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Table 3 Reliability of food groups and nutrients intakes between FFQ1 and FFQ2

From: Validity and reliability of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire in groups at high risk for cardiovascular diseases

Food groups or nutrients

ICC(95%CI)

Percent of agreement(%)

Weighted k

Crude

Energy adjusted

Same quartile

Adjacent quartile

One quartile apart

Opposite quartile

Food groups(g/d)

 Tuber crops

0.65(0.54,0.74)a

0.66(0.55,0.74)a

43.9

42.0

12.2

1.9

0.52

 Meats

0.58(0.45,0.68)a

0.53(0.38,0.64)a

36.6

41.5

17.6

4.3

0.39

 Eggs

0.55(0.40,0.66)a

0.61(0.49,0.71)a

42.4

37.1

15.1

5.4

0.47

 Grains

0.66(0.55,0.74)a

0.59(0.46,0.69)a

38.5

39.5

19.5

2.5

0.44

 Oil

0.73(0.65,0.80)a

0.73(0.64,0.79)a

39.5

32.7

22.0

5.8

0.38

 Vegetables

0.34(0.13,0.50)b

0.26(0.03,0.44)b

30.2

42.0

18.5

9.3

0.19

 Fruits

0.39(0.19,0.53)a

0.47(0.30,0.59)a

44.9

35.6

15.6

3.9

0.46

 Aquatic products

0.59(0.47,0.69)a

0.54(0.40,0.65)a

46.8

36.1

13.2

3.9

0.50

 Legumes and products

0.68(0.58,0.76)a

0.59(0.46,0.69)a

45.9

38.0

13.7

2.4

0.54

 Salty agent

0.57(0.43,0.67)a

0.49(0.33,0.61)a

34.2

39.5

21.0

5.3

0.32

 Spicy agent

0.58(0.45,0.68)a

0.60(0.47,0.70)a

36.6

39.5

21.5

2.4

0.38

 Sour agent

0.64(0.53,0.73)a

0.59(0.46,0.69)a

44.4

34.6

19.0

2.0

0.36

Nutrients

 Energy(kcal/d)

0.68(0.57,0.75)a

0.68(0.57,0.75)a

38.1

45.4

13.7

2.8

0.49

 Carbohydrate(g/d)

0.65(0.53,0.73)a

0.56(0.42,0.66)a

38.1

44.9

13.7

3.3

0.48

 Protein(g/d)

0.68(0.57,0.75)a

0.66(0.56,0.74)a

46.3

34.6

15.1

4.0

0.48

 Dietary fiber(g/d)

0.58(0.45,0.68)a

0.60(0.47,0.69)a

35.6

43.9

15.6

4.9

0.4

 Cholesterol(mg/d)

0.62(0.50,0.71)a

0.67(0.57,0.75)a

42.0

40.0

15.6

2.4

0.5

 Fat(g/d)

0.65(0.54,0.73)a

0.62(0.50,0.71)a

36.1

41.0

18.1

4.8

0.37

 SFA(g/d)

0.60(0.48,0.70)a

0.62(0.50,0.71)a

37.6

43.4

15.1

3.9

0.44

 MUFA(g/d)

0.62(0.50,0.71)a

0.64(0.53,0.73)a

40.0

37.6

18.5

3.9

0.41

 PUFA(g/d)

0.67(0.57,0.75)a

0.61(0.48,0.70)a

32.7

43.9

18.5

4.9

0.35

 Vitamin A(μgRE/d)

0.27(0.04,0.44)b

0.26(0.02,0.44)b

37.6

35.1

16.6

10.7

0.33

 Vitamin D(μg/d)

0.65(0.54,0.73)a

0.62(0.50,0.71)a

43.4

39.5

12.7

4.4

0.48

 Vitamin E(mg/d)

0.72(0.63,0.79)a

0.69(0.60,0.77)a

46.3

37.1

13.7

2.9

0.53

 Thiamin(mg/d)

0.63(0.51,0.72)a

0.61(0.48,0.70)a

41.5

38.1

15.6

4.8

0.42

 Riboflavin(mg/d)

0.65(0.53,0.73)a

0.70(0.60,0.77)a

39.0

43.9

12.7

4.4

0.43

 Pyridoxine(mg/d)

0.54(0.39,0.65)a

0.54(0.40,0.65)a

41.5

37.6

16.1

4.8

0.41

 Vitamin C(mg/d)

0.25(0.02,0.43)b

0.28(0.05,0.45)b

36.1

36.1

22.0

5.8

0.29

 Folate(μg/d)

0.53(0.38,0.64)a

0.50(0.35,0.62)a

35.1

42.9

16.1

5.9

0.36

 Niacin(mg/d)

0.66(0.55,0.74)a

0.56(0.41,0.66)a

40.5

42.4

13.2

3.9

0.48

 Calcium(mg/d)

0.62(0.50,0.71)a

0.64(0.52,0.72)a

40.5

37.6

15.6

6.3

0.37

 Phosphorus(mg/d)

0.65(0.54,0.74)a

0.65(0.54,0.73)a

45.4

36.1

14.6

3.9

0.48

 Potassium(mg/d)

0.65(0.54,0.73)a

0.58(0.44,0.68)a

45.4

36.1

13.2

5.3

0.45

 Sodium(mg/d)

0.58(0.45,0.68)a

0.49(0.32,0.61)a

37.1

38.1

18.5

6.3

0.32

 Magnesium(mg/d)

0.61(0.49,0.70)a

0.56(0.42,0.66)a

42.9

37.1

15.6

4.4

0.44

 Iron(mg/d)

0.68(0.58,0.76)a

0.71(0.61,0.78)a

42.9

38.1

15.6

3.4

0.47

 Zinc(mg/d)

0.65(0.53,0.73)a

0.62(0.50,0.71)a

41.0

42.4

11.2

5.4

0.46

 Selenium(μg/d)

0.63(0.51,0.72)a

0.57(0.44,0.67)a

43.4

34.6

17.1

4.9

0.41

 Copper(mg/d)

0.58(0.45,0.68)a

0.54(0.40,0.65)a

44.4

35.6

15.6

4.4

0.45

 Iodine(μg/d)

0.65(0.53,0.73)a

0.68(0.58,0.76)a

42.0

42.9

9.8

5.3

0.48

  1. a and b mean P value for ICC < 0.001 and < 0.05 respectively
  2. Notes: FFQ1 first FFQ, FFQ2 FFQ after six months, ICC intra-group correlation coefficient, Weighted K weighted Kappa value, SFA saturated fatty acid, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids; Vegetables including fresh vegetables and pickled vegetables; Aquatic products including fish, shrimp and seaweeds; Residual method was adopted for energy adjustment