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Table 4 Correlation coefficients of nutrients between the WDRs and the AFFQ for young children and adolescents

From: Reproducibility and validity of the food frequency questionnaire for estimating habitual dietary intake in children and adolescents

Nutrients

Young children (n = 48)

Adolescents (n = 41)

 

crude valuea

adjusted valueb

crude valuea

adjusted valueb

Energy (kcal/day)

0.57**

 

0.31

 

Protein (g/day)

0.55**

0.15

0.25

0.32*

Total fat (g/day)

0.41**

0.23

-0.07

-0.01

Carbohydrate (g/day)

0.57**

0.17

0.45**

-0.01

Sodium (mg/day)

0.39**

0.41**

0.30

0.41**

Potassium (mg/day)

0.54**

0.53**

0.25

0.34*

Calcium (mg/day)

0.50**

0.33*

0.37*

0.50**

Magnesium (mg/day)

0.50**

0.68**

0.16

0.17

Phosphorous (mg/day)

0.54**

0.28

0.28

0.25

Iron (mg/day)

0.41**

0.27

0.25

0.44**

Zinc (mg/day)

0.49**

0.22

0.36*

0.05

Copper (mg/day)

0.51**

0.47**

0.40*

0.45**

Manganese (mg/day)

0.71**

0.61**

0.26

0.15

Vitamin A (μgRE/day)

0.25

0.42**

0.21

0.30

Vitamin D (μg/day)

0.23

0.24

0.17

0.26

Alpha tocopherol (mg/day)

0.11

0.21

0.01

0.28

Vitamin K (μg/day)

0.16

0.35*

0.28

0.43**

Vitamins B1 (mg/day)

0.48**

0.37*

0.02

0.22

Vitamins B2 (mg/day)

0.24

0.29

0.33*

0.37*

Niacin (mg/day)

0.22

0.34*

0.34*

0.38*

Vitamin B6 (mg/day)

0.33*

0.50**

0.24

0.38*

Vitamin B12 (μg/day)

0.21

0.32*

0.31

0.25

Folic acid (μg/day)

0.18

0.46**

0.16

0.43**

Pantothenic acid (mg/day)

0.26

0.33*

0.29

0.23

Vitamins C (mg/day)

0.25

0.28

0.24

0.51**

Cholesterol (mg/day)

0.09

0.29*

0.20

0.09

Dietary fiber (g/day)

0.51**

0.61**

0.21

0.42**

Saturated fatty acid (g/day)

0.54**

0.31*

0.02

0.32*

Monounsaturated fatty acid (g/day)

0.35*

0.19

-0.13

0.02

Polyunsaturated fatty acid (g/day)

0.13

0.16

-0.09

0.23

n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (mg/day)

0.33*

0.33*

0.09

0.35*

n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (mg/day)

0.18

0.15

-0.09

0.19

Myristic acid (mg/day)

0.64**

0.18

0.35*

0.63**

Oleic acid (mg/day)

0.37*

0.19

-0.13

0.01

Linoleic acid (mg/day)

0.17

0.16

-0.09

0.20

Alpha-linolenic acid (mg/day)

0.11

0.01

-0.06

0.24

Arachidonic acid (mg/day)

0.45**

0.22

0.17

0.03

Icosapentaenoic acid (mg/day)

0.44**

0.39**

0.27

0.34*

Docosahexaenoic acid (mg/day)

0.38**

0.35*

0.29

0.31

  1. a: Unadjusted Pearson correlation coefficient
  2. b: Nutrient intakes were adjusted for age, sex and energy
  3. ‡: The data (Alpha tocopherol, Vitamin K, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Niacin, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12) were transformed by natural log to improve normality
  4. CFFQ: Food frequency questionnaire for dietary assessment in children
  5. AFFQ: Food frequency questionnaire for dietary assessment in adults
  6. WDR: Weighed dietary record
  7. SD: Standard deviation
  8. *p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01