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Table 2 Pearson correlations between Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) estimates and weighted 24-Hour Recall (24-HDR) estimates

From: Assessing the validity of a self-administered food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in the adult population of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Nutrienta

Women

Men

 

Unadjusted

Adjustedb

De-attenuated

Unadjusted

Adjustedb

De-attenuated

Energy (kcal)

0.23

—

0.26*

0.39

—

0.44*

Protein (g)

0.25

0.30

0.36*

0.07

0.11

0.13

Carbohydrate (g)

0.17

0.34

0.38*

0.56

0.54

0.61*

Dietary Fibre (g)

0.32

0.47

0.52*

0.55

0.54

0.61*

Total Fat (g)

0.33

0.32

0.37*

0.24

0.32

0.38*

Saturated Fat (g)

0.27

0.28

0.33*

0.28

0.26

0.31*

Monounsaturated Fat (g)

0.36

0.29

0.34*

0.23

0.41

0.51*

Polyunsaturated Fat (g)

0.29

0.17

0.20*

0.23

0.20

0.26*

Cholesterol (mg)

0.25

0.34

0.44*

0.10

0.33

0.42*

Vitamin A(RAE)

0.26

0.32

0.38*

0.23

0.35

0.42*

Carotene (RE)

0.40

0.38

0.50*

0.13

0.19

0.28*

Vitamin D (IU)

0.32

0.37

0.45*

0.41

0.45

0.55*

Calcium (mg)

0.32

0.43

0.50*

0.50

0.45

0.51*

  1. a All nutrients were log-transformed to improve normality.
  2. b Nutrient intakes were adjusted for total energy intake by residual method.
  3. *Correlations of 0.16 and higher have a p-value less than 0.05.