Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire in Preschool Children

Parrish, L. A.; Marshall, Julie A.; Krebs, Nancy F.; Rewers, Marian; Norris, Jill M.

doi:10.1097/01.ede.0000041256.12192.23

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“…The correlation between energyadjusted intake of fat measured by 24 h recalls and by FFQ was 0.39 (Po0.05) (Parrish et al, 2003). Comparisons of PUFA intake were not performed in this study.…”

Section: Food Frequency Questionnairementioning

confidence: 74%

“…This FFQ was designed based on American diets and may not be valid in other countries. Although developed for use with adults, it has been minimally altered and validated in samples of children (Stein et al, 1992;Parrish et al, 2003). The caregivers of all participants were sent the 111-item FFQ asking them to record their child's diet in the previous year.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Comparison between omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intakes as assessed by a food frequency questionnaire and erythrocyte membrane fatty acid composition in young children

Orton¹,

Szabo

Clare‐Salzler

et al. 2007

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Objective: We conducted a dietary validation study in youth aged 1-11 years by comparing dietary intake of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) as assessed by a parent-completed semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) over time to erythrocyte membrane composition of the same fatty acids. Design: The study population included youth aged 1-11 years who were participants in the Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young (DAISY), a longitudinal study in Denver, Colorado that is following a cohort of youth at risk for developing type I diabetes. Four hundred and four children who had erythrocyte membrane fatty acid data matched to an FFQ corresponding to the same time frame for a total of 917 visits (matches) were included. PUFA intake was expressed both as g/day (adjusted for total energy) and as percent of total fat intake. We used mixed models to test the association and calculate the correlation between the erythrocyte membrane estimates and PUFA intake using all records of data for each youth. Results: Intakes of total omega-3 fatty acids (b ¼ 0.52, Po0.0001, r ¼ 0.23) and marine PUFAs (b ¼ 1.62, Po0.0001, r ¼ 0.42), as a percent of total fat in the diet, were associated with percent of omega-3 and marine PUFAs in the erythrocyte membrane. Intakes of omega-6 PUFAs (b ¼ 0.04, P ¼ 0.418, r ¼ 0.05) and arachidonic acid (b ¼ 0.31, P ¼ 0.774, r ¼ 0.01) were not associated. Conclusions: In these young children, an FFQ using parental report provided estimates of average long-term intakes of marine PUFAs that correlated well with their erythrocyte cell membrane fatty acid status.

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confidence: 74%

Section: Food Frequency Questionnairementioning

confidence: 99%

Comparison between omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intakes as assessed by a food frequency questionnaire and erythrocyte membrane fatty acid composition in young children

Orton¹,

Szabo

Clare‐Salzler

et al. 2007

Eur J Clin Nutr

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“…§'De-attenuated FV-adjusted' is the FV-adjusted correlations adjusted for the within-person variation occurring between the five days of diet record and two administrations of the FFQ for each participant. ||The range of correlations from six multi-nutrient FFQ validation studies in toddlers 12-24 months old (6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11) . Three studies reported Spearman's correlations (7,9,10) , two studies reported Pearson correlations (6,11) and one study reported energy-adjusted Pearson correlations (8) .…”

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Relative validity and reproducibility of an FFQ to determine nutrient intakes of New Zealand toddlers aged 12–24 months

Watson

Heath

Taylor

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The study objective was to determine the relative validity and reproducibility of a modified FFQ for ranking the nutrient intakes of New Zealand toddlers aged 12-24 months. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Dunedin, New Zealand. Subjects: One hundred and fifty-two participants completed a ninety-five-item FFQ twice, and five days of weighed diet recording (WDR), over one month. Validity and reproducibility were assessed for crude data and for data that were weighted for total fruit and vegetable intake (FV-adjusted). Results: De-attenuated correlations between FV-adjusted FFQ data and WDR data ranged from 0·45 (Zn) to 0·77 (Ca). The percentage classified to the correct WDR quartile by the FV-adjusted FFQ data ranged from 34·6 % (total fat, Zn) to 50·3 % (Fe). Average gross misclassification was 3 %. Bland-Altman statistics showed crude data had a range of 128-178 % agreement with the WDR and mean FVadjusted intakes had 112-160 % agreement. FV-adjusted intra-class correlations, assessing reproducibility, ranged from 0·65 (vitamin C) to 0·75 (Ca). Conclusions: The Eating Assessment in Toddlers (EAT) FFQ showed acceptable to good relative validity, and good reproducibility, for ranking participants' nutrient intake and is able to identify toddlers at extremes of the nutrient intake distribution. It will be a useful tool for investigating toddlers' nutrient intakes in studies that require a method of dietary assessment with low respondent burden.

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“…multivitamins). We conducted a validation study in 68 DAISY children, in which the nutrients obtained from the FFQ were compared with those obtained from four 24-hour recalls throughout the corresponding year, and were found to be significantly correlated 11 . Data were collected to evaluate the subject's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) via a questionnaire that inquired about whether either the child's parents smoked inside or outside the home.…”

Section: Questionnaire Datamentioning

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Plasma micronutrients are associated with dietary intake and environmental tobacco smoke exposure in a paediatric population

Brady

Lamb

Sokol

et al. 2007

Public Health Nutr.

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Background: While adult populations have been well described in terms of nutritional status, such as the concentration of nutrient biomarkers, little work has been done in healthy paediatric populations. Objective: The primary objective of this analysis was to explore the determinants of plasma micronutrients in a group of healthy infants and children. Design: The Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young (DAISY) has enrolled 1433 newborns at increased risk for type 1 diabetes in Denver, Colorado. A representative random sample of 257 children from the DAISY cohort between the ages of 9 months and 8 years with a total of 815 clinic visits over time was used in this analysis. Annual dietary intake was assessed over time with Willett food-frequency questionnaires that were validated in this population. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) was assessed using a validated survey. Plasma samples were tested for vitamins, carotenoids and total lipids. Predictors of plasma micronutrients were evaluated using mixed models for longitudinal data, while adjusting for age, human leukocyte antigen genotype, type 1 diabetes family history and other potential confounders and covariates. Results: Increased micronutrient intake was associated with increased levels of their respective plasma nutrient, with the exception of g-tocopherol. Independent of dietary intake, levels of a-and b-carotene and b-cryptoxanthin were significantly lower, and g-tocopherol was significantly higher, in children who were exposed to ETS. Conclusion: Dietary intake predicts plasma micronutrient levels. Exposure to ETS potentially could have negative health effects in this young population.

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Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire in Preschool Children

Abstract: The FFQ shows mostly good agreements with multiple 24-hour recalls and biomarkers in preschool children. In addition, the validity of the FFQ using parental report does not appear to be compromised when there are meal providers in addition to the parents.

Cited by 88 publications

References 17 publications

Comparison between omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intakes as assessed by a food frequency questionnaire and erythrocyte membrane fatty acid composition in young children

Comparison between omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intakes as assessed by a food frequency questionnaire and erythrocyte membrane fatty acid composition in young children

Relative validity and reproducibility of an FFQ to determine nutrient intakes of New Zealand toddlers aged 12–24 months

Plasma micronutrients are associated with dietary intake and environmental tobacco smoke exposure in a paediatric population

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