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Table 3 Reproducibility study of food frequency questionnaire: mean ± (SD), median (IQR), intraclass correlation coefficients and correlation coefficients for energy and nutrients. (N = 42)

From: Validity and reliability of a food frequency questionnaire for community dwelling older adults in a Mediterranean country: Lebanon

 

FFQ1 Mean ± SD

FFQ2 Mean ± SD

FFQ1 Median (IQR)

FFQ2 Median (IQR)

P value

Relative difference

ICC (95%-CI)

Correlation (95%-CI)

Calories (Cal/d)

2077 ± 635

2072 ± 645

1879.5 (1655-2668)

1851 (1641.5-2535)

0.88

0.24%

0.926 (0.863-0.960)

0.877 (0.782-0.932)

Protein (g/d)

72.9 ± 23.9

75.6 ± 23.3

68.2 (53.8-86.5)

70.5 (56.2-92.8)

0.30

−3.60%

0.906 (0.827-0.950)

0.848 (0.733-0.915)

Fat (g/d)

105.9 ± 35.2

104 ± 34.2

95.7 (77.48-125)

95.5 (81-119.5)

0.32

1.80%

0.908 (0.829-0.950)

0.768 (0.906-0869)

CHO (g/d)

215.2 ± 71.4

217.7 ± 72.4

204.5 (172-254)

199 (167.5-254)

0.77

−1.15%

0.862 (0.745-0.926)

0.784 (0.631-0.878)

Sugar (g/d)

62.6 ± 33.4

63.1 ± 30.4

51.7 (42.2-73.2)

53.6 (44-72.5)

0.35

−0.80%

0.888 (0.793-0.940)

0.720 (0.533-0.84)

Fibers (g/d)

20 ± 7.4

24.7 ± 30.2

17.9 (14.7-25.9)

20.2 (15.3-24.5)

0.37

−20.59%

0.366 (−0.174-0.658)

0.907 (0.833-0.949)

SAFA (% TEI)

12.8 ± 2.5

13.4 ± 2.5

12.4 (11-14.4)

13.4 (11.5-15.4)

0.07

−4.67%

0.763 (0.561-0.872)

0.634 (0.381-0.867)

MUFA (% TEI)

20.9 ± 3.7

20.2 ± 3.5

20.7 (18.2-23.3)

20.4 (17.3-22.3)

0.21

3.86%

0.523 (0.117-0.743)

0.361 (0.068-0.711)

PUFA (% TEI)

9.1 ± 1.7

8.4 ± 2

9 (7.7-10.23)

8.3 (6.9-9.9)

0.06

7.33%

0.496 (0.066-0.728)

0.362 (0.056-0.581)

ω3 FA (g/d)

1.1 ± 1

1 ± 0.8

0.8 (0.53-1.22)

0.7 (0.5-1.2)

0.19

13.73%

0.811 (0.649-0.898)

0.455 (0.176-0.666)

ω6/ω3 FA ratio

17.6 ± 6.7

17.3 ± 6.6

18.8 (13.1-22.3)

17.4 (12.7-21.3)

0.77

1.90%

0.645 (0.343-0.809)

0.468 (0.187-0.758)

Cholesterol (mg/d)

287 ± 152

274.1 ± 125

250.5 (186-351.5)

239 (189-326)

0.72

4.54%

0.603 (0.264-0.786)

0.383 (0.09-0.615)

VIT A (μg/d)

1080 ± 1389

922 ± 491

821.5 (497.5-1064)

865.5 (531-1096)

0.87

15.71%

0.402 (−0.107-0.678)

0.755 (0.586-0.861)

VIT D (μg/d)

2.3 ± 2.4

2.3 ± 2.2

1.3 (0.8-2.6)

1.3 (0.9-2.2)

0.45

0.30%

0.825 (0.675-0.905)

0.625 (0.397-0.78)

VIT E (mg/d)

12.7 ± 4.7

12 ± 4

13 (9-15.9)

11.3 (8.7-14.9)

0.13

5.55%

0.776 (0.586-0.880)

0.654 (0.437-0.799)

VIT K (μg/d)

314.6 ± 221.6

291 ± 159

259.5 (172.3-472.8)

265.5 (182.5-403.3)

0.44

7.91%

0.832 (0.689-0.910)

0.854 (0.73-0.919)

VIT C (mg/d)

89.6 ± 52.7

83.7 ± 46.7

75.9 (47.3-138.5)

71 (54.3-98.1)

0.38

6.84%

0.773 (0.581-0.878)

0.623 (0.394-0.779)

VIT B1 (mg/d)

1.1 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 0.4

1 (0.8-1.4)

1 (0.8-1.3)

0.99

−0.20%

0.857 (0.735-0.923)

0.804 (0.662-0.89)

VIT B2 (mg/d)

1.8 ± 0.7

1.8 ± 0.5

1.7 (1.3-2.1)

1.7 (1.5-2)

0.60

0.48%

0.725 (0.492-0.852)

0.634 (0.409-0.786)

VIT B6 (mg/d)

1.5 ± 0.6

1.5 ± 0.46

1.4 (1-1.8)

1.4 (1.2-1.8)

0.20

−3.29%

0.908 (0.830-0.951)

0.836 (0.714-0.908)

VIT B9 (μg/d)

366.4 ± 150.7

362.7 ± 146.2

328 (243.3-484.8)

329.5 (260.3-462)

0.92

1.01%

0.889 (0.795-0.940)

0.829 (0.702-0.904)

VIT B12 (μg/d)

6 ± 10

5.4 ± 3.4

4 (3-5.6)

4 (3.2-6.3)

0.43

10.53%

0.42 (−0.074-0.687)

0.621 (0.391-0.778)

Magnesium (mg/d)

357.3 ± 131.2

358.4 ± 110.1

350.5 (246-447.5)

354 (292.5-397.5)

0.82

−0.31%

0.773 (0.580-0.878)

0.736 (0.557-0.849)

Calcium (mg/d)

858.4 ± 289.6

909.6 ± 281.8

883.5 (593-1060)

844 (753-1047.3)

0.19

−5.79%

0.833 (0.692-0.910)

0.749 (0.577-0.857)

Iron (mg/d)

12.8 ± 4.9

12.69 ± 5

11.9 (8.9-16.8)

12 (9.6-14.4)

0.85

1.15%

0.913 (0.840-0.953)

0.843 (0.725-0.913)

Zinc (mg/d)

10.6 ± 3.7

11.1 ± 3.6

10.1 (8.2-12.8)

10.4 (8.7-13.6)

0.29

−4.74%

0.850 (0.722-0.919)

0.808 (0.669-0.92)

Selenium (μg/d)

91.5 ± 38.6

94.7 ± 33.5

85.7 (66-114)

94.6 (66.2-111)

0.74

−3.51%

0.811 (0.650-0.898)

0.707 (0.514-0.832)

  1. FFQ1 First food frequency questionnaire administration, FFQ2 Second food frequency questionnaire administration, ICC Intraclass correlation, Cal/d Calories per day, CHO Carbohydrates, SAFA Saturated fatty acids, MUFA Mono-unsaturated fatty acids, PUFA Poly-unsaturated fatty acids, % TEI Percentage from total energy intake, ω3 FA Omega-3 fatty acids, ω6/ω3 FA ratio Omega 3 to omega 6 fatty acids ratio, Vit Vitamin, IQR Interquartile range, SD Standard deviation, CI Confidence interval
  2. Intake values of both FFQ administrations are represented as mean ± standard deviation and median (interquartile range)
  3. Relative difference = mean (FFQ1 - FFQ2)/ mean (FFQ1&FFQ2) *100
  4. For normally distributed variables, parametric tests including paired t test and Pearson correlation were performed. Nonparametric tests, Wilcoxon and Spearman’s correlation were performed otherwise
  5. Statistical significance was considered for p < 0.05