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Validity and reproducibility of a FFQ for assessing dietary intake among residents of northeast China: northeast cohort study of China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2022

Qi Cui ,
Yang Xia ,
Yashu Liu ,
Yifei Sun ,
Kang Ye ,
Wenjie Li ,
Qijun Wu ,
Qing Chang  and
Yuhong Zhao Open the ORCID record for Yuhong Zhao[Opens in a new window]
Qi Cui
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
Yang Xia
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
Yashu Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
Yifei Sun
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
Kang Ye
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
Wenjie Li
Affiliation:
The School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
Qijun Wu
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
Qing Chang
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
Yuhong Zhao*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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* Corresponding author: Dr Y. Zhao, email zhaoyuhong@sj-hospital.org
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Abstract

The study was to evaluate the reproducibility and validity of the FFQ for residents of northeast China. A total of 131 participants completed two FFQ (FFQ1 and FFQ2) within a 3-month period, 125 participants completed 8-d weighed diet records (WDR) and 112 participants completed blood biomarker testing. Reproducibility was measured by comparing nutrient and food intake between FFQ1 and FFQ2. The validity of the FFQ was assessed by WDR and the triad method. The Spearman correlation coefficients (SCC) and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for reproducibility ranged from 0·41 to 0·69 (median = 0·53) and from 0·18 to 0·68 (median = 0·53) for energy and nutrients and from 0·37 to 0·73 (median = 0·59) and from 0·33 to 0·86 (median = 0·60) for food groups, respectively. The classifications of same or adjacent quartiles ranged from 73·64 to 93·80 % for both FFQ. The crude SCC between the FFQ and WDR ranged from 0·27 to 0·55 (median = 0·46) for the energy and nutrients and from 0·26 to 0·70 (median = 0·52) for food groups, and classifications of the same or adjacent quartiles ranged from 65·32 to 86·29 %. The triad method indicated that validation coefficients for the FFQ were above 0·3 for most nutrients, which indicated a moderate or high level of validity. The FFQ that was developed for residents of northeast China for the Northeast Cohort Study of China is reliable and valid for assessing the intake of most foods and nutrients.

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FFQValidityReproducibility
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 129 , Issue 7 , 14 April 2023 , pp. 1252 - 1265
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These authors have contributed equally to this work.

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