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Title: Relative validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for assessing dietary intakes in a multi-ethnic asian population using 24-h dietary recalls and biomarkers
Authors: Whitton, C 
Ho, J.C.Y 
Tay, Z 
Rebello, S.A 
Lu, Y 
Ong, C.N 
Van Dam, R.M 
Keywords: ascorbic acid
biological marker
calcium
carbohydrate
carotenoid
icosapentaenoic acid
iron
monounsaturated fatty acid
polyunsaturated fatty acid
protein
retinol
saturated fatty acid
biological marker
adult
Article
dietary fiber
dietary intake
fat intake
female
fluorometry
food composition
food frequency questionnaire
high performance liquid chromatography
human
human experiment
liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
male
middle aged
protein intake
quality control
recall
reproducibility
sea food
validity
adolescent
aged
Asian continental ancestry group
blood
China
diet
epidemiology
ethnology
feeding behavior
India
Malaysia
medical record
nutritional assessment
nutritional status
predictive value
questionnaire
Singapore
time factor
urine
validation study
young adult
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Biomarkers
China
Diet
Diet Records
Feeding Behavior
Female
Humans
India
Malaysia
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition Assessment
Nutritional Status
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Singapore
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
Young Adult
Issue Date: 2017
Citation: Whitton, C, Ho, J.C.Y, Tay, Z, Rebello, S.A, Lu, Y, Ong, C.N, Van Dam, R.M (2017). Relative validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for assessing dietary intakes in a multi-ethnic asian population using 24-h dietary recalls and biomarkers. Nutrients 9 (10) : 1059. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9101059
Abstract: The assessment of diets in multi-ethnic cosmopolitan settings is challenging. A semi-quantitative 163-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was developed for the adult Singapore population, and this study aimed to assess its reproducibility and relative validity against 24-h dietary recalls (24 h DR) and biomarkers. The FFQ was administered twice within a six-month interval in 161 adults (59 Chinese, 46 Malay, and 56 Indian). Fasting plasma, overnight urine, and 24 h DR were collected after one month and five months. Intra-class correlation coefficients between the two FFQ were above 0.70 for most foods and nutrients. The median correlation coefficient between energy-adjusted deattenuated FFQ and 24 h DR nutrient intakes was 0.40 for FFQ1 and 0.39 for FFQ2, highest for calcium and iron, and lowest for energy and carbohydrates. Significant associations were observed between urinary isoflavones and soy protein intake (r = 0.46), serum carotenoids and fruit and vegetable intake (r = 0.34), plasma eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA) and fish/seafood intake (r = 0.36), and plasma odd chain saturated fatty acids (SFA) and dairy fat intake (r = 0.25). Associations between plasma EPA + DHA and fish/seafood intake were consistent across ethnic groups (r = 0.28–0.49), while differences were observed for other associations. FFQ assessment of dietary intakes in modern cosmopolitan populations remains feasible for the purpose of ranking individuals’ dietary exposures in epidemiological studies. © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Source Title: Nutrients
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/175199
ISSN: 20726643
DOI: 10.3390/nu9101059
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