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Table 4 Mean ± (SD), mean difference, Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC), Spearman correlation coefficients, weighted kappa (κw) and percent agreement for energy and nutrients as measured using FFQ-1 and FFQ-2 (n = 111)

From: Validity and reliability of a food frequency questionnaire to estimate dietary intake among Lebanese children

Nutrients

Mean FFQ-1

Mean FFQ-2

ICC

Spearman’s r a

κw

Percent agreement (same & adjacent quartile)

Energy (Kcal)

2560.86 ± 822.32

2421.20 ± 793.40

0.71**

0.77**

0.61

92.79

Protein (g)

81.71 ± 25.88

81.03 ± 30.33

0.65**

0.65**

0.51

84.68

Carbohydrate (g)

351.87 ± 120.07

330.39 ± 113.17

0.68**

0.64**

0.62

93.69

Fat (g)

96.47 ± 35.70

89.81 ± 33.39

0.71**

0.65**

0.69

91.89

Saturated fat (g)

30.17 ± 12.47

28.25 ± 10.53

0.70**

0.57**

0.52

90.99

MUFA (g)

34.87 ± 13.31

32.54 ± 13.26

0.69**

0.56**

0.59

92.79

PUFA (g)

20.80 ± 10.35

18.96 ± 8.85

0.64**

0.55**

0.55

90.09

Trans-fatty acid (g)

0.16 ± 0.16

0.14 ± 0.13

0.31**

0.49**

0.41

85.58

Calcium (mg)

996.76 ± 365.68

975.27 ± 364.05

0.73**

0.67**

0.51

90.09

Iron (mg)

19.09 ± 7.15

18.05 ± 7.82

0.70**

0.68**

0.55

90.09

Fiber (g)

23.36 ± 9.60

20.51 ± 8.26

0.58**

0.65**

0.55

93.69

Sugar (g)

113.47 ± 47.94

99.17 ± 39.70

0.62**

0.52**

0.58

92.79

  1. **P value < 0.01
  2. aAdjustment for energy was carried using the residual method