Development, repeatability and validity regarding energy and macronutrient intake of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire: Methodological considerations

Bountziouka, Vassiliki; Bathrellou, Eirini; Giotopoulou, A.; Katsagoni, Christina N.; Bonou, Μaria; Vallianou, Natalia; Barbetseas, John; Avgerinos, Peter C.; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.

doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2010.10.015

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“…The number of cigarettes per day and the total years of smoking were also recorded. A 76-item valid semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) was used to record participants' dietary habits (10). Alcohol consumption was then assessed as the number of drinks per day measured in equivalences of ethanol intake.…”

Section: Lifestyle and Anthropometric Measuresmentioning

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Inverse Relationship Between Adherenceto the Mediterranean Diet and Serum Cystatin C Levels

Georgousopoulou

Evangelopoulos

Bountziouka

et al. 2017

Cent Eur J Public Health

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SUMMARYObjective: The aim of the present study was to examine serum cystatin C levels in association with the Mediterranean diet in a healthy Greek population.Methods: Cystatin C together with basic clinical chemistry tests was measured in a total of 490 adults (46 ± 16 years, 40% of males), who underwent an annual health check. Demographic, anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics were recorded, while adherence to the Mediterranean diet was evaluated through the MedDietScore (0-55).Results: The mean level of serum cystatin C was 0.84 mg/L, while men had increased serum cystatin C levels compared to women (0.86 mg/L vs. 0.83 mg/L, respectively, 0.017). After adjusting for age, gender, body mass index, smoking status, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), albumin and ferritin levels, each unit increase in MedDietScore led to 0.002 mg/dL drop off in cystatin C serum levels.Conclusions: We have demonstrated an inverse relationship between the MedDietScore and serum cystatin C levels. Our finding that increases in MedDietScore are associated with decreases in serum cystatin C levels could imply that adherence to the Mediterranean diet may reduce the cardiovascular risk, as assessed by cystatin C, a prognostic marker of the cardiometabolic risk. This notion could have a great impact on public health.

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Section: Lifestyle and Anthropometric Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inverse Relationship Between Adherenceto the Mediterranean Diet and Serum Cystatin C Levels

Georgousopoulou

Evangelopoulos

Bountziouka

et al. 2017

Cent Eur J Public Health

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“…During the OGTT, the validated Food Frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and the validated short international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ-short) were filled by face-to-face sessions. 30,31 Weight, height, waist circumference and blood pressure were measured and the medical histories recorded.…”

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“…A 6-grade scale, providing the options for the frequency consumption, was used ranging from never/rarely, 1 to 3 times/month, 1 to 2 times/week, 3 to 6 times/week, 1 times/day, to ≥2 times/day. 30 The nutrient intakes were calculated using the dietary tables based on the book "composition tables of foods and Greek dishes.…”

Section: Assessments Of Dietary Intakementioning

confidence: 99%

Community based diabetes prevention programme in older adults in a Greek rural area

Matte¹,

Makrilakis

Polychronopoulos

et al. 2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is one of the commonest non-communicable diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a two-year, non-intensive lifestyle intervention programme to prevent type 2 diabetes (T2D) in older people, held in 'real world' community rural settings. Methods: A total of 34 participants, 66±6 years old, at high risk for T2D were recruited from the open protective centres of elderly in a Greek rural town. The intervention included 16 group sessions for the intervention group and one session at baseline for the control group, delivered by a registered dietitian. Clinical and metabolic factors, dietary habits and physical activity were measured. Results: Analyses of between-group differences at year 1 revealed that the participants in the intervention group achieved greater decreases in weight (-0.8±1.9 versus 1.7±3.8 kg, p=0.021), waist circumference -1 (-2 -1) cm (p=0.027), diastolic blood pressure (-2.89±14.71 versus 15.85±20.19 mmHg, p=0.044), LDL-C (-22.29±31.42 versus -2.60±19.84 mg/dl, p=0.05), in energy intake (-202.6±409.2 versus 194.3±453.7 kcal/day, p=0.015) and saturated fat intake (-4.8±13.7 versus 5.1±11.8g/day, p=0.044).The fiber consumption was significantly greater in the intervention group (3.7±2.2 versus -0.1±2.8g/day, p=0.001). At year 2, significant differences were observed in waist circumference (-2.3±3.5 vs. 2.9±7.1cm, p=0.019), diastolic blood pressure (-1.38±14.29 versus 13.5±16.06 mmHg, p=0.021), energy intake (-228.6±513.4 versus 264.5±462.1kcal/day, p=0.021) and fat intake (-16±30.2 versus 10.8±30.3g/day, p=0.037). Conclusions:The implementation of a non-intensive lifestyle intervention programme to prevent T2D in older adults in a rural community setting is practical and can have a favourable impact on clinical and metabolic parameters.

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“…A 7 grade scale, providing the options for the frequency of consumption, was used ranging from never / a few times a year, 2 months, 1 to 3 times / month, 1 to 2 times / week, 3 to 4 times / week, 5 to 6 times / week, dally. 15 The food frequency questionnaire included information of all the main food groups that are consumed around the world (i.e. questions regarding consumption of dairy products, cereals, fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, legumes, sweets, etc).…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessment of the eating habits of diabetic patients and consequential evaluation of targeted intervention in Tripolis, Greece

Stamatopoulou¹,

Vasilakou

2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Diabetes mellitus is a global public health problem. The purposes of this study were: development of healthy eating habits, excellent glycemic control, maintenance ideal body weight, smoking cessation, regular physical exercise, prevention of complications.Methods: A sample of 100 diabetic patients (57% males and 43% females, aged 39-89 years old) was monitored in the Hospital of Tripolis. Patients completed a questionnaire about their eating habits. Body weight, height, waist circumference, body mass index (BMI) calculation and glycosylated hemoglobin were measured. Follow lifestyle intervention included dietary guidelines.Results: After the intervention significant differences were observed: increases in physical activity (58.95% from 41.0%, p-value = 0.002), duration of exercise (Q1 = 1.0 from 0.5, p-value = 0.023), consumption of breakfast (94.74% from 86.0%, p-value = 0.013 ), daily number of meals (median = 5 from 4, p-value = 0.002), average score of frequency in fats / oils / olive consumption (median = 2.8 from 2.5, p-value <0.001) average score of frequency in fruit consumption (median = 4.0 from 2.5, p-value <0.001), and decreases in weight (Q1 = 73.0 from 74.5, p-value = 0.002), BMI (median = 31.7 from 32.4, p-value = 0.002), waist circumference (median = 106 from 108, p-value <0.001), average score of frequency in grain / starchy / legumes consumption (Q1 = 2.6 from 2.8, p-value = 0.050).Conclusions: This study shows that even small interventions can have the desired results. But it needs perseverance and adaptation of programs to the specific characteristics and cultural beliefs of patients.

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Development, repeatability and validity regarding energy and macronutrient intake of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire: Methodological considerations

Cited by 137 publications

References 19 publications

Inverse Relationship Between Adherenceto the Mediterranean Diet and Serum Cystatin C Levels

Inverse Relationship Between Adherenceto the Mediterranean Diet and Serum Cystatin C Levels

Community based diabetes prevention programme in older adults in a Greek rural area

Assessment of the eating habits of diabetic patients and consequential evaluation of targeted intervention in Tripolis, Greece

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