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Ni X, Qiao T, Wang R, Wang F, Liang Y, Wei S. Assessing the reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire for pregnant women from the Chinese Miao ethnic group. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1322225. [PMID: 38774260 PMCID: PMC11106495 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1322225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024] Open
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Background Currently, no food frequency questionnaire is available to be administered exclusively to ethnic minorities in China. This study aimed to evaluate the reproducibility and validity of a culturally tailored semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) designed for pregnant women belonging to the Miao ethnic group in China. Methods A total of 74 questions in the FFQ were administered to collect dietary information from Miao women in China during their pregnancy. This study included 153 and 127 pregnant women, respectively, for testing the validity and reproducibility of the results. Baseline FFQ data (FFQ1) were collected initially, followed by the administration of a repeated FFQ 4-6 weeks later (FFQ2). Two 24-h recalls (24HR) were used as references to compare food groups and nutrient intake. Pearson/Spearman's coefficients were used to measure the validity and reproducibility of the FFQ. Quartile cross-classification, weighted kappa coefficients, and Bland-Altman plots were employed to assess the agreement. Results Most food groups and nutrient intake estimated by the FFQ were higher than those estimated by the 24HR. Food groups and nutrients' correlations for FFQ vs. 24HR after being energy-adjusted and de-attenuated, respectively, were 0.10 (vegetables) to 0.45 (grains/tubers) and 0.15 (iron) to 0.52 (riboflavin). Comparatively, correlation coefficients for FFQ1 vs. FFQ2 ranged from 0.41 (fruit) to 0.71 (vegetables) and from 0.45 (energy) to 0.64 (calcium). The percentage of pregnant women classified in the same or adjacent quartiles ranged from 64.08% (vegetables) to 95.29% (sour soup) and from 68.88% (vitamin E) to 78.81% (energy). Weighted kappa coefficients exceeded 0.2 for food groups and most nutrients, and Bland-Altman plots demonstrated acceptable agreement between the two tools. Conclusions This study provides novel information on the validation of FFQ. It demonstrates that the FFQ exhibits ideal reproducibility and acceptable validity in estimating and ranking the intake of food groups and most nutrients among pregnant women belonging to the Chinese Miao ethnic group.
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- Xiaorong Ni
- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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Jung S, Young HA, Braffett BH, Simmens SJ, Ogden CL. Development of a sustainable diet index in US adults. Nutr J 2024; 23:46. [PMID: 38658958 PMCID: PMC11040758 DOI: 10.1186/s12937-024-00943-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND A transformation towards healthy diets through a sustainable food system is essential to enhance both human and planet health. Development of a valid, multidimensional, quantitative index of a sustainable diet would allow monitoring progress in the US population. We evaluated the content and construct validity of a sustainable diet index for US adults (SDI-US) based on data collected at the individual level. METHODS The SDI-US, adapted from the SDI validated in the French population, was developed using data on US adults aged 20 years and older from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2018 (n = 25,543). The index consisted of 4 sub-indices, made up of 12 indicators, corresponding to 4 dimensions of sustainable diets (nutritional quality, environmental impacts, affordability (economic), and ready-made product use behaviors (sociocultural)). A higher SDI-US score indicates greater alignment with sustainable diets (range: 4-20). Validation analyses were performed, including the assessment of the relevance of each indicator, correlations between individual indicators, sub-indices, and total SDI-US, differences in scores between sociodemographic subgroups, and associations with selected food groups in dietary guidelines, the alternative Mediterranean diet (aMed) score, and the EAT-Lancet diet score. RESULTS Total SDI-US mean was 13.1 (standard error 0.04). The correlation between SDI-US and sub-indices ranged from 0.39 for the environmental sub-index to 0.61 for the economic sub-index (Pearson Correlation coefficient). The correlation between a modified SDI-US after removing each sub-index and the SDI-US ranged from 0.83 to 0.93. aMed scores and EAT-Lancet diet scores were significantly higher among adults in the highest SDI-US quintile compared to the lowest quintile (aMed: 4.6 vs. 3.2; EAT-Lancet diet score: 9.9 vs. 8.7 p < .0001 for both). CONCLUSIONS Overall, content and construct validity of the SDI-US were acceptable. The SDI-US reflected the key features of sustainable diets by integrating four sub-indices, comparable to the SDI-France. The SDI-US can be used to assess alignment with sustainable diets in the US. Continued monitoring of US adults' diets using the SDI-US could help improve dietary sustainability.
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- Sukyoung Jung
- Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
- The Korean Institute of Nutrition, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdaehak-gil, Chuncheon, 24252, South Korea.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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Almulla AA, Ahmed LA, Hesselink A, Augustin H, Bärebring L. The relative validity of a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire among pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba'ah study. Nutr Health 2024:2601060231224010. [PMID: 38295352 DOI: 10.1177/02601060231224010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Background: Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is the most frequently used dietary assessment method in estimating dietary intakes in epidemiological studies. Aim: This study aimed to assess the relative validity of a semiquantitative FFQ in evaluating dietary intake among pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates. Methods: Within the Mutaba'ah study, a subsample of 111 pregnant women completed a semiquantitative FFQ and a single 24-hour dietary recall (24-HDR) regarded as the reference method. Absolute and energy-adjusted nutrient and food intakes between the FFQ and 24-HDR were compared using the Wilcoxon signed ranks test, correlations, Bland-Altman analysis, cross-classification, and weighted kappa analysis. Results: There were no significant differences in reported absolute intakes between the FFQ and 24-HDR for carbohydrates, whole grains, white meat, beta-carotene, vitamin K, sodium, and selenium. Spearman's correlation coefficients between the FFQ and 24-HDR ranged from 0.09 (trans fatty acids) to 0.5 (potassium) for absolute intakes. Correlation decreased after energy adjustment. Bland-Altman analysis showed that the FFQ overestimated intakes compared with 24-HDR and that the limits of agreement were wide. The average percentage of pregnant women classified into the same or adjacent quartile of intake by both methods was 73%. Weighted kappa values ranged from -0.02 (white meat) to 0.33 (magnesium). Conclusion: Our findings showed that the semi-quantitative FFQ is a useful tool in ranking pregnant women from the Emirati population according to their dietary intake. However, the validity of some estimated intakes was poor; hence, certain intakes should be interpreted with caution.
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- Aisha A Almulla
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Dietary Services, Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
- Zayed Centre for Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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van Dronkelaar C, Tieland M, Cederholm T, Reijnierse EM, Weijs PJM, Kruizenga H. Malnutrition Screening Tools Are Not Sensitive Enough to Identify Older Hospital Patients with Malnutrition. Nutrients 2023; 15:5126. [PMID: 38140387 PMCID: PMC10745606 DOI: 10.3390/nu15245126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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This study evaluates the concurrent validity of five malnutrition screening tools to identify older hospitalized patients against the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) diagnostic criteria as limited evidence is available. The screening tools Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ), Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST), Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF), and the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment-Short Form (PG-SGA-SF) with cut-offs for both malnutrition (conservative) and moderate malnutrition or risk of malnutrition (liberal) were used. The concurrent validity was determined by the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and the level of agreement by Cohen's kappa. In total, 356 patients were included in the analyses (median age 70 y (IQR 63-77); 54% male). The prevalence of malnutrition according to the GLIM criteria without prior screening was 42%. The conservative cut-offs showed a low-to-moderate sensitivity (32-68%) and moderate-to-high specificity (61-98%). The PPV and NPV ranged from 59 to 94% and 67-86%, respectively. The Cohen's kappa showed poor agreement (k = 0.21-0.59). The liberal cut-offs displayed a moderate-to-high sensitivity (66-89%) and a low-to-high specificity (46-95%). The agreement was fair to good (k = 0.33-0.75). The currently used screening tools vary in their capacity to identify hospitalized older patients with malnutrition. The screening process in the GLIM framework requires further consideration.
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- Carliene van Dronkelaar
- Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, 1067 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (E.M.R.); (P.J.M.W.); (H.K.)
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Aging & Later Life, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, 1067 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (E.M.R.); (P.J.M.W.); (H.K.)
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- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, 751 22 Uppsala, Sweden;
- Theme Ageing, Karolinska University Hospital, 14186 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, 1067 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (E.M.R.); (P.J.M.W.); (H.K.)
- Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Ageing & Vitality, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, 1067 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (E.M.R.); (P.J.M.W.); (H.K.)
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Aging & Later Life, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Ageing & Vitality, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Faculty of Sports and Nutrition, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, 1067 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (M.T.); (E.M.R.); (P.J.M.W.); (H.K.)
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Aging & Later Life, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Ageing & Vitality, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ouyang L. A quality evaluation method of lotus leaf based on its lipid lowering components using QAMS and chemometrics. Heliyon 2023; 9:e23009. [PMID: 38058446 PMCID: PMC10696245 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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Introduction Lotus leaf has long been used as food and medicine in China and is well-known for its lipid-lowering effects. However, there is a lack of a comprehensive quality evaluation for lotus leaf due to the absence of consideration of the correlation between various components and their efficacy. Objectives This study aims to find out the key bioactive components that can be used for quality evaluation of lotus leaf on lipid-lowering effect. Methods Thirteen compounds were characterized in the lotus leaf using ultra-high- performance liquid chromatography-time-of-fight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS). Five alkaloids and four flavonoids were identified according to their lipid-lowering activities reported in literatures. Then, the contents of these nine components were analyzed in 39 batches of lotus leaves growing in different locations using high performance liquid chromatography diode-array detector (HPLC-DAD), and further evaluated by quantitative analysis of multi-components by single marker (QAMS) and chemometrics. The anti-adipogenic activity of lotus leaves were evaluated for their inhibitory effect on the PPARγ expression by luciferase assay. Results The 39 batches were clustered into two regions, the north and the south, based on the contents of these components. Three alkaloids, nuciferine, N-nornuciferine, and asimilobine, and three flavonoids, astragalin, hyperoside, and trifolioside, were found to serve as the key factors behind the region differences. Their contents were higher in Guangchang County of Jiangxi Province than other habitat locations. Moreover, the luciferase assay combined with chemometrics showed that these components were positively correlated with lipid-lowering activity of lotus leaf. Conclusions Three alkaloids and three flavonoids were screened out and could be used as key compounds for quality evaluation of lotus leaf on lipid-lowering effect.
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- Limin Ouyang
- Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicines of Ministry of Education, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai, 201203, China
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Hu Y, Zhang C, Zou C, Yang H, Chen Y, Liang T. Anthropometric measures and physical examination could be used to assess phenotypic GLIM (Global leadership initiative on malnutrition) criteria in heart failure patients. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2023; 33:2419-2427. [PMID: 37788948 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2023.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The assessment of muscle mass using technology-based methods is less commonly performed when applying the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria due to the lack of skilled clinical nutrition practitioners and/or equipment. Based on the predictive validity of poor health outcomes and feasibility in clinical practice, this study aimed to analyze whether the measurement of calf circumference (CC), mid-upper arm circumference (MAC), and the physical examination could be used as substitutes for muscle mass assessment, as well as handgrip strength (HGS) used as a substitution when applying the GLIM criteria in hospitalized HF patients. METHODS AND RESULTS From June 2022 to January 2023, a single-center prospective study including 216 patients was performed. Additionally, covariates were identified by a directed acyclic graph. The multivariate logistic regression analysis was also used to analyze and compare the association between poor health outcomes and malnutrition (based on 5 types of GLIM criteria). Cohen-kappa coefficient and TELOS-feasibility score were calculated. The prevalence of malnutrition ranged from 35.2% to 42.6%, depending on the tool used. After adjusting for covariates, malnutrition assessed using CC, MAC, or physical examination within the GLIM criteria was independently associated with poor clinical outcomes (90-day HF-related readmission or all-cause mortality and prolonged hospital stay) but not with HGS. CONCLUSION CC, MAC and results from physical examination but not HGS may serve as a substitutive metric of muscle mass contained in the GLIM criteria to diagnose malnutrition and predict poor clinical outcomes among HF patients. REGISTRATION NUMBER This study was registered at Chinese Clinical Trial Registry. (ChiCTR2200057876) on 20 Mar. 2022.
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- Yule Hu
- School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China; School of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, NO.9 Dong Dan San Tiao, 100730, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 100045, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 100045, Beijing, China
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- School of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, NO.9 Dong Dan San Tiao, 100730, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 100045, Beijing, China
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- School of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, NO.9 Dong Dan San Tiao, 100730, Beijing, China.
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Jenneson V, Greenwood DC, Clarke GP, Rains T, Tempest B, Shute B, Morris MA. Supermarket Transaction Records In Dietary Evaluation: the STRIDE study: validation against self-reported dietary intake. Public Health Nutr 2023; 26:2663-2676. [PMID: 37671553 PMCID: PMC10755395 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980023001842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Scalable methods are required for population dietary monitoring. The Supermarket Transaction Records In Dietary Evaluation (STRIDE) study compares dietary estimates from supermarket transactions with an online FFQ. DESIGN Participants were recruited in four waves, accounting for seasonal dietary variation. Purchases were collected for 1 year during and 1 year prior to the study. Bland-Altman agreement and limits of agreement (LoA) were calculated for energy, sugar, fat, saturated fat, protein and sodium (absolute and relative). SETTING This study was partnered with a large UK retailer. PARTICIPANTS Totally, 1788 participants from four UK regions were recruited from the retailer's loyalty card customer database, according to breadth and frequency of purchases. Six hundred and eighty-six participants were included for analysis. RESULTS The analysis sample were mostly female (72 %), with a mean age of 56 years (sd 13). The ratio of purchases to intakes varied depending on amounts purchased and consumed; purchases under-estimated intakes for smaller amounts on average, but over-estimated for larger amounts. For absolute measures, the LoA across households were wide, for example, for energy intake of 2000 kcal, purchases could under- or over-estimate intake by a factor of 5; values could be between 400 kcal and 10000 kcal. LoA for relative (energy-adjusted) estimates were smaller, for example, for 14 % of total energy from saturated fat, purchase estimates may be between 7 % and 27 %. CONCLUSIONS Agreement between purchases and intake was highly variable, strongest for smaller loyal households and for relative values. For some customers, relative nutrient purchases are a reasonable proxy for dietary composition indicating utility in population-level dietary research.
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- Victoria Jenneson
- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, Level 11 Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, University of Leeds, LeedsLS2 9JT, UK
- School of Geography, Seminary St, Woodhouse, University of Leeds, LeedsLS2 9JT, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, Level 11 Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, University of Leeds, LeedsLS2 9JT, UK
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Woodhouse, LeedsLS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Geography, Seminary St, Woodhouse, University of Leeds, LeedsLS2 9JT, UK
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- Sainsbury’s Plc, 33 Holborn, LondonEC1n 2HT, UK
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- Sainsbury’s Plc, 33 Holborn, LondonEC1n 2HT, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, Level 11 Worsley Building, Clarendon Way, University of Leeds, LeedsLS2 9JT, UK
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, St James’s University Hospital, University of Leeds, Beckett St, Harehills, LeedsLS9 7TF, UK
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Zhai L, Pan H, Cao H, Zhao S, Yao P. Reliability and validity of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire: dietary intake assessment among multi-ethnic populations in Northwest China. JOURNAL OF HEALTH, POPULATION, AND NUTRITION 2023; 42:111. [PMID: 37858218 PMCID: PMC10585915 DOI: 10.1186/s41043-023-00452-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Few multi-ethnic dietary culture-sensitive food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) have been developed due to the complexity and diversity of cooking methods and styles. This study aimed to develop and validate a specific FFQ among multi-ethnic groups in Northwest China. METHODS In the reliability study, 139 participants aged 20-65 completed two identical FFQs separated by 3 months. The relative validation of the FFQ was assessed by three 24-h recalls (24HR) employed in the interval of two FFQs, as a reference. Stratified analyses were also conducted by the major ethnic groups (Han nationality or Ethnic minority). RESULTS For reproducibility, the median (range) of Spearman's correlation coefficients (SCC) was 0.71 (0.43-0.84) for nutrients. The intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) covered a spectrum from 0.39 to 0.78 (median: 0.64). Meanwhile, the weighted kappa values ranged from 0.11 to 0.64. For validity, the median (range) of Pearson's correlation coefficients derived from the energy unadjusted and the adjusted values between FFQ and 24HR were 0.61 (0.12-0.79) and 0.56 (0.12-0.77), respectively. The results of correlation coefficients were similar between the two ethnic groups. Moreover, the Bland-Altman plots likewise demonstrated a satisfactory level of agreement between the two methods. CONCLUSIONS The FFQ showed acceptable reproducibility and moderate relative validity for evaluating dietary intake among multi-ethnic groups in northwest China. It could be a credible nutritional screening tool for forthcoming epidemiological surveys of these populations.
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- Leilei Zhai
- The First Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No.393, Xinyi Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- The First Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No.393, Xinyi Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- The First Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No.393, Xinyi Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- The First Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No.393, Xinyi Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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- The First Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, No.393, Xinyi Road, Urumqi, 830011, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
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Jobarteh ML, McCrory MA, Lo B, Triantafyllidis KK, Qiu J, Griffin JP, Sazonov E, Sun M, Jia W, Baranowski T, Anderson AK, Maitland K, Frost G. Evaluation of Acceptability, Functionality, and Validity of a Passive Image-Based Dietary Intake Assessment Method in Adults and Children of Ghanaian and Kenyan Origin Living in London, UK. Nutrients 2023; 15:4075. [PMID: 37764857 PMCID: PMC10537234 DOI: 10.3390/nu15184075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Accurate estimation of dietary intake is challenging. However, whilst some progress has been made in high-income countries, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain behind, contributing to critical nutritional data gaps. This study aimed to validate an objective, passive image-based dietary intake assessment method against weighed food records in London, UK, for onward deployment to LMICs. METHODS Wearable camera devices were used to capture food intake on eating occasions in 18 adults and 17 children of Ghanaian and Kenyan origin living in London. Participants were provided pre-weighed meals of Ghanaian and Kenyan cuisine and camera devices to automatically capture images of the eating occasions. Food images were assessed for portion size, energy, nutrient intake, and the relative validity of the method compared to the weighed food records. RESULTS The Pearson and Intraclass correlation coefficients of estimates of intakes of food, energy, and 19 nutrients ranged from 0.60 to 0.95 and 0.67 to 0.90, respectively. Bland-Altman analysis showed good agreement between the image-based method and the weighed food record. Under-estimation of dietary intake by the image-based method ranged from 4 to 23%. CONCLUSIONS Passive food image capture and analysis provides an objective assessment of dietary intake comparable to weighed food records.
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- Modou L. Jobarteh
- Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA;
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- Hamlyn Centre, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (B.L.); (J.Q.)
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- Section for Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BX, UK; (K.K.T.); (J.P.G.); (G.F.)
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- Hamlyn Centre, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; (B.L.); (J.Q.)
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- Section for Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BX, UK; (K.K.T.); (J.P.G.); (G.F.)
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA;
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; (M.S.); (W.J.)
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; (M.S.); (W.J.)
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- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA;
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- Section for Nutrition Research, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BX, UK; (K.K.T.); (J.P.G.); (G.F.)
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Rosendahl-Riise H, Aksnes S, Sabir Z, Ulleberg EK, Myklebust-Hansen T, Aakre I. Comparison of a digital iodine-specific dietary screener with 24-hour recall and urinary iodine concentration. J Nutr Sci 2023; 12:e90. [PMID: 37592931 PMCID: PMC10427488 DOI: 10.1017/jns.2023.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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Mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency remains a problem worldwide, including in Norway. Of particular, concern is fertile, pregnant and lactating women. The Norwegian Dairy Council developed a digital iodine-specific dietary screener (I-screener) for the assessment of iodine intake levels but has yet to be validated. The aim was thus to investigate the relative validity of the I-screener by comparing estimates of iodine intake from the I-screener against a single 24-hour recall (24HR) and urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in fertile women. Healthy females were recruited in Bergen in August-December 2021. Six spot-urine samples from six consecutive days were collected into a pooled sample to assess UIC. Each participant completed a single administration of the I-screener and the 24HR. The estimated daily iodine intake from the I-screener was compared with the estimations from the 24HR and UIC. Seventy-two women aged 19-39 completed the study. The median UIC was 76 μg/l. Compared with the 24HR, the I-screener placed 83 % of the participants in the same/adjacent tertial, with a slight agreement between the methods (Cohen's kappa = 0⋅187). The present study shows an acceptable correlation between the I-screener and the 24HR (r = 0⋅318), but not between the I-screener and UIC (r = 0⋅122). Despite its varying iodine estimate abilities, the I-screener may be used as an initial screening tool to rank fertile women on an individual level into deficient inadequate, and sufficient iodine intake. However, due to the relatively high risk of misclassification, further assessment of iodine status should follow.
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- Hanne Rosendahl-Riise
- Mohn Nutrition Research Laboratory and Center for Nutrition, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Mohn Nutrition Research Laboratory and Center for Nutrition, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Samson ML, Peeri NC, Alatise OI, O'Connell K, Sharma A, Ogunleye SG, Aderounmu AA, Olasehinde O, Ogundokun AO, Ikujenlola AV, Fatusi A, Kingham TP, Du M. Validating a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire to assess regional diet in a study of cancer in South West Nigeria. Cancer Causes Control 2023; 34:495-503. [PMID: 36995554 PMCID: PMC10617682 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-023-01684-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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PURPOSE Cancer burden is rising rapidly in Nigeria, the most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa; this trend may in part be attributable to diet. We developed and validated a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess regional diet in Nigeria. METHODS We recruited 68 adult participants from rural and urban settings in South West Nigeria. We developed an FFQ administered at baseline and assessed its validity using 3 dietary recalls (baseline, 7 days post baseline, 3 months post baseline). We calculated Spearman's rank correlation coefficients and energy-adjusted de-attenuated correlation coefficients for food items and macronutrients. We evaluated cross-classification using quartiles of macronutrient intake. RESULTS Energy-adjusted de-attenuated food item correlations between the FFQ and dietary recalls ranged from -0.08 (smoked beef/goat) to 0.73 (fried snacks) for the average intake from the first 2 recalls (2DR) and from -0.05 (smoked beef/goat) to 0.75 (smoked fish) for the average of all 3 recalls (3DR). Macronutrient correlations ranged from 0.15 (fat) to 0.37 (fiber) for the 2DR and from 0.08 (fat) to 0.41 (carbohydrates) for the 3DR. The percent of participants classified in the same quartile ranged from 16.4% (fat) to 32.8% (fiber, protein) for the 2DR and from 25.6% (fat) to 34.9% (carbohydrates) for the 3DR. Agreement improved when including adjacent quartiles, from 65.5% (carbohydrates) to 70.5% (fat, fiber) for the 2DR and from 62.8% (protein) to 76.8% (carbohydrate) for the 3DR. CONCLUSION Our semi-quantitative FFQ was reasonably valid for ranking intake of certain foods and macronutrients in adults in South West Nigeria.
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- Marguerite L Samson
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Community Health, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Community Health, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Ramírez-Contreras C, Farran-Codina A, Zerón-Rugerio MF, Izquierdo-Pulido M. Relative Validity and Reliability of the Remind App as an Image-Based Method to Assess Dietary Intake and Meal Timing in Young Adults. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15081824. [PMID: 37111043 PMCID: PMC10146256 DOI: 10.3390/nu15081824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Image-based dietary records have been validated as tools to evaluate dietary intake. However, to determine meal timing, previous studies have relied primarily on image-based smartphone applications without validation. Noteworthy, the validation process is necessary to determine how accurately a test method measures meal timing compared with a reference method over the same time period. Thus, we aimed to assess the relative validity and reliability of the Remind® app as an image-based method to assess dietary intake and meal timing. For this purpose, 71 young adults (aged 20-33 years, 81.7% women) were recruited for a 3-day cross-sectional study, where they completed a 3-day image-based record using the Remind app (test method) and a 3-day handwritten food record (reference method). The relative validity of the test method versus the reference method was assessed using multiple tests including Bland-Altman, % difference, paired t-test/Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Pearson/Spearman correlation coefficients, and cross-classification. We also evaluated the reliability of the test method using an intra-class correlation (ICC) coefficient. The results showed that, compared to the reference method, the relative validity of the test method was good for assessing energy and macronutrient intake, as well as meal timing. Meanwhile, the relative validity of the test method to assess micronutrient intake was poor (p < 0.05) for some micronutrients (iron, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, C, and E, and folates) and some food groups (cereals and grains, legumes, tubers, oils, and fats). Regarding the reliability of an image-based method to assess dietary intake and meal timing, results ranged from moderate to excellent (ICC 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 0.50-1.00) for all nutrients, food groups (except oils and fats, which had low to moderate reliability), and meal timings. Thus, the results obtained in this study provide evidence of the relative validity and reliability of image-based methods to assess dietary intake (energy, macronutrients, and most food groups) and meal timing. These results open up a new framework for chrononutrition, as these methods improve the quality of the data collected and also reduce the burden on users to accurately estimate portion size and the timing of meals.
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- Catalina Ramírez-Contreras
- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, Food Science Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, 08921 Barcelona, Spain
- INSA-UB, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, University of Barcelona, 08921 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, Food Science Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, 08921 Barcelona, Spain
- INSA-UB, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, University of Barcelona, 08921 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, Food Science Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, 08921 Barcelona, Spain
- INSA-UB, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, University of Barcelona, 08921 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Fundamental and Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Gastronomy, Food Science Torribera Campus, University of Barcelona, 08921 Barcelona, Spain
- INSA-UB, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, University of Barcelona, 08921 Barcelona, Spain
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Madali B, Inan-Eroglu E, Ozsin-Ozler C, Karahan S, Uzamıs-Tekcicek M, Buyuktuncer Z. Development and validation of a comprehensive food frequency questionnaire that assesses the dietary intake related with dental health in children: A pilot study. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2023; 54:130-136. [PMID: 36963854 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS This study aimed to develop a validated and reliable food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) that assess dietary intake related with dental health in children. METHODS Children, two-to-nine-years old, who consulted to a paediatric dental clinic for any reason, were recruited to complete the FFQ and 24-h recall, inquired oral hygiene habits, performed oral examinations, recorded dmft(s)/DMFT(S) index, and taken anthropometric measurements. The statistical methods used for validation were Wilcoxon signed rank test, Spearman ranked correlations, weighted kappa statistic and Bland-Altman graphs were drawn. Besides, intraclass and spearman correlation coefficients calculated for the reliability. RESULTS A total of 120 children participated in to the first stage of the study while 70 participants completed the 4-month period. The Spearman correlation coefficient and weighted kappa values confirmed that the FFQ had moderate validation against the food records for lactose, calcium and phosphorus. Dietary fat, fibre, lactose, calcium, potassium, fluoride, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc intakes were negatively and statistically significantly correlated with DMFT and DMFS according to both FFQ and 24-h (p < 0.05, for each). Furthermore, a positive correlation between DMFT/S and dietary carbohydrate, starch, polysaccharide and sucrose intakes was obtained. CONCLUSIONS These results provide the preliminary evidence for the moderated reliability and validity of the FFQ; the higher DMFT and DMFS scores might be linked to lower dietary intakes of fat, fibre, lactose, calcium, potassium, fluorine, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc; and probably higher dietary intakes of carbohydrate, starch, polysaccharide and sucrose in children.
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- Berna Madali
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; The Boden Collaboration for Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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Reproducibility and Validity of a Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire for Children Aged 6-12 in Western China. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15040856. [PMID: 36839215 PMCID: PMC9959506 DOI: 10.3390/nu15040856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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The Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) is often used to assess dietary intake in large-scale epidemiological studies. This study aimed to evaluate the reproducibility and validity of the FFQ newly developed for children aged 6 to 12 in western China. A total of 133 children were included in the analysis, and all the children and their caregivers completed the FFQs twice with a three-month interval period, and three 24 h recalls were carried out one month after the first FFQ. We assessed the relative validity and reproducibility using various methods, such as the Spearman correlation coefficient, intra-class correlation coefficient, weighed Kappa, quartile agreement, and Bland-Altman analysis. The Spearman correlation coefficients for food ranged from 0.30 to 0.84, and for nutrients from 0.46 to 0.82 regarding reproducibility. The food intra-class correlation coefficients ranged from 0.20 to 0.85, while nutrients' ranged from 0.37 to 0.75. In terms of relative validity, the average Spearman correlation coefficients for food were 0.20, and 0.30 for energy and nutrients. The energy-adjusted and de-attenuation coefficients were calculated. Moreover, the average percentage of participants misclassified into the extreme quartile for food and nutrients was 8.0% and 7.0%, respectively. Weighted Kappa values indicated acceptable agreement between the FFQs and 24 h recalls. Furthermore, the percentage of results in the limits of agreement (LOA) were all above 93.0%. In conclusion, The FFQ showed good reproducibility and acceptable relative validity for assessing the dietary intake of children aged 6-12 in western China.
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Zouine N, Lhilali I, Menouni A, Godderis L, El Midaoui A, El Jaafari S, Zegzouti Filali Y. Development and Validation of Vitamin D- Food Frequency Questionnaire for Moroccan Women of Reproductive Age: Use of the Sun Exposure Score and the Method of Triad's Model. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15040796. [PMID: 36839154 PMCID: PMC9967684 DOI: 10.3390/nu15040796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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This cross-sectional study aimed to develop and validate a vitamin D food frequency questionnaire (VitD-FFQ) to assess vitamin D intake in Moroccan women of reproductive age. Using the method of triads, the VitD-FFQ was validated against seven-day dietary records (7d-FR) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) as a biomarker of vitamin D status in 152 women (aged 18-45 years). Participants' sun exposure scores (SES) were assessed using a specific questionnaire (SEQ). Predictors of vitamin D status were identified via linear regression models. Several statistical tests were applied to evaluate the criterion validity of the FFQ against two references methods (7d-FR and the biomarker-serum 25(OH)D). Median (Interquartile range) intakes were 7.10 ± 6.95 µg /day and 6.33 ± 5.02 µg/ day, respectively, for VitD-FFQ and 7d-FR. Vitamin D status was mainly determined by SES (R = 0.47) and vitamin D absolute food intakes derived by the VitD-FFQ (R = 0.56), which demonstrated a more significant prediction ability compared to 7d-FR (R = 0.36). An agreement was observed between the VitD-FFQ and 7d-FR (BA index of 3.29%) with no proportional bias (R2 = 0.002, p = 0.54). <10% of participants were incorrectly classified, and weighted kappa statistics showed that VitD-FFQ had an acceptable ranking ability compared to the 7d-FR and the biomarker. The validity coefficient for the VitD-FFQ was high: ρQR = 0.90 (95%CI: 0.89-0.92), and a range from 0.46 to 0.90. Adjustment for the participants' SES and BMI (body mass index) improved the biomarker's validity coefficient (ρRB 0.63 (95% CI 0.39-0.82). Our results indicate that the VitD-FFQ is valid for estimating absolute vitamin D intake in Moroccan women of reproductive age.
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- Noura Zouine
- Cluster of Competency “Environment and Health”, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes 50000, Morocco
- Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Professions of Fes-Meknes Annex, Meknes 50000, Morocco
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- Cluster of Competency “Environment and Health”, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes 50000, Morocco
- Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Professions of Fes-Meknes Annex, Meknes 50000, Morocco
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- Cluster of Competency “Environment and Health”, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes 50000, Morocco
- Health and Environment Unit, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Health and Environment Unit, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- IDEWE, External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Errachidia, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Errachidia 52000, Morocco
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- Correspondence:
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- Cluster of Competency “Environment and Health”, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes 50000, Morocco
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- Cluster of Competency “Environment and Health”, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes 50000, Morocco
- BASE Laboratory, FSM-FSTE, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, Meknes 50000, Morocco
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Hartriyanti Y, Melindha ND, Wardani RK, Ermamilia A, Lestari SK. The Valid and Reliable Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire among the Sleman Under Five Children. INQUIRY : A JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVISION AND FINANCING 2023; 60:469580231152323. [PMID: 36721916 PMCID: PMC9893355 DOI: 10.1177/00469580231152323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
To examine macronutrient intake among under-five children, which is cost-effective, reliable, and validated by regional food choice and availability, we developed a new Semi Quantitative-Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ). We validated the Sleman Under Five Children SQ-FFQ (SUFS) compared to the 3-time 24-hour recalls (24HR) and conducted reliability tests between the first and second SUFS interviews. This study included 102 under-five children. All tests were conducted for the "12-35 months" and "36-59 months" groups. Compared to 24HR using Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, Spearman's Correlation Coefficient, Bland Altman plots, Cross Classification and Limits of Agreement (LOA), the SUFS was valid but significantly overestimated the macro-nutrient consumption. The reliability test results using the Interclass Correlation Coefficient and Cronbach's alpha showed moderate to good reliability (ICC and α ranged from .6 to .9), and a high correlation using Spearman's Correlation Coefficient (rho:.42-.89). The SUFS is valid compared to the 24HR and reliable for assessing macronutrient consumption for children under five.
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- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta,
Indonesia,Ratri Kusuma Wardani, Sleman Health and
Demographic Surveillance System (Sleman HDSS), Faculty of Medicine, Public
Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Radiopoetro Building 1st Floor,
Farmako Street, Sekip Utara, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia.
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Saadati K, Chaboksavar F, Jahangasht Ghoozlu K, Shamsalinia A, Kordbageri MR, Ghadimi R, Porasgari Z, Ghaffari F. Evaluation of psychometric properties of dietary habits, lifestyle, food frequency consumption, and nutritional beliefs (KomPAN) questionnaire in Iranian adults. Front Public Health 2022; 10:1049909. [PMID: 36504955 PMCID: PMC9732538 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1049909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Adherence to unhealthy dietary patterns is a major cause of overweight and obesity in adults. Therefore, it is recommended that assessment and modification of unhealthy lifestyle should be included in prevention programs. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to evaluate the status of dietary patterns in adults with valid and reliable tools. Thus, the aims of the present study were to translate the KomPAN questionnaire, evaluate its psychometric properties in Iranian adults and measure 4 dietary indices including high-saturated-fats-Diet-Index-8 (hSFDI-8), high-Sugar- Diet-Index-4 (hSDI-4), low-Glycaemic-Diet-Index-4 (LGIDI-4) and high- Glycaemic-Diet-Index-7 (hGIDI-7) based on 3 groups of body mass index (BMI) (BMI = 18.5-24.9, BMI = 25-29.9 and BMI ≥ 30), gender, educational level, income status, and age. Methods The KomPAN questionnaire included 4 scales nutrition beliefs (NB), lifestyle, food frequency consumption (FFC), dietary habits (DH) and after its translation from English into Persian, the psychometric properties of all 4 scales (face and content validity) were evaluated. For both FFC and NB scales, the construct validity was assessed through exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and convergent and discriminant validity, the internal consistency was evaluated using the Cronbach's alpha coefficient, McDonald's omega (Ω) and Theta coefficient (θ), as well as the stability was assessed via intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Cross-classification and Kappa statistics were evaluated for both DH and lifestyle scales. Then, 4 dietary indices were measured in terms of demographic variables. Results The cross-classification of DH (93.96%) and lifestyle (95.87%) scales indicated the percentage of correct classification in the test-retest scales. The Kappa statistic was >0.4 and its value was acceptable. The mean Kappa statistics were 0.734 and 0.865 for the DH and lifestyle scales, respectively. The fit indices showed that the two-factor construct of the FFC scale and the one-factor construct of the NB scale had a good and acceptable fit among the Iranian adults. The FFC and NB scales had acceptable internal consistency and stability. Conclusion It is recommended that other researchers use the KomPAN questionnaire to identify DH, FFC, NB and lifestyle as well as measure diet quality scores in the adult community.
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- Kiyana Saadati
- Medicine Department, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Department, Nursing Care Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Department, Nursing Care Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Department, Nursing Care Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Department of Sport Nutrition, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Department, Nursing Care Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran,*Correspondence: Fatemeh Ghaffari
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Cieśla E, Suliga E, Kadučáková H, Michel S, Ižová M, Simočková V, Martin T, Braun A, Kozieł D, Głuszek S. Reproducibility of the German and Slovakian Versions of the Dietary Habits and Nutrition Beliefs Questionnaire (KomPAN). Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14224893. [PMID: 36432579 PMCID: PMC9696161 DOI: 10.3390/nu14224893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the reproducibility and reliability of the KomPAN questionnaire among two groups of university students from Germany and Slovakia. METHODS A total of 422 individuals (mean age 21.4 years, SD 4.0), including 197 from Slovakia (men 26.2%) and 225 from Germany (men 22.3%), were tested using the self-administered (SA-Q) version of the KomPAN questionnaire and then retested two weeks later. A cross-classification analysis, kappa coefficients, Cronbach's ɑ coefficients, and a test-retest result comparison were conducted separately for each group of students to assess the reproducibility and reliability of the questionnaire. RESULTS The cross-classification values were higher than 46.2% among the German students and higher than 55.8% among the Slovakian students. The kappa coefficients ranged from 0.21 to 0.90 in the German students and from 0.38 to 0.94 in the Slovakian students. Cronbach's ɑ ranged from 0.58 to 0.78. CONCLUSION The questionnaire displayed a moderate to very good reproducibility, which was slightly higher in the Slovakian group than in the German group. Therefore, the questionnaire can be recommended for further analysis and comparison of the dietary habits among Germans and Slovakians on a larger scale.
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- Elżbieta Cieśla
- Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Catholic University in Ružomberok, 03401 Ružomberok, Slovakia
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- Institute for Health, Faculty of Social Work, Health and Music, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, 03048 Cottbus, Germany
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- Institute for Health, Faculty of Social Work, Health and Music, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, 03048 Cottbus, Germany
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Catholic University in Ružomberok, 03401 Ružomberok, Slovakia
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- Institute for Health, Faculty of Social Work, Health and Music, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, 03048 Cottbus, Germany
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- Institute for Health, Faculty of Social Work, Health and Music, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, 03048 Cottbus, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-369 Kielce, Poland
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Comparison of dietary intake measured by a web-based FFQ and repeated 24-hour dietary recalls: the Hordaland Health Study. J Nutr Sci 2022; 11:e98. [PMID: 36405094 PMCID: PMC9641502 DOI: 10.1017/jns.2022.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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All dietary assessment methods inevitably introduce measurement errors, which should ideally be considered during data analysis and interpretation. Methodological studies should be conducted to address how well a given assessment method captures dietary intake and to highlight the extent and direction of the measurement error. Within a subgroup of the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK3), we examined the relative validity of a web-based food frequency questionnaire (WebFFQ) by comparing its estimates of mean daily intake of nutrients and foods with estimated mean daily intakes from repeated administrations of 24-hour dietary recall interviews (24-HDRs). Men and women born between 1950 and 1951 were recruited from HUSK3. The participants (n = 67) completed a WebFFQ and three non-consecutive 24-HDRs over the course of a year. Relative validity was assessed using Spearman's rank correlation, crosstab analysis and Bland-Altman plots. Linear regression models were used to compute the calibration coefficients. The estimated correlation coefficients were acceptable or strong for all nutrients and foods except iodine (rs = 0⋅19). The highest correlation coefficient was found for juice (rs = 0⋅71), whereas the lowest correlation coefficient was found for iodine (rs = 0⋅19). Cross-classification by quartiles categorised more than 72 % of the participants into the same or adjacent quartiles using the two methods. Few data points fell outside the limits of agreement in the Bland-Altman plots. Calibration coefficients ranged from 0⋅10 (wholegrain) to 0⋅81 (alcohol). Our findings suggest that the WebFFQ has reasonable ranking abilities for all the included nutrients and foods, except for iodine.
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Key Words
- 24-HDR, 24-hour dietary recall interviews
- BMI, body mass index
- CI, confidence interval
- DLW, doubly labelled water
- Dietary assessment
- FFQ
- FFQ, food frequency questionnaire
- HUSK3, The Hordaland Health Study
- KBS, KostBeregningsSystemet
- LOA, limits of agreement
- The Hordaland Health Study
- Validation
- WebFFQ
- WebFFQ, web-based food frequency questionnaire
- kJ, kilojoule
- p25–p75, 25th percentile–75th percentile
- sd, standard deviation
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Evaluation of paper-based and web-based food frequency questionnaires for 7-year-old children in Singapore. Br J Nutr 2022; 128:1626-1637. [PMID: 34776027 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114521004517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Advances in technology enabled the development of a web-based, pictorial FFQ to collect parent-report dietary intakes of 7-year-old children in the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes study. This study aimed to compare intakes estimated from a paper-FFQ and a web-FFQ and examine the relative validity of both FFQ against 3-d diet records (3DDR). Ninety-two mothers reported food intakes of their 7-year-old child on a paper-FFQ, a web-FFQ and a 3DDR. A usability questionnaire collected participants' feedback on the web-FFQ. Correlations and agreement in energy, nutrients and food groups intakes between the dietary assessments were evaluated using Pearson's correlation, Lin's concordance, Bland-Altman plots, Cohen's κ and tertile classification. The paper- and web-FFQ had good correlations (≥ 0·50) and acceptable-good agreement (Lin's concordance ≥ 0·30; Cohen's κ ≥ 0·41; ≥ 50 % correct and ≤ 10 % misclassification into same or extreme tertiles). Compared with 3DDR, both FFQ showed poor agreement (< 0·30) in assessing absolute intakes except micronutrients (web-FFQ had acceptable-good agreement), but showed acceptable-good ability to classify children into tertiles (κ ≥ 0·21; ≥ 40 % and ≤ 15 % correct or misclassification). Bland-Altman plots suggest good agreement between web-FFQ and 3DDR in assessing micronutrients and several food groups. The web-FFQ was well-received, and majority (81 %) preferred the web-FFQ over the paper-FFQ. The newly developed web-FFQ produced intake estimates comparable to the paper-FFQ, has acceptable-good agreement with 3DDR in assessing absolute micronutrients intakes and has acceptable-good ability to classify children according to categories of intakes. The positive acceptance of the web-FFQ makes it a feasible tool for future dietary data collection.
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Moridpour AH, Rafraf M, Sarbakhsh P, Asghari S, Molani-Gol R, Asghari-Jafarabadi M. Validity and reliability of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for assessing dietary vitamin D and calcium intakes in Iranian childbearing age women. Front Nutr 2022; 9:1028265. [PMID: 36386933 PMCID: PMC9643800 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1028265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) designed to estimate dietary vitamin D and Calcium (Ca) intakes in a sample of Iranian childbearing age women. An 87-item FFQ was developed and 84 healthy childbearing age women completed it. FFQ was validated by comparing its results with the 24-h dietary recall (24-h recall) and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (S-25(OH)D) as the references methods. The FFQ was completed for the second time after 4 weeks to assess the reliability of the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using spearman’s correlation, cross-classification analysis, Bland–Altman plots, the weighted κ, intraclass classification, and the method of triads. Spearman’s correlations between vitamin D and Ca intakes by the FFQ and 24-h recalls and between vitamin D intakes and S-25(OH)D were significant (r: 0.706, r: 0.959, and r: 0.682, respectively, all, P < 0.001). Cross-classification for vitamin D and Ca between two dietary methods and for vitamin D intake of FFQ and S-25(OH)D demonstrated that most of the quartiles were categorized into the same or adjacent quartiles. The Bland Altman plots for these nutrients also demonstrated good agreement. For vitamin D, the validity coefficients (VCs) calculated by the method of the triad for three methods were in the range of 0.808–0.843. The weighted κ for agreement of vitamin D and Ca by FFQ1 and FFQ2 were 0.18 and 0.638, respectively. The findings indicated that the developed FFQ has acceptable validity for estimating vitamin D and Ca. Its reliability for Ca was stronger than vitamin D.
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- Amir Hossein Moridpour
- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Nutrition Research, Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Nutrition Research, Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- *Correspondence: Maryam Rafraf, ;
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Nutrition Research, Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Cabrini Research, Cabrini Health Ltd., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Mai TMT, Tran QC, Nambiar S, der Pols JCV, Gallegos D. Development and Validation of the Vietnamese Children’s Short Dietary Questionnaire to Evaluate Food Groups Intakes and Dietary Practices among 9–11-Year-Olds Children in Urban Vietnam. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14193996. [PMID: 36235649 PMCID: PMC9570706 DOI: 10.3390/nu14193996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study aims to develop and assess the reproducibility and validity of the Vietnamese Children’s Short Dietary Questionnaire (VCSDQ) in evaluating food groups intakes and dietary practices among school-aged children 9–11 years old in urban Vietnam. A 26-item questionnaire covering frequency intakes of five core food groups, five non-core food groups, five dietary practices over a week, and daily intakes of fruits, vegetables, and water was developed. Children (n = 144) from four primary schools in four areas of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam completed the VCSDQ twice, as well as three consecutive 24 h recalls over a week. Intra-class correlation, Spearman correlation, weighted kappa, cross-classification, and Bland–Altman plots were used to evaluate the reproducibility and validity. The direct validity of food groups from VCSDQ against the 24 h recalls was examined using Wilcoxon-test for trend. The VCSDQ had good reproducibility in 12 out of 15 group items; the ICC ranged from 0.33 (grains) to 0.84 (eating while watching screens). This VCSDQ had low relative validity, two items (instant noodles, eating while watching screens) had a moderate to good agreement (k = 0.43, k = 0.84). There was good direct validity in three core-food groups (fruits, vegetables, dairy) and three non-core food groups (sweetened beverages, instant noodles, processed meat). In addition, the VCSDQ can also be used to classify daily intakes of fruits and vegetables from low to high.
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- Thi My Thien Mai
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Victoria Park Rd., Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia
- Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
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- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Victoria Park Rd., Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia
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- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Victoria Park Rd., Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia
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- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Victoria Park Rd., Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia
- Woolworths Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Graham St., South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
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Hribar M, Žlavs K, Pravst I, Žmitek K. Validation of the food frequency questionnaire for the assessment of dietary vitamin D intake. Front Nutr 2022; 9:950874. [PMID: 36211494 PMCID: PMC9537601 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.950874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Vitamin D and its adequate status are related to many aspects of human health; therefore, an appropriate tool is needed for the valid assessment of vitamin D status. The main contributor to vitamin D status is endogenous synthesis after cutaneous exposure to ultraviolet B light (UVB), but in the absence of UVB radiation, vitamin D intake becomes an important source of vitamin D. Various tools are available for vitamin D intake assessments, with the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) being among the fastest, cheapest, and most convenient; however, until now, these tools have not been adapted for the Slovenia (SI). To enable valid vitamin D intake estimation, we developed a simple one-page semi-quantitative FFQ (sqFFQ/SI) and tested its validity using a 5-day dietary record (DR) as a reference method. The reproducibility was tested with the second sqFFQ/SI (sqFFQ/SI2) 6 weeks after the first (sqFFQ/SI1). The validity and reproducibility of this method were tested on 54 participants using Bland–Altman plots, Spearman’s correlation, and Kappa analyses of tertiles. The mean daily vitamin D intake was 3.50 ± 1.91 μg according to the 5-day DR, and 2.99 ± 1.35 and 3.31 ± 1.67 μg according to the sqFFQ/SI1 and repeated sqFFQ/SI (sqFFQ/SI2), respectively. When analyzing for validity, the sqFFQ/SI1 was found to be significantly correlated (p < 0.05) with the 5-day DR, with an acceptable correlation coefficient of 0.268 and a Bland–Altman index of 3.7%. For reproducibility, the correlation between the sqFFQ/SI1 and sqFFQ/SI2 was highly significant (p < 0.001), with a good correlation coefficient of 0.689 and a Bland–Altman index of 3.7%. Kappa analyses of tertiles showed a poor validity and acceptable reproducibility. Overall, we observed a higher reproducibility than validity. Validation and reproducibility analyses demonstrated that the proposed sqFFQ/SI is acceptable and is, therefore, an appropriate tool for the effective assessment of habitual vitamin D intake on an individual level. With this consideration, this tool will be used in further population studies to assess vitamin D intake and for the development of a screening tool for the assessment of the risk for vitamin D deficiency, which will be used as a foundation for evidence-based policy-making decisions.
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- Maša Hribar
- Nutrition and Public Health Research Group, Nutrition Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Nutrition and Public Health Research Group, Nutrition Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Nutrition and Public Health Research Group, Nutrition Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- VIST–Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- *Correspondence: Igor Pravst,
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- Nutrition and Public Health Research Group, Nutrition Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- VIST–Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Heusschen L, Berendsen AAM, Balvers MGJ, Deden LN, de Vries JHM, Hazebroek EJ. Relative validity of a short screener to assess diet quality in patients with severe obesity before and after bariatric surgery. Public Health Nutr 2022; 25:1-11. [PMID: 35786490 PMCID: PMC9991825 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980022001501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the relative validity and reproducibility of the Eetscore FFQ, a short screener for assessing diet quality, in patients with (severe) obesity before and after bariatric surgery (BS). DESIGN The Eetscore FFQ was evaluated against 3-d food records (3d-FR) before (T0) and 6 months after BS (T6) by comparing index scores of the Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015 (DHD2015-index). Relative validity was assessed using paired t tests, Kendall's tau-b correlation coefficients (τb), cross-classification by tertiles, weighted kappa values (k w ) and Bland-Altman plots. Reproducibility of the Eetscore FFQ was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). SETTING Regional hospital, the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS Hundred and forty participants with obesity who were scheduled for BS. RESULTS At T0, mean total DHD2015-index score derived from the Eetscore FFQ was 10·2 points higher than the food record-derived score (P < 0·001) and showed an acceptable correlation (τb = 0·42, 95 % CI: 0·27, 0·55). There was a fair agreement with a correct classification of 50 % (k w = 0·37, 95 % CI: 0·25, 0·49). Correlation coefficients of the individual DHD components varied from 0·01-0·54. Similar results were observed at T6 (τb = 0·31, 95 % CI: 0·12, 0·48, correct classification of 43·7 %; k w = 0·25, 95 % CI: 0·11, 0·40). Reproducibility of the Eetscore FFQ was good (ICC = 0·78, 95 % CI: 0·69, 0·84). CONCLUSION The Eetscore FFQ showed to be acceptably correlated with the DHD2015-index derived from 3d-FR, but absolute agreement was poor. Considering the need for dietary assessment methods that reduce the burden for patients, practitioners and researchers, the Eetscore FFQ can be used for ranking according to diet quality and for monitoring changes over time.
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- Laura Heusschen
- Vitalys Obesity Clinic, Part of Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, 6800 TA, The Netherlands
- Divison of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Divison of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Divison of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Vitalys Obesity Clinic, Part of Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, 6800 TA, The Netherlands
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- Divison of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Vitalys Obesity Clinic, Part of Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, 6800 TA, The Netherlands
- Divison of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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The 72-Item Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (72-Item SQ-FFQ) for Polish Young Adults: Reproducibility and Relative Validity. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14132696. [PMID: 35807876 PMCID: PMC9268558 DOI: 10.3390/nu14132696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) are the most common tools used in dietary research. Each newly developed, modified, or adapted FFQ should be validated in the target population. The aim of this study was to assess the reproducibility and relative validity of the 72-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (72-item SQ-FFQ) for Polish adults. The 72-item SQ-FFQ was developed based on a non-quantitative FFQ covering 62 food items (62-item FFQ-6®). The study was conducted among 186 university students aged 19–26 years (47.8% of females). The FFQ was administered on two occasions (FFQcrude and FFQretest) to assess the test–retest reproducibility, and the FFQcrude was compared with the estimated food record (FRcrude) to evaluate the relative validity of the FFQ in assessing the intake of energy, 38 nutrients, and alcohol. The energy intake obtained with both methods was standardized to 2000 kcal/day (FFQstand, FRstand). The dietary intake obtained with FFQcrude was adjusted using linear regression analysis (FFQreg). The reproducibility and relative validity of the FFQ were assessed by comparing the mean values of energy and nutrient intake and using Spearman’s correlation coefficient, the cross-classification analysis, and the Bland–Altman method. Spearman’s correlation coefficient between both administrations of the FFQ ranged from 0.631 to 0.878 (the intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.583–0.935), for FFQcrude and FRcrude ranged from −0.025 to 0.390, for FFQstand and FRstand ranged from 0.021 to 0.546, and for FFQreg and FRcrude ranged from 0.028 to 0.391. The percentage of respondents classified into the same or adjacent quartiles of nutrient intake obtained from two administrations of the FFQ ranged from 84.9% to 97.8%, for FFQcrude and FRcrude ranged from 61.3% to 76.9%, for FFQstand and FRstand ranged from 63.4% to 83.9%, and for FFQreg and FRcrude ranged from 60.2% to 76.9%. In conclusion, our findings showed good reproducibility and acceptable relative validity of the 72-item SQ-FFQ. This tool can be recommended for assessing dietary intake among Polish young adults. However, the intake of certain nutrients should be interpreted with caution.
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Yaghi N, Boulos C, Baddoura R, Abifadel M, Yaghi C. Validity and reliability of a food frequency questionnaire for community dwelling older adults in a Mediterranean country: Lebanon. Nutr J 2022; 21:40. [PMID: 35717319 PMCID: PMC9206140 DOI: 10.1186/s12937-022-00788-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) is an easy and inexpensive tool that can be used to evaluate nutrient and dietary trends of groups and individuals. Few studies in the East Mediterranean region tailored FFQs to describe dietary intakes of older adults. The purpose of the study is therefore to assess the validity and reproducibility of a FFQ, designed for use with older adults living in a Mediterranean Arabic speaking country, Lebanon. Methods The FFQ is composed of a list of 90 food items, commonly consumed by adults above 60 years of age. Validity of the FFQ was tested using the mean of two 24-hours dietary recalls (24HDR), and reproducibility, by repeating the questionnaire within a one-month period, along the second dietary recall. Our study included 42 and 76 participants, for the repoducibility and validity analysis respectively. Subjects were randomly selected from 2 of the 8 governorates in the country. Results FFQ reproducibility showed a mean relative difference of 1.03% without any significant difference between all paired components of nutrients. Intra class correlation (ICC) showed good and excellent reliability for caloric intake and all macronutrients, moderate to good reliability for all remaining nutrients, except for poly-unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins A, B12 and fibers. Correlation coefficients for all nutrients were fair to strong. Both administrations of the FFQ showed good internal validity. Validation of FFQ showed a mean relative difference between FFQ and mean 24HDR at 19.5%. Agreements between the 2 methods, for classifying individuals in the same or adjacent quartile, for nutrient intake and nutrient adequacy, were 80 and 78.2% respectively. Mean Kappa coefficient was 0.56 and energy-adjusted correlations were within the recommended values for all items except for vitamin A and B12. Adjusting for nutrient-dense food intake improved the agreement for theses 2 vitamins to 0.49 and 0.56, respectively. Conclusion The proposed FFQ can be considered a valid tool to help describe nutrient intake of older individuals in an Arabic speaking Mediterranean country. It could serve for possible use in the East Mediterranean region for the evaluation of regular dietary intake of community-dwelling older adults. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12937-022-00788-8.
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- Nathalie Yaghi
- Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, PO Box: 17-5208 Mar Mikhael, Beirut, 1104 2020, Lebanon.
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- Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, PO Box: 17-5208 Mar Mikhael, Beirut, 1104 2020, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pôle Technologie-Santé, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.,Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Navarro-Padilla ML, Bernal-Orozco MF, Fernández-Ballart J, Vizmanos B, Rodríguez-Rocha NP, Macedo-Ojeda G. The Reproducibility and Relative Validity of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Identifying Iron-Related Dietary Patterns in Pregnant Women. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14112313. [PMID: 35684114 PMCID: PMC9182834 DOI: 10.3390/nu14112313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Analyzing pregnant women’s iron intake using dietary patterns would provide information that considers dietary relationships with other nutrients and their sources. The objective of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility and relative validity of a Qualitative Food Frequency Questionnaire to identify iron-related dietary patterns (FeP-FFQ) among Mexican pregnant women. A convenience sample of pregnant women (n = 110) completed two FeP-FFQ (FeP-FFQ1 and FeP-FFQ2) and a 3-day diet record (3DDR). Foods appearing in the 3DDR were classified into the same food groupings as the FeP-FFQ, and most consumed foods were identified. Exploratory factor analysis was used to determine dietary patterns. Scores were compared (FeP-FFQ for reproducibility and FeP-FFQ1 vs. 3DDR for validity) through intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), cross-classification, Bland−Altman analysis, and weighed Cohen kappa (κw), using dietary patterns scores tertiles. Two dietary patterns were identified: “healthy” and “processed foods and dairy”. ICCs (p < 0.01) for “healthy” pattern and “processed foods and dairy” pattern were 0.76 for and 0.71 for reproducibility, and 0.36 and 0.37 for validity, respectively. Cross-classification and Bland−Altman analysis showed good agreement for reproducibility and validity; κw values showed moderate agreement for reproducibility and low agreement for validity. In conclusion, the FeP-FFQ showed good indicators of reproducibility and validity to identify dietary patterns related to iron intake among pregnant women.
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- Institute of Translational Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics, Department of Clinics of Human and Health Reproduction, Growth and Child Development, Health Sciences University Center, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico; (M.F.B.-O.); (B.V.)
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- Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IISPV, 43201 Reus, Spain;
- CIBERobn (CB06/03) Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Translational Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics, Department of Clinics of Human and Health Reproduction, Growth and Child Development, Health Sciences University Center, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico; (M.F.B.-O.); (B.V.)
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- Department of Public Health, Regional Institute for Public Health Research, Health Sciences University Center, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico;
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- Department of Public Health, Institute of Research in Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences University Center, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-10-5852-00 (ext. 33900)
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Liu X, Li H, Zhao Y, Li J, Zhang J, Ma L, Li L, Lin S, Lao XQ, Zhao W. Reproducibility and relative validity of a food frequency questionnaire for a diet-related study in a rural Chinese population. Nutr J 2022; 21:3. [PMID: 35164802 PMCID: PMC8845226 DOI: 10.1186/s12937-021-00756-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess the reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) developed for diet-related studies in a rural population. METHODS One hundred fifty-four healthy residents were interviewed with a 76-item FFQ at baseline (FFQ1) and 1 month later (FFQ2) to assess reproducibility, and required to complete two three-day dietary recalls (DRs) between two FFQs to determine the validity by comparing DRs with FFQ1. RESULTS Crude Spearman correlation coefficients between FFQ1 and FFQ2 ranged from 0.58 to 0.92 and energy-adjusted coefficients ranged from 0.62 to 0.92; weighted kappa statistic covered a spectrum from 0.45 to 0.81, depicting moderate to good agreements. For validity, there were moderate to strong associations (0.40-0.68) in most nutrients and food between FFQ1 and DRs; weighted kappa statistic demonstrated fair to moderate agreements for nutrients and food (0.21-0.49). CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that the FFQ has reasonably reproducibility and validity in measuring most nutrients and food intake, and it can be used to explore the dietary habits in studying the diet-disease relationship in Chinese rural populations.
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- Xudong Liu
- School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, No. 283 Jianghai Avenue, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, 510310, China.
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Yanting Cancer Hospital, Mianyang, China
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- Center of Family Planning Service, Mianyang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Mianyang, China
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Yanting Cancer Hospital, Mianyang, China
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- Department of Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Yanting Cancer Hospital, Mianyang, China
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- School of Management, Putian University, Putian, China
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- JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- School of Public Health and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology, No.1088 Xueyuan Dadao, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Karamnova NS, Maksimov SA, Shalnova SA, Shvabskaia OB, Izmailova OV, Ivanova EI, Molchanova OV, Kontsevaya AV, Drapkina OM. Development, validation and assessment of reproducibility of a modern version of semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for the adult population. КАРДИОВАСКУЛЯРНАЯ ТЕРАПИЯ И ПРОФИЛАКТИКА 2022. [DOI: 10.15829/1728-8800-2022-3169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The changing structure of food consumption requires updating the nutrition assessment tool, taking into account modern dietary patterns.Aim. To develop, evaluate the validity and reproducibility of semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for the adult population.Material and methods. The FFQ questionnaire was developed as part of the Russian part of the international Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study. To compare the quantitative parameters of the energy and nutritional value of diet, the validation used data on the actual nutrition of 294 men and women aged 25-65 years, collected by 2 methods: 24-hour dietary recall (24hDR) — 4 surveys per year (1 time per season) and the developed FFQ — 2 surveys: initially (FFQ1) and after 12 months (FFQ2).Results. The minimum mean values for the vast majority of nutrients were recorded by the 24hDR method, while higher values — by FFQ2, and maximum values — by FFQ1. Pearson’s correlation coefficients ranged from 0,19 (retinol equivalent) to 0,53 (cholesterol), showing a moderate relationship between the two methods. After crossclassification, the proportion of subjects assigned to the same quartile of 24hDR and FFQ2 nutrient profile ranged from 26,9% (β-carotene) to 43,5% (cholesterol), and those assigned to opposite quartiles ranged from 3,1% (cholesterol) to 11,2% (retinol equivalent), indicating good agreement between these methods. The Bland-Altman plots showed slightly overestimated FFQ2 scores for total carbohydrate, protein, and dietary calories. The Pearson correlation between FFQ1 and FFQ2 values ranged from 0,46 to 0,82. The intraclass correlation showed the questionnaire reproducibility coefficients lower than the Pearson correlation. However, most of them remained at a value of >0,60.Conclusion. The results showed predominantly moderate validity and good reproducibility of the modern FFQ version, which allows it to be used to assess nutrition in the adult population with estimation of the energy and nutritional value of diet in the protocols of Russian epidemiological, preventive and clinical studies.
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- N. S. Karamnova
- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
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- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
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The Relative Validity and Reproducibility of Food Frequency Questionnaires in the China Kadoorie Biobank Study. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14040794. [PMID: 35215443 PMCID: PMC8879142 DOI: 10.3390/nu14040794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Short versions of qualitative and quantitative food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) are widely used to assess usual food intake. However, fewer studies evaluated their relative validity and reproducibility in the Chinese population. METHODS This study compared 12-day 24-h dietary recalls with qualitative and quantitative FFQs designed by the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) study to assess the relative validity. Two FFQs were administered in the second and third seasons and compared to evaluate the reproducibility. Statistical tests included Spearman correlation coefficients, weighted kappa, and cross-classification. RESULTS A total of 432 participants were eligible after stratifying by age, sex, and four regions. In the validation of qualitative FFQ, adjusted Spearman coefficients were between 0.23 and 0.59, and weighted kappa coefficients ranged from 0.61 to 0.88, except for fresh vegetables. The percentage of correct classification was highest in fresh vegetables and lowest in fresh fruit, but the percentages of extreme classification were below 3.0%. Corresponding Spearman and kappa coefficients for the reproducibility were 0.17-0.56 and 0.62-0.90. Furthermore, the correct classification constituted between 35.6 and 93.3% of all participants. Regarding the relative validity of the quantitative FFQ, Spearman coefficients ranged from 0.14 to 0.69 in addition to dried vegetables and carbonated soft drinks. For items with more than two-thirds of total participants consumed, weighted kappa coefficients were from 0.57 to 0.79; correct classification percentages were between 34.6% and 67.5%. Spearman and kappa coefficients for the reproducibility of the quantitative FFQ were 0.15-0.71 and 0.60-0.86, respectively; correct classification percentages varied from 47.8% to 71.6%. CONCLUSION Most food items from the qualitative FFQ showed acceptable or even good relative validity and reproducibility in the CKB study. Likewise, major food items in the quantitative FFQ were valid and reproducible, but poor performances of dried vegetables and carbonated soft drinks indicated the need for modification and validation in future research.
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El Mesmoudi N, Al Dhaheri AS, Feehan J, Stojanovska L, Ali HI. Validation of a quantitative web-based food frequency questionnaire to assess dietary intake in the adult Emirati population. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0262150. [PMID: 35085272 PMCID: PMC8794217 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background and objective A culture-specific web-based food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess dietary intake in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) adult population was developed using data from the 2009–2010 national nutrition survey. The objective of this study was to assess the relative validity of the newly developed FFQ for use in the adult Emirati population (AE-FFQ), which contained a list of 139 food lines. Methods A convenient sample of 60 (36 females and 24 males) adult Emiratis completed 3 non-consecutive 24HRs over a period of one month, followed by the AE-FFQ, which assessed the intake over the previous month. Relative validity was evaluated by comparing nutrient and food group intakes from the AE-FFQ with the average three 24HRs using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, Spearman’s correlation coefficients (CC), Bland-Altman analysis, and cross-classification. Results The AE-FFQ overestimated energy and most nutrients and food groups. Bland–Altman analysis showed significant proportional bias between the 2 methods. Deattenuated energy-adjusted Spearman correlation coefficients were poor to good ranging from 0.06 (iron) to 0.62 (fiber) for nutrients, 0.39 median value, and from –0.01 (cruciferous vegetables) to 0.64 (eggs) for food groups, 0.41 median value. A fairly acceptable agreement was obtained, with correct classification into the same or adjacent quartile ranging from 34% (vitamin B12) to 78% (pyridoxine), median 69% for nutrients and from 55% (diet soft drinks) to 87% (soft drinks), median 67% for food groups. Conclusions The AE-FFQ is an acceptable tool for ranking UAE adults (aged 18 to 50) according to their dietary intake to investigate the role of Emirati dietary patterns on health and disease. Caution is needed for assessing absolute intake, however, given the bias observed in assessing group-level agreement.
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- Najoua El Mesmoudi
- Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- The Department of Medicine–Western Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- The Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia
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- Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
- The Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne Australia
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- Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Relative Validity and Reproducibility of a Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire for Determining Nutrient Intake in Older Adults in New Zealand: The REACH Study. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14030519. [PMID: 35276880 PMCID: PMC8838043 DOI: 10.3390/nu14030519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Dietary intake is an important predictor of health and disease outcomes. This cross-sectional study evaluated the relative validity and reproducibility of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for assessing energy and nutrient intake in older adults. Dietary data were collected 2018–2019 in Auckland, New Zealand from a convenience sample of community-dwelling adults (65–74 years, n = 294, 37% male) using a 109-item self-administered FFQ at baseline (FFQ1) and four weeks later to assess reproducibility. FFQ1 was compared to a four-day food record to determine relative validity. Agreement between dietary assessment tools was assessed for both raw and energy-adjusted nutrient intakes using paired t-tests, correlation coefficients, weighted kappa statistic, Bland–Altman plots, and linear regression analysis. Energy adjustments moderately improved the relative validity and reproducibility for most nutrients. For energy and energy-adjusted nutrient intakes, the mean correlation coefficients were 0.38 (validity) and 0.65 (reproducibility); the mean weighted kappa statistics were 0.27 (validity) and 0.51 (reproducibility). A significant slope of bias was present in 54% (validity) and 25% (reproducibility) of Bland–Altman plots. The Researching Eating, Activity, and Cognitive Health (REACH) FFQ has acceptable relative validity and good reproducibility for ranking nutrient intakes in older New Zealand adults, but is less suitable for assessing absolute nutrient intakes.
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Barchitta M, Maugeri A, Favara G, Magnano San Lio R, Riela PM, Guarnera L, Battiato S, Agodi A. Development of a Web-App for the Ecological Momentary Assessment of Dietary Habits among College Students: The HEALTHY-UNICT Project. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14020330. [PMID: 35057511 PMCID: PMC8779738 DOI: 10.3390/nu14020330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a critical period for the development of healthy behaviors. Yet, it is often characterized by unhealthy food choices. Considering the current pandemic scenario, it is also essential to assess the effects of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) on lifestyles and diet, especially among young people. However, the assessment of dietary habits and their determinants is a complex issue that requires innovative approaches and tools, such as those based on the ecological momentary assessment (EMA). Here, we describe the first phases of the “HEALTHY-UNICT” project, which aimed to develop and validate a web-app for the EMA of dietary data among students from the University of Catania, Italy. The pilot study included 138 students (mean age 24 years, SD = 4.2; 75.4% women), who used the web-app for a week before filling out a food frequency questionnaire with validation purposes. Dietary data obtained through the two tools showed moderate correlations, with the lowest value for butter and margarine and the highest for pizza (Spearman’s correlation coefficients of 0.202 and 0.699, respectively). According to the cross-classification analysis, the percentage of students classified into the same quartile ranged from 36.9% for vegetable oil to 58.1% for pizza. In line with these findings, the weighted-kappa values ranged from 0.15 for vegetable oil to 0.67 for pizza, and most food categories showed values above 0.4. This web-app showed good usability among students, assessed through a 19-item usability scale. Moreover, the web-app also had the potential to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on students’ behaviors and emotions, showing a moderate impact on sedentary activities, level of stress, and depression. These findings, although interesting, might be confirmed by the next phases of the HEALTHY-UNICT project, which aims to characterize lifestyles, dietary habits, and their relationship with anthropometric measures and emotions in a larger sample of students.
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- Martina Barchitta
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.M.); (G.F.); (R.M.S.L.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.M.); (G.F.); (R.M.S.L.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.M.); (G.F.); (R.M.S.L.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.M.); (G.F.); (R.M.S.L.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (P.M.R.); (L.G.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (P.M.R.); (L.G.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Mathematics and Informatics, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (P.M.R.); (L.G.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies “GF Ingrassia”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy; (A.M.); (G.F.); (R.M.S.L.); (A.A.)
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Luciano M, Corley J, Valdés Hernández MC, Craig LCA, McNeill G, Bastin ME, Deary IJ, Cox SR, Wardlaw JM. Mediterranean-Type Diet and Brain Structural Change from 73 to 79 Years in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. J Nutr Health Aging 2022; 26:368-372. [PMID: 35450993 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-022-1760-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To test whether Mediterranean-type Diet (MeDi) at age 70 years is associated with longitudinal trajectories of total brain MRI volume over a six-year period from age 73 to 79. DESIGN Cohort study which uses a correlational design. SETTING Participants residing in the Lothian region of Scotland and living independently in the community. PARTICIPANTS A relatively healthy Scottish sample drawn from the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. MEASUREMENTS Total brain volume measurements were available at ages 73, 76 and 79 (N ranged 332 to 563). Adherence to the MeDi was based on food frequency questionnaire data collected three years before the baseline imaging scans, and was used in growth curve models to predict the trajectory of total brain volume change. RESULTS No association was found (p>.05) between adherence to the MeDi at age 70 and total brain volume change from 73 to 79 years in minimally-adjusted (sex) or fully adjusted models controlling for additional health confounders. CONCLUSIONS Variation in adherence to the MeDi was not predictive of total brain atrophy over a six-year period. This suggests that previous findings of dietary associations with brain volume are not long lasting or become less important as ageing-related conditions account for greater variation in brain volume change. More frequent collection of dietary intake data is needed to clarify these findings.
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- Michelle Luciano, Psychology, 7 George Square, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 8JZ, Phone +44 (0)131 6503630,
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Wendling AL, Crispim SP, Ribeiro SAV, Balbino KP, Hermsdorff HHM. Relative validity and reproducibility of food frequency questionnaire for individuals on hemodialysis (NUGE-HD study). Hemodial Int 2021; 26:386-396. [PMID: 34970823 DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Adequate assessment of food intake is essential to establish the magnitude and direction of the relationship of food, nutrients, and bioactive compounds with clinical outcomes of individuals in hemodialysis. We evaluated the relative validity and reproducibility of a specific food frequency questionnaire for individuals on hemodialysis (FFQ-HD). METHODS Eighty-two participants (57.3% male, 57.5 ± 14.4 years) from the open cohort Nutrition and Genetics in Hemodialysis Outcomes participated in this study. The relative validity of the FFQ-HD was assessed using the mean of two 24-h food recall (24hR) adjusted for within-subject variability as a reference method. We also performed Pearson correlations, and agreement between tertile, kappa statistics, and Bland-Altman scatter plots were validated. Reproducibility was assessed after 1 year using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). FINDINGS Daily energy intake was not different between FFQ-HD and 24hR (mean difference of 50.1 kcal). Intake of protein, linolenic acid, fiber, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, calcium, and sugar showed a moderate correlation (r between 0.4 and 0.5) among instruments, while mean correlation coefficient was r = 0.38 to food group intake. Bland-Altman plots showed good agreement for micronutrients, phosphorus, sodium, and potassium and for the groups "flour, bread, and pasta" and "processed, canned meat, salts, and seasonings". The reproducibility of FFQ-HD for nutrients and food groups was satisfactory, reaching a maximum ICC of 0.72 and 0.59, respectively. DISCUSSION The FFQ-HD showed moderate validity and reproducibility for calories, nutrients, and food groups of clinical and nutritional interest for HD subjects so that it can be a useful tool in epidemiological studies in this population.
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- Aline L Wendling
- Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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- Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Nutrition and Health, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil
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Ahmed S, Rahman T, Ripon MSH, Rashid HU, Kashem T, Md Ali MS, Khor BH, Khosla P, Karupaiah T, Daud ZAM. A Food Frequency Questionnaire for Hemodialysis Patients in Bangladesh (BDHD-FFQ): Development and Validation. Nutrients 2021; 13:4521. [PMID: 34960076 PMCID: PMC8707927 DOI: 10.3390/nu13124521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Diet is a recognized risk factor and cornerstone for chronic kidney disease (CKD) management; however, a tool to assess dietary intake among Bangladeshi dialysis patients is scarce. This study aims to validate a prototype Bangladeshi Hemodialysis Food Frequency Questionnaire (BDHD-FFQ) against 3-day dietary recall (3DDR) and corresponding serum biomarkers. Nutrients of interest were energy, macronutrients, potassium, phosphate, iron, sodium and calcium. The BDHD-FFQ, comprising 132 food items, was developed from 606 24-h recalls and had undergone face and content validation. Comprehensive facets of relative validity were ascertained using six statistical tests (correlation coefficient, percent difference, paired t-test, cross-quartiles classification, weighted kappa, and Bland-Altman analysis). Overall, the BDHD-FFQ showed acceptable to good correlations (p < 0.05) with 3DDR for the concerned nutrients in unadjusted and energy-adjusted models, but this correlation was diminished when adjusted for other covariates (age, gender, and BMI). Phosphate and potassium intake, estimated by the BDHD-FFQ, also correlated well with the corresponding serum biomarkers (p < 0.01) when compared to 3DDR (p > 0.05). Cross-quartile classification indicated that <10% of patients were incorrectly classified. Weighted kappa statistics showed agreement with all but iron. Bland-Altman analysis showed positive mean differences were observed for all nutrients when compared to 3DDR, whilst energy, carbohydrates, fat, iron, sodium, and potassium had percentage data points within the limit of agreement (mean ± 1.96 SD), above 95%. In summary, the BDHD-FFQ demonstrated an acceptable relative validity for most of the nutrients as four out of the six statistical tests fulfilled the cut-off standard in assessing dietary intake of CKD patients in Bangladesh.
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- Shakil Ahmed
- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur 3814, Bangladesh; (S.A.); (M.S.H.R.)
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh;
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- Department of Food Technology and Nutrition Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur 3814, Bangladesh; (S.A.); (M.S.H.R.)
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- Kidney Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh; (H.-U.R.); (T.K.)
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- Kidney Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh; (H.-U.R.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Nutrition Sciences, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Pahang, Malaysia;
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- Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia;
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA;
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- School of Biosciences, Taylors’ University, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
- Research Center of Excellence (RCoE) Nutrition and Non-Communicable Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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Xu Y, Duan R, Feng P, Gao W, Xing D, Cheng G. Comparison of the Diet Photograph Record to Weighed Dietary Record and 24 h Dietary Recall for Estimating Energy and Nutrient Intakes Among Chinese Preschoolers. Front Nutr 2021; 8:755683. [PMID: 34859031 PMCID: PMC8631866 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.755683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study aimed to assess the relative validity of the diet photograph record (DP) for measuring the energy and nutrient intakes against the weighed dietary record (WD) and the 24 h dietary recall (HR) in the Chinese preschoolers. In this study, 40 preschool children aged 4–6 years and their parents were recruited from a kindergarten in southwest China. Dietary intake of the preschoolers on a same day, as estimated by the DP and the HR were compared with the WD. These three methods were administered by the three group of investigators independently. The mean differences, correlation coefficients, cross-classifications, and weighted κ, as well as the Bland–Altman plots were performed to assess the differences and agreements among the estimates from the DP, the HR, and the WD. For the DP and the HR, the estimates of energy and nutrient intakes were moderate to high correlated with the WD, with the higher coefficients ranging from 0.73 to 0.94 for the DP. Both the methods tended to underestimate the dietary intake, but the differences from the known weights using the DP were significantly smaller than those using the HR. The weighed κ values ranking the preschoolers ranged from 0.48 to 0.80 for the DP and ranged from 0.28 to 0.64 for the HR. Furthermore, the Bland–Altman plots indicated a better agreement between the DP and the WD for estimating energy and nutrient intakes. This DP is a valid tool for measuring energy and nutrient intakes among the preschoolers.
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- Yujie Xu
- Department of Nutrition, Food Safety, and Toxicology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.,Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Chongqing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Safety, and Toxicology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Safety, and Toxicology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Translational Medicine, Center for Translational Medicine, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Syauqy A, Afifah DN, Purwanti R, Nissa C, Fitranti DY, Chao JCJ. Reproducibility and Validity of a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) Developed for Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Semarang, Indonesia. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13114163. [PMID: 34836418 PMCID: PMC8621703 DOI: 10.3390/nu13114163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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We assessed the reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) among middle-aged and older adults in Semarang, Indonesia. A total of 259 subjects aged 40-80 years completed two FFQs (nine-month apart) and nine 24 h dietary recalls (24HDRs, as a reference method). The reproducibility of the FFQ was analyzed using correlation coefficient, intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), weighted kappa statistics and misclassification analysis. The validity was estimated by comparing the data acquired from FFQ1 and 24HDRs. The crude Pearson's correlation coefficients and ICC for total energy and nutrients between FFQ1 and FFQ2 ranged from 0.50 to 0.81 and 0.44 to 0.78, respectively. Energy adjustment decreased the correlation coefficients for most nutrients. The crude, energy-adjusted and de-attenuated correlation coefficients for FFQ1 and 24HDRs ranged from 0.41 to 0.70, 0.31 to 0.89 and 0.54 to 0.82, respectively. The agreement rates for the same or adjacent quartile classifications were 81.1-94.6% for two FFQs and 80.7-89.6% for FFQ1 and 24HDRs. The weighted kappa values were 0.21 to 0.42 for two FFQs and 0.20 to 0.34 for FFQ1 and 24HDRs. A positive mean difference was found in the Bland-Altman analyses for energy and macronutrients. The FFQ could be acceptable for nutritional epidemiology study among Indonesians.
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- Ahmad Syauqy
- Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia; (A.S.); (D.N.A.); (R.P.); (C.N.); (D.Y.F.)
- Center of Nutrition Research (CENURE), Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia; (A.S.); (D.N.A.); (R.P.); (C.N.); (D.Y.F.)
- Center of Nutrition Research (CENURE), Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia; (A.S.); (D.N.A.); (R.P.); (C.N.); (D.Y.F.)
- Center of Nutrition Research (CENURE), Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia; (A.S.); (D.N.A.); (R.P.); (C.N.); (D.Y.F.)
- Center of Nutrition Research (CENURE), Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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- Department of Nutrition Science, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia; (A.S.); (D.N.A.); (R.P.); (C.N.); (D.Y.F.)
- Center of Nutrition Research (CENURE), Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, S.H., Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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- School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Master Program in Global Health and Development, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Nutrition Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, 252 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-2-2736-1661 (ext. 6548); Fax: +886-2-2737-3112
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de Rijk MG, Slotegraaf AI, Brouwer-Brolsma EM, Perenboom CWM, Feskens EJM, de Vries JHM. Development and evaluation of a diet quality screener to assess adherence to the Dutch food-based dietary guidelines. Br J Nutr 2021; 128:1-11. [PMID: 34776025 PMCID: PMC9557209 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114521004499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The Eetscore FFQ was developed to score the Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015 (DHD2015-index) representing the Dutch food-based dietary guidelines of 2015. This paper describes the development of the Eetscore FFQ, a short screener assessing diet quality, examines associations between diet quality and participants' characteristics, and evaluates the relative validity and reproducibility of the Eetscore FFQ in a cross-sectional study with Dutch adults. The study sample consisted of 751 participants, aged 19-91 years, recruited from the EetMeetWeet research panel. The mean DHD2015-index score based on the Eetscore FFQ of the total sample was 111 (sd 17·5) out of a maximum score of 160 points and was significantly higher in women than in men, positively associated with age and education level, and inversely associated with BMI. The Kendall's tau-b coefficient of the DHD2015-index between the Eetscore FFQ and the full-length FFQ (on average 1·7-month interval, n 565) was 0·51 (95 % CI 0·47, 0·55), indicating an acceptable ranking ability. The intraclass correlation coefficient between DHD2015-index scores derived from two repeated Eetscore FFQ (on average 3·8-month interval, n 343) was 0·91 (95 % CI 0·89, 0·93) suggesting a very good reproducibility. In conclusion, the Eetscore FFQ was considered acceptable in ranking participants according to their diet quality compared with the full-length FFQ and showed good to excellent reproducibility.
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- Mariëlle G. de Rijk
- Division of Human Nutrition & Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition & Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition & Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition & Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition & Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Division of Human Nutrition & Health, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Rothenberg E, Strandhagen E, Samuelsson J, Ahlner F, Rydberg Sterner T, Skoog I, Lundberg CE. Relative Validity of a Short 15-Item Food Frequency Questionnaire Measuring Dietary Quality, by the Diet History Method. Nutrients 2021; 13:3754. [PMID: 34836011 PMCID: PMC8622557 DOI: 10.3390/nu13113754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) are commonly used dietary assessment tools. The aim was to assess the relative validity of a 15-item FFQ, designed for the screening of poor dietary patterns with a validated diet history (DH). The study population was derived from the Gothenburg H70 Birth Cohort Studies. The DH registrations were harmonized in accordance with the FFQ frequencies. The agreement was assessed by Cohen's kappa with corresponding confidence intervals (CI) for the frequency and categorical variables. Bland-Altman plots were used for the numeric variables. The study comprised data from 848 individuals (55.2% women). Overall, there was high agreement between the methods, with the exact and adjacent level of agreement over 80% for eight variables. The proportion attributed to the opposite frequency was fairly low for most of the frequency variables. Most of the kappa values were in fair or moderate agreement. The highest kappa values were calculated for the type of cooking fat (k = 0.68, CI = 0.63-0.72) and sandwich spread (k = 0.55, CI = 0.49-0.53), and the lowest for type of bread (0.13, CI = 0.07-0.20) and sweets (0.22 CI = 0.18-0.27). In conclusion, the FFQ showed overall good agreement compared with the DH. We, therefore, think it, with some improvements, could serve as a simple screening tool for poor dietary patterns.
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- Elisabet Rothenberg
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, SE 291 88 Kristianstad, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE 413 90 Gothenburg, Sweden;
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap), Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE 431 41 Gothenburg, Sweden; (J.S.); (F.A.); (T.R.S.); (I.S.)
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap), Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE 431 41 Gothenburg, Sweden; (J.S.); (F.A.); (T.R.S.); (I.S.)
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap), Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE 431 41 Gothenburg, Sweden; (J.S.); (F.A.); (T.R.S.); (I.S.)
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- Centre for Ageing and Health (AgeCap), Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE 431 41 Gothenburg, Sweden; (J.S.); (F.A.); (T.R.S.); (I.S.)
- Cognition and Old Age Psychiatry Clinic, Psychiatry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, SE 431 41 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institution of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE 416 50 Gothenburg, Sweden;
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Bin Zarah A, Feraudo MC, Andrade JM. Development and Relative Validity of the Chronic Kidney Disease Short Food Frequency Questionnaire (CKD SFFQ) to Determine Diet Quality and Dietary Habits among Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease. Nutrients 2021; 13:3610. [PMID: 34684611 PMCID: PMC8538370 DOI: 10.3390/nu13103610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Limited instruments are available to determine diet quality among US adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to develop a food frequency questionnaire, CKD SFFQ, for adults with CKD and (2) to validate the CKD SFFQ against two 24-h recalls in determining diet quality (DQ). A 57-item CKD SFFQ was developed through a content validation method. Adults with CKD (n = 46) completed the CKD SFFQ and 2-24-h recalls. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, frequencies, t-tests, Pearson correlations, and Bland-Altman plots. All data were analyzed using JMP SAS v15 with statistical significance detected at p < 0.05. Results showed no differences for the overall DQ (p = 0.11) and the nine whole-food components (p = 0.07 to p = 0.44) when comparing the CKD SFFQ to the 2-24-h recalls. Pearson correlation coefficients ranged from -0.39 (refined grains) to 0.60 (greens and beans). Bland-Altman plots showed overall good agreement and there was a systematic trend towards higher estimates with the CKD SFFQ, particularly for overall DQ, total proteins, and dairy. The majority of participants rarely or never consumed grains, fruits, vegetables, seafood, and plant proteins. The CKD SFFQ was demonstrated to be an acceptable method to determine DQ for adults with CKD.
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- Aljazi Bin Zarah
- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; (A.B.Z.); (M.C.F.)
- Community Health Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
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- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; (A.B.Z.); (M.C.F.)
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- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; (A.B.Z.); (M.C.F.)
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Cui Q, Xia Y, Wu Q, Chang Q, Niu K, Zhao Y. Validity of the food frequency questionnaire for adults in nutritional epidemiological studies: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021; 63:1670-1688. [PMID: 34520300 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1966737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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As the most widely used tool for assessing dietary intake, the validity of food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) should be evaluated before application. A comprehensive search of the PubMed and Web of Science databases was conducted for publications from January 2000 to April 1, 2020. Pooled estimates were calculated for correlation coefficients and mean differences for energy and 61 nutrients between FFQs and standard methods. The literature search identified 130 articles that included 21,494 participants. Subgroup analyses according to the number of administrations of the reference method, sample size, administration methods, FFQ items, reference periods, quality of the studies, gender, and regions were also performed. We conducted a meta-analysis by summarizing the available evidence to comprehensively assess the validity of FFQs stratified by the reference method type (24-hour recall (24HRs) and food records (FRs). We also performed subgroup analyses to examine the impact on the final summary estimates. After a meta-analysis of the FFQs' validity correlation coefficients of the included studies, this study showed that the range (median) of the validity coefficients of the 24HRs as reference methods was 0.220-0.770 (0.416), and for the FRs, it was 0.173-0.735 (0.373), which indicated that FFQs were suitable to assess the overall dietary intake in nutritional epidemiological studies. The results of the subgroup analysis showed that the number of administrations of the reference method, administration mode, number of items, reference periods, sample size, and gender mainly affected the validity correlation of FFQs.Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2021.1966737 .
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- Qi Cui
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Yáñez F, Soler Z, Oliero M, Xie Z, Oyarzun I, Serrano-Gómez G, Manichanh C. Integrating Dietary Data into Microbiome Studies: A Step Forward for Nutri-Metaomics. Nutrients 2021; 13:2978. [PMID: 34578856 PMCID: PMC8468122 DOI: 10.3390/nu13092978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Diet is recognised as the main driver of changes in gut microbiota. However, linking habitual dietary intake to microbiome composition and activity remains a challenge, leaving most microbiome studies with little or no dietary information. To fill this knowledge gap, we conducted two consecutive studies (n = 84: a first pilot study (n = 40) to build a web-based, semi-quantitative simplified FFQ (sFFQ) based on three 24-h dietary recalls (24HRs); a second study (n = 44) served to validate the newly developed sFFQ using three 24HRs as reference method and to relate gut microbiome profiling (16S rRNA gene) with the extracted dietary and lifestyle data. Relative validation analysis provided acceptable classification and agreement for 13 out of 24 (54%) food groups and 20 out of 29 nutrients (69%) based on intraclass correlation coefficient, cross-classification, Spearman's correlation, Wilcoxon test, and Bland-Altman. Microbiome analysis showed that higher diversity was positively associated with age, vaginal birth, and intake of fruit. In contrast, microbial diversity was negatively associated with BMI, processed meats, ready-to-eat meals, sodium, and saturated fat. Our analysis also revealed a correlation between food groups or nutrients and microbial composition. Overall, we provide the first dietary assessment tool to be validated and correlated with microbiome data for population studies.
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- Francisca Yáñez
- Gut Microbiome Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Gut Microbiome Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Gut Microbiome Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Gut Microbiome Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Gut Microbiome Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Gut Microbiome Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Gut Microbiome Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Gut Microbiome Group, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Identification of psychological correlates of dietary misreporting under laboratory and free-living environments. Br J Nutr 2021; 126:264-275. [PMID: 33028428 DOI: 10.1017/s000711452000389x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Errors inherent in self-reported measures of energy intake (EI) are substantial and well documented, but correlates of misreporting remain unclear. Therefore, potential predictors of misreporting were examined. In Study One, fifty-nine individuals (BMI = 26·1 (sd 3·8) kg/m2, age = 42·7 (sd 13·6) years, females = 29) completed a 14-d stay in a residential feeding behaviour suite where eating behaviour was continuously monitored. In Study Two, 182 individuals (BMI = 25·7 (sd 3·9) kg/m2, age = 42·4 (sd 12·2) years, females = 96) completed two consecutive days in a residential feeding suite and five consecutive days at home. Misreporting was directly quantified by comparing covertly measured laboratory weighed intakes (LWI) with self-reported EI (weighed dietary record (WDR), 24-h recall, 7-d diet history, FFQ). Personal (age, sex and %body fat) and psychological traits (personality, social desirability, body image, intelligence quotient and eating behaviour) were used as predictors of misreporting. In Study One, those with lower psychoticism (P = 0·009), openness to experience (P = 0·006) and higher agreeableness (P = 0·038) reduced EI on days participants knew EI was being measured to a greater extent than on covert days. Isolated associations existed between personality traits (psychoticism and openness to experience), eating behaviour (emotional eating) and differences between the LWI and self-reported EI, but these were inconsistent between dietary assessment techniques and typically became non-significant after accounting for multiplicity of comparisons. In Study Two, sex was associated with differences between LWI and the WDR (P = 0·009), 24-h recall (P = 0·002) and diet history (P = 0·050) in the laboratory, but not home environment. Personal and psychological correlates of misreporting identified displayed no clear pattern across studies or dietary assessment techniques and had little utility in predicting misreporting.
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Khamis AG, Mwanri AW, Ntwenya JE, Senkoro M, Kreppel K, Bonfoh B, Mfinanga SG, Kwesigabo G. Design and validation of a food frequency questionnaire to assess the dietary intake for adults in pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania. BMC Res Notes 2021; 14:274. [PMID: 34274021 PMCID: PMC8285883 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-021-05692-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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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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- Ahmed Gharib Khamis
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.
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- Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
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- National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
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- School of Life Sciences and Bio-Engineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania.,Department of Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences, Ifakara Health Institute, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania
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- Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte D'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.,National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.,Department of Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences, Ifakara Health Institute, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
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Voelker SN, Michalopoulos N, Maier AB, Reijnierse EM. Reliability and Concurrent Validity of the SARC-F and Its Modified Versions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2021; 22:1864-1876.e16. [PMID: 34144049 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Sarcopenia, being prevalent in up to 40% of older adults, is associated with adverse health outcomes. The international sarcopenia guidelines recommend screening for sarcopenia using the SARC-F. A previous meta-analysis (2017) reported poor validity of the SARC-F among community-dwelling older adults. Since then, modified SARC-F versions were developed and new sarcopenia definitions were published, including the SARC-F for case-finding. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the reliability of the SARC-F and its concurrent validity to identify sarcopenia. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analyses. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Adults (all ages) from any study population. METHODS A systematic search was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, and CINAHL (January 1, 2013, to April 6, 2020). Articles were included if they reported on the reliability and/or concurrent validity of the (modified) SARC-F. No restrictions were applied for sex, age, study population, or sarcopenia definition. Reliability measures included inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency. Meta-analyses were performed for concurrent validity. RESULTS The 29 included articles included 21,855 individuals (mean age of 63.3±14.6 years, 61.3% females) among community-dwelling (n = 16), geriatric inpatient (n = 5), geriatric outpatient (n = 2), nursing home (n = 2), and long-term care (n = 1) populations. The SARC-F had good (2/4 articles) to excellent (2/4 articles) inter-rater reliability, moderate (1/6 articles) to good (5/6 articles) test-retest reliability, and low (4/8 articles) to high (4/8 articles) internal consistency. The SARC-F had low to moderate sensitivity (28.9%-55.3%) and moderate to high specificity (68.9%-88.9%) according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP; n = 13), revised EWGSOP definition (EWGSOP2; n = 6), Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS; n = 13), Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH; n = 8), International Working Group on Sarcopenia (IWGS; n = 9), and Society on Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Disorders (n = 2). The SARC-CalF had low to moderate sensitivity (45.9%-57.2%) and high specificity (87.7%-91.3%) according to the EWGSOP (n = 5), AWGS (n = 4), FNIH (n = 3), and IWGS (n = 3). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Despite the good reliability of the SARC-F, its low to moderate sensitivity and moderate to high specificity make it nonoptimal to use for sarcopenia screening. It is recommended to apply the diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia without screening.
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- Stefanie N Voelker
- Department of Medicine and Aged Care, @AgeMelbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, @AgeAmsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine and Aged Care, @AgeMelbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Human Movement Sciences, @AgeAmsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Healthy Longevity Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Centre for Healthy Longevity, @AgeSingapore, National University Health System, Singapore.
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- Department of Medicine and Aged Care, @AgeMelbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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AL-Mohaithef M. Development, validation and reliability of a questionnaire for assessment of physician's knowledge, attitude and practices (KAPs) regarding foodborne diseases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. F1000Res 2021; 10:470. [PMID: 34900229 PMCID: PMC8630547 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.52997.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: The burden of foodborne illness is considered to be high across the world. Based on the Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (KAP) model, physician's awareness is essential for conducting individualized treatments, thus reducing the burden of foodborne illness. However, there have been no validated questionnaires specific to the awareness of physicians with foodborne diseases. This study aims to develop and validate a KAP questionnaire for physicians to assess their awareness about the diagnosis and management of foodborne illness. Methods The questionnaire was developed in three phases: a comprehensive literature review, face and content validity, followed by a reliability test by internal consistency. A cross-sectional study was designed in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Physicians (n=125) were opportunistically recruited from both public and private primary healthcare centers. The questionnaire's content and validity were confirmed by experts in their corresponding fields. After signing the informed consent, the study participants received the questionnaire to evaluate their KAPs on foodborne diseases. Results: A total of 160 physicians from both public and private primary health care centers were approached to enrol 125 study participants into the survey (response rate 78.13%). Of the 31 items designed for assessing the KAP of physicians on foodborne illnesses, three items were excluded after Cronbach's α analysis. In total, 29 items were included in the final set of the questionnaire. Results of different validity and reliability analyses suggest the questionnaire has a high face and content validity as well as good reliability in internal consistency and stability. Conclusions: This study introduces a newly developed questionnaire with good reliability and validity values that can assess physician's awareness of foodborne disease. The awareness questionnaire, as a study instrument, had a favourable acceptance among physicians. It is a sound method for evaluating and measuring levels of foodborne disease-related awareness among physicians in Abha, Saudi Arabia.
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- Mohammed AL-Mohaithef
- Department of Public Health,College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, post code: 11673, P.O.Box: 93499, Saudi Arabia
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AL-Mohaithef M. Development, validation and reliability of a questionnaire for assessment of physician's knowledge, attitude and practices (KAPs) regarding foodborne diseases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. F1000Res 2021; 10:470. [PMID: 34900229 PMCID: PMC8630547 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.52997.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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Background: The burden of foodborne illness is considered to be high across the world. Based on the Knowledge-Attitude-Practice (KAP) model, physician's awareness is essential for conducting individualized treatments, thus reducing the burden of foodborne illness. However, there have been no validated questionnaires specific to the awareness of physicians with foodborne diseases. This study aims to develop and validate a KAP questionnaire for physicians to assess their awareness about the diagnosis and management of foodborne illness. Methods The questionnaire was developed in three phases: a comprehensive literature review, face and content validity, followed by a reliability test by internal consistency. A cross-sectional study was designed in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Physicians (n=125) were opportunistically recruited from both public and private primary healthcare centers. The questionnaire's content and validity were confirmed by experts in their corresponding fields. After signing the informed consent, the study participants received the questionnaire to evaluate their KAPs on foodborne diseases. Results: A total of 160 physicians from both public and private primary health care centers were approached to enrol 125 study participants into the survey (response rate 78.13%). Of the 31 items designed for assessing the KAP of physicians on foodborne illnesses, three items were excluded after Cronbach's α analysis. In total, 29 items were included in the final set of the questionnaire. Results of different validity and reliability analyses suggest the questionnaire has a high face and content validity as well as good reliability in internal consistency and stability. Conclusions: This study introduces a newly developed questionnaire with good reliability and validity values that can assess physician's awareness of foodborne disease. The awareness questionnaire, as a study instrument, had a favourable acceptance among physicians. It is a sound method for evaluating and measuring levels of foodborne disease-related awareness among physicians in Abha, Saudi Arabia.
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- Mohammed AL-Mohaithef
- Department of Public Health,College of Health Sciences, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, post code: 11673, P.O.Box: 93499, Saudi Arabia
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Yamashita LM, Corona LP, Dantas da Silva E, Monteiro de Mendonça AP, de Assumpção D, Barros Filho ADA, Barrett JS, Geloneze B, Vasques ACJ. FODMAP project: Development, validation and reproducibility of a short food frequency questionnaire to estimate consumption of fermentable carbohydrates. Clin Nutr 2021; 40:3409-3420. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Validation of an interviewer-administered seven-day semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for the dietary assessment of preschool children in rural Bangladesh. J Nutr Sci 2021; 10:e26. [PMID: 33996039 PMCID: PMC8080233 DOI: 10.1017/jns.2021.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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A validation study of an interviewer-administered, seven-day semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (7-d SQFFQ) was conducted in Bangladeshi rural preschool age children. Using a cross-sectional study design, 105 children from 103 households were randomly selected. For the SQFFQ, a list of commonly consumed foods was adapted from the Bangladesh national micronutrient survey 2011–12. The data on the actual number of times and the amount of the children's consumption of the foods in the preceding 1 week were collected by interviewing the mothers. The intake was compared with two non-consecutive days 24-h dietary recalls conducted within 2 weeks after the SQFFQ. Validity was assessed by the standard statistical tests. After adjusting for the energy intake and de-attenuation for within-subject variation, the food groups (cereals, animal source foods, milk and the processed foods) had ‘good’ correlations between the methods (rho 0⋅65–0⋅93; P < 0⋅001). Similarly, the macronutrients (carbohydrate, protein and fats) had ‘good’ correlations (rho 0⋅50–0⋅75; P < 0⋅001) and the key micronutrients (iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin A, etc.) demonstrated ‘good’ correlations (rho 0⋅46–0⋅85; P < 0⋅001). The variation in classifying the two extreme quintiles by the SQFFQ and the 24-h recalls was <10 %. The results from Lin's concordance coefficients showed a ‘moderate’ to ‘excellent’ absolute agreement between the two methods for food groups, and nutrients (0⋅21–0⋅90; P < 0⋅001). This interviewer-administered, 7-d SQFFQ with an open-ended intake frequency demonstrated adequate validity to assess the dietary intake for most nutrients and suitable for dietary assessments of young children in Bangladesh.
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