AMRITA VIJAY Amrita.Vijay@nottingham.ac.uk
Research Fellow
The Evaluation and Use of a Food Frequency Questionnaire Among the Population in Trivandrum, South Kerala, India
Vijay, Amrita; Mohan, Leena; Taylor, Moira A.; Grove, Jane I.; Valdes, Ana M.; Aithal, Guruprasad P.; Shenoy, K. T.
Authors
Leena Mohan
MOIRA TAYLOR moira.taylor@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
JANE GROVE jane.grove@nottingham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor
Professor ANA VALDES Ana.Valdes@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Molecular & Genetic Epidemiology
GURUPRASAD AITHAL Guru.Aithal@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Hepatology
K. T. Shenoy
Abstract
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Dietary record tools such as food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and food diaries (FD) are the most commonly used choices for assessing dietary intakes in most large-scale epidemiological studies. The authors developed a self-administered 360-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess dietary intakes amongst a population-based cohort in South Kerala. In the validation study (n = 460), the data were collected using FFQs that were administered on three different occasions which were then compared to 7-day food records. The intake of foods and nutrients was higher as determined by the FFQ than that assessed using food records. Spearman correlations for macro-nutrients ranged from 0.72 for protein to 0.61 for carbohydrates and for micronutrients, from 0.71 for vitamin B6 to 0.34 for magnesium. The correlation was improved with energy-adjusted nutrient intakes. On average, the exact agreement for the macronutrients ranged from 48.2% to 57.1%, and that for micronutrients ranged from 66.7% to 41.9%, with the median percentage of 49.58%. The authors conclude that the FFQ has an acceptable reproducibility, however, there was a systematic trend towards higher estimates with the FFQ for most nutrients compared to the FD records.
Citation
Vijay, A., Mohan, L., Taylor, M. A., Grove, J. I., Valdes, A. M., Aithal, G. P., & Shenoy, K. T. (2020). The Evaluation and Use of a Food Frequency Questionnaire Among the Population in Trivandrum, South Kerala, India. Nutrients, 12(2), https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020383
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 27, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 31, 2020 |
Publication Date | Feb 1, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Jan 28, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Nutrients |
Electronic ISSN | 2072-6643 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 12 |
Issue | 2 |
Article Number | 383 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020383 |
Keywords | Food Frequency Questionnaire; Food Diary; Validation; Dietary analysis; India; Dietary intake; Dietary pattern |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3815849 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/2/383 |
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