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Table 4 Validation of food groups and nutrients intakes between the SFFQ1 and 3R24 (n = 239)

From: Validity and reliability of a simplified food frequency questionnaire: a cross sectional study among physical health examination adults in southwest region of China

Food groups/Nutrients

SFFQ1

3R24

Rs value

Mean(SD)

Mean(SD)

Unadjusted

Energy-adjusted

Food groups(g/d)

Cereal

210.7(96.6)

230.2(72.0)

0.51**

0.76**

Bread and noodle

63.2(45.8)

56.4(72.7)

0.50**

0.86**

Tubers

20.6(27.2)

8.8(23.9)

0.19**

0.49**

Read meat

86.9(60.1)

110.5(57.3)

0.66**

0.72**

Poultry

52.2(42.8)

11.4(24.7)

0.16*

0.52*

Aquatic products

59.1(76.7)

12.1(28.8)

0.19*

0.32*

Haslet and processed meat products

17.5(27.6)

4.5(14.7)

0.36*

0.58*

Eggs

31.4(28.9)

13.3(23.6)

0.46**

0.78**

Dairy

92.9(110.5)

86.1(87.3)

0.57*

0.71*

Vegetables

233.9(144.5)

238.8(108.6)

0.93**

0.96**

Phytocomycetes

16.5(21.0)

2.7(13.1)

-0.086*

-0.31*

Soy products

31.9(47.9)

18.3(24.4)

0.52*

0.54*

Fruits

112.3(116.9)

156.4(130.4)

0.64**

0.65**

Nuts

13.5(23.8)

7.7(23.3)

0.32*

0.43*

Nutrients

Energy(Kcal/d)

1786.3(523.4)

1923.2(356.3)

0.47*

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Protein(g/d)

53.4(21.3)

64.3(13.6)

0.29*

0.34*

Carbohydrate(g/d)

207.2(38.4)

264.6(47.2)

0.60**

0.63**

Fat(g/d)

32.7(12.1)

56.0(19.4)

0.19*

0.21*

Dietary fiber(g/d)

49.5(54.4)

52.6(43.2)

0.21*

0.26*

Vitamin A(ugRE/d)a

742.3(312.3)

811.8(372.3)

0.52*

0.55*

Vitamin B1(mg/d)

0.68(0.11)

0.91(0.12)

0.38*

0.41*

Vitamin B2(mg/d)

1.38(0.43)

1.48(0.25)

0.29*

0.31*

Vitamin C(mg/d)

115.2(41.3)

131.2(32.4)

0.54*

0.62*

Vitamin E(mg/d)

70.1(48.7)

83.4(53.3)

0.71**

0.73**

Calcium(mg/d)

567.2(162.4)

541.6(167.8)

0.47*

0.52*

Iron(mg/d)

7.1(2.2)

8.2(1.7)

0.65*

0.70*

  1. Note: Standard deviation: SD, Spearman correlation coeficient: Rs,
  2. a: Sum of retinol, β-carotene, α-carotene, and cryptoxanthin. * P < 0.05. **P < 0.01.