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Reproducibility and comparability of a computerized, self‐administered food frequency questionnaire

Engle, Althea, Lynn, Lois L., Koury, Kenneth, Boyar, Andrea P.·1990·Nutrition and Cancer

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A self-administered dietary assessment questionnaire was developed for the microcomputer to identify individuals whose dietary patterns may put them at risk for cancer. It was tested among 50 adult volunteers in a New York school district. The quantitative food frequency portion of the questionnaire (FFQ), administered twice one month apart, was reproducible for calories, fat, percentage of calories from fat, cholesterol, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and dietary fiber (Spearman r = 0.56-0.87). To test for relative validity, individual nutrient intake calculated from each administration of the FFQ was compared with the nutrient intake calculated from seven-day food records collected one month after the second FFQ administration. Nutrient intake from the first and second FFQ compared with food record nutrient intake yielded a Spearman's correlation coefficient of 0.58 and 0.62, respectively, for percentage of kilocalories from fat. No significant difference in mean intake of percentage of calories from fat was found between the FFQ 1 and FFQ 2 or between the FFQs and the food record. However, there were significant differences between mean food record and FFQ estimates of kilocalories, fat, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and dietary fiber. We concluded that computerized nutrient assessment, which utilizes the subject in data entry, may be suitable for some clinical and educational uses and research studies of intake of fat as a percentage of calories among healthy adults.

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Authors
Engle, A., Lynn, L. L., Koury, K., & Boyar, A. P.
Affiliations
  • Institute for Cancer Prevention (US)
  • Lehman College (US)
Venue
Nutrition and Cancer
Published
1990-01
Volume
13
Issue
4
Pages
281-292
ISSN
  • 0163-5581 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-7914
OpenAlex
W1974571932
Cited by
50
References
46
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI
3.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nutrition and Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (1r03ca041144-01, 5u01ca040839-03)
  • National Cancer Institute (CA 40839, CA-41144)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
Keywords
food frequency questionnaire, reproducibility, comparability, self-administered questionnaire, relative validity, food diary, nutrient intake estimation, dietary fat intake, cancer risk
MeSH terms
Energy Intake, Computers, Dietary Fats, Eating, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Feeding Behavior, Humans, Microcomputers, Minerals, Neoplasms, Nutritive Value, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Vitamins

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