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Table 2 Information on the validity and reliability of SF consumption

From: A systematic review of methods to assess intake of saturated fat (SF) among healthy European adults and children: a DEDIPAC (Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity) study

 

Validity

Reliability

 

Instrument/Author

Correlation

Mean/median differences

Exact level of agreement, %

Correlation

Mean/median differences

Exact level of agreement, %

Interval between 2 subsequent assessments Comments

Food4Me FFQ

Fallaize et al. 2014 [42]

Food4Me FFQ vs. 4-day WFR

Pearson’s crude

0.48

Food4Me FFQ

45.6 g (SD 15.6)

4-day WFR

24.3 g (SD 10.4)

Exact agreement:

37

Pearson ‘s crude

0.81

Food4Me FFQ1:

33.2 g (SD 14.2)

Food4Me FFQ2:

32.2 g (SD 14.5)

Exact agreement:

60

4 weeks apart

Food4Me FFQ

Forster et al. 2014 [43]

Food4Me FFQ vs. EPIC Norfolk FFQ

Pearson’s crude

0.71

Food4Me FFQ

36.0 g (SD 16.5)

EPIC Norfolk FFQ

24.9 g (SD 10.5)

Exact agreement:

46

NA

NA

NA

NA

HAPIEE FFQ

Brunner et al. 2001 [75]

HAPIEE FFQ vs. 7-DD

Spearman’s rank

Men: 0.43

Women: 0.56

7DD

Men:

38 g (SD 13)

Energy adjusted

38 g (SD 9)

Women:

All: 30 g (SD 11)

Energy adjusted

30 g (SD 7)

HAPIEE FFQ

Men:

All

33 g (SD 14)

Energy adjusted

33 g (SD 8)

Women:

All

28 g (SD 12)

Energy adjusted

28 g (SD 8)

Exact agreement between 7DD, FFQ and biomarker concentrations

Men

7DD: 33

FFQ: 28

Women

7DD: 37

FFQ: 38

Exact agreement between 7DD and FFQ:

Men: 40

Women: 41

NA

NA

NA

NA

IMMIDIET FFQ

Van Dongen et al. 2011 [31]

Validation: FFQ vs. five 24 h-dietary recalls

IMMIDIET-FFQ vs.

24-h DR

Pearson’s, crude men: 0.21

women: 0.34

IMMIDIET-FFQ

men:56 g. (SD 22 g.)

Women:

46 g. (SD 19 g.)

24-h DRmen: 33 g. (SD 9 g.)

women: 25 g. (SD 8 g.)

Exact agreement:

men: 37

women: 26

NA

NA

NA

NA

Northern Sweden FFQ (used by Piqueras et al)

Johansson et al. 2002 [72]

Validation: 2 FFQ’s and ten 24-h recalls

Reproducibility:2 FFQ’s over a one-year interval

Northern Sweden FFQ vs.

24-h DR

Pearson’s, crude

men: 0.58

women: 0.54

Pearson’s, de-attenuated

men: 0.62

women: 0.59

Northern Sweden FFQ

men: 31.6 g.

women: 23.4 g.

24-h DR

men: 34.8 g.

women: 26.6 g.

NA

Northern Sweden FFQ1 vs. FFQ2

Pearson’s, crude

men: 0.59

women: 0.70

NA

NA

one year

PURE FFQ

Dehghan et al. 2012 [49]

Validation: 2 FFQ’s and four 24-h recalls

Reproducibility: 2 FFQ’s over a one-year interval

FFQ1 vs. DR

Pearson’s, crude

Urban area: 0.46

Rural area: 0.39

FFQ2 vs. DR

Pearson’s, crude

Urban area: 0.42

Rural area: 0.33

FFQ1 vs. DR

Pearson’s, de-attenuated

Urban area: 0.63

Rural area: 0.60

FFQ2 vs. DR

Pearson’s, de-attenuated

Urban area: 0.58

Rural area: 0.50

Dietary Recalls

Urban area: 25.1 g.

Rural area: 20.7 g. FFQ1

Urban area: 25.0 g.

Rural area: 36.7 g.

FFQ2

Urban area: 22.6 g

Rural area: 35.2 g

Exact agreement

FFQ1

Urban area: 87,7

Rural area: 74.0

FFQ2

Urban area: 80.8

Rural area: 63.0

FFQ1 vs. FFQ2

Pearson’s, crude

Urban area: 0.54

Rural area: 0.40

ICC

Urban area: 0.54

Rural area: 0.38

NA

NA

one year

  1. FFQ Food Frequency Questionnaire, 24-HDR 24 h dietary recall, WFR weighed food record, DD Diet Diary, DR Diet Record, ICC intraclass correlation coefficient, EPIC European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition, HAPIEE Health, Alcohol and Psychosocial factors in Eastern Europe, PURE Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology