good agreement between FFQ and 24-h dietary recall. Tested FFQ questionnaire had a good internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of 0.931 and 0.949, respectively. Conclusion: Tested FFQ had an acceptable relative validity and can be used to estimate caloric and macronutrient intake.

scholarly journals Reproducibility and Validity of a Semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire in Men Assessed by Multiple Methods

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Al-Shaar ◽  
Changzheng Yuan ◽  
Bernard Rosner ◽  
Stefanie B Dean ◽  
Kerry L Ivey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Sodium Intake ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Dietary Records ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Water Measurement ◽  
Multiple Comparison Methods

Abstract Among 626 participants of the Men’s Lifestyle Validation Study (2011-2013), we evaluated the validity and reproducibility of a self-administered 152-item semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire (SFFQ) using two 7-day dietary records (7DDRs), four automated self-administered 24-hour dietary recalls (ASA24s), four 24-hour urine samples, one doubly-labeled water measurement (repeated in 104 participants), and two fasting blood samples, collected over 15 months. Compared to 7DDRs, SFFQs underestimated energy intake, macronutrients, and sodium intake, but overestimated some micronutrients. The mean of Spearman correlation coefficients was 0.66 (range 0.38 to 0.88) between 46 energy-adjusted nutrients estimated from 7DDRs and the final SFFQ, de-attenuated for within-person variation in the 7DDRs. These deattenuated correlations were similar using ASA24s as the comparison. Relative to biomarkers, SFFQs underestimated energy, sodium, and protein intakes, and the sodium:potassium ratio. The energy-adjusted correlations between the final SFFQ and the biomarkers were slightly lower than the correlations between the SFFQ and 7DDRs. Using method of triads to calculate validity coefficients (VC), the median VC between SFFQ and true intake was 0.65 and 0.69 using 7DDRs or ASA24s as the third method. These data indicate that this SFFQ provided reasonably valid estimates for a wide range of nutrients when evaluated by multiple comparison methods.

scholarly journals Can the EPIC food-frequency questionnaire be used in adolescent populations?

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 783-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Lietz ◽  
Karen L Barton ◽  
Patricia J Longbottom ◽  
Annie S Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Dietary Nitrogen ◽  
Adolescent Population ◽  
Dietary Assessment Methods ◽  
Median Proportion ◽  
Dietary Record ◽  
Prospective Investigation

AbstractObjective:To assess the validity of the food-frequency questionnaire used in the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC FFQ) for estimating nutrient intake in an adolescent population.Design:Sixty-seven schoolchildren (mean age: 12.3±0.3 years) were recruited to complete a 7-day weighed dietary record (7-day WDR), the EPIC FFQ and supply one 24-hour urine collection.Setting:Harris Academy in Dundee (UK).Results:Fifty subjects completed both dietary assessment methods. Thirteen of these were classified as underreporters with energy intake/basal metabolic rate<1.14. The EPIC FFQ showed higher estimates than the 7-day WDR for all nutrients. The median Spearman correlation coefficient for the nutrients examined was found to be 0.31 and increased to 0.48 after adjustment for total energy. The limits of agreement were as far apart as 13.4 MJ, 120 g, 270 g, 120 g and 1170 mg for energy, fat, sugar, protein and calcium, respectively. Correlations between urine and 7-day WDR dietary nitrogen and potassium were found to be statistically significant with r = 0.45 (P<0.05) and r = 0.78 (P<0.001), respectively. The median proportion of subjects that appeared in the same and opposite third of intake was found to be 45.9% and 10.8%, respectively.Conclusions:The EPIC FFQ seems adequate to correctly classify low, medium and high consumers and might therefore be used to identify adolescent population groups at risk or for differences between populations. However, agreement between the EPIC FFQ and the 7-day WDR was very poor on both a group and an individual basis, and demonstrates that the EPIC FFQ is not an appropriate method for estimating absolute intakes in this age group.

scholarly journals Design and validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess the dietary intake for adults in pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Gharib Khamis ◽  
Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri ◽  
Julius Edward Ntwenya ◽  
Mbazi Senkoro ◽  
Katharina Kreppel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Frequency Questionnaire ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Nutritional Epidemiology ◽  
Food Frequency ◽  
Cultural Variations ◽  
Northern Tanzania ◽  
Pastoral Communities

Abstract Objective Food frequency questionnaires are widely used as a dietary assessment tool in nutritional epidemiology to determine the relationship between diet and diseases. In Tanzania, there are several cultural variations in food intake which makes it necessary to design and validate a culture-specific food frequency questionnaire (CFFQ). Therefore, we designed a 27-items CFFQ and examine its validity in pastoral communities. Validity of CFFQ was assessed by comparing nutrient intake estimated from the CFFQ against the average from two 24-h diet recall (2R24). Spearman’s correlation coefficients, cross classification and Bland–Altman’s methods were used to assess the validity of CFFQ. Results A total of 130 adults aged 18 years and above completed both CFFQ and 2R24. Correlation coefficients between CFFQ and 2R24 ranged from low (r = − 0.07) to moderate (r = 0.37). The correlation coefficients were moderately significant for kilocalories (r = 0.31, p < 0.001), carbohydrate (r = 0.33, p < 0.001), magnesium (r = 0.37, p < 0.001), and iron (r = 0.34, p < 0.001). On average, about 69% of participants were correctly classified into the same or adjacent quartile of energy and nutrient intake, while 9% were misclassified by the CFFQ. Bland–Altman’s plot demonstrated that the CFFQ had acceptable agreement with the 2R24.

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