Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire to assess dietary intake of women living in Mexico City

Hernández-Ávila, Mauricio; Romieu, Isabelle; Parra, Socorro; Hernández-Ávila, Juan Eugenio; Madrigal, Herlinda; Willett, Walter C.

doi:10.1590/s0036-36341998000200005

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“…Eligible women who agreed to participate signed an informed consent. An FFQ validated for use in Mexican women was administered by a trained interviewer 18 . We also administered a questionnaire to gather socioeconomic and demographic variables, and information on drug and tobacco use, as well as reproductive history.…”

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Erythrocyte cell membrane phospholipid levels compared against reported dietary intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnant Mexican women

Schnaas

Meydani

Perroni

et al. 2002

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Objective: To evaluate the validity of a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for assessment of the dietary intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) against a biochemical marker of fat intake, erythrocyte cell membrane phospholipid levels, during pregnancy. Design: Cross-sectional analysis. Setting: Developmental Neurobiology Department, National Institute of Perinatology, Mexico City. Subjects: One hundred forty-six healthy pregnant women during the last trimester of pregnancy. Among women enrolled, the first 35 pregnant women (24%) had their erythrocytes analysed for fatty acid status. Methods: We administered an FFQ and compared intakes of PUFAs against their erythrocyte cell membrane concentrations, processed by gas chromatography. Erythrocyte cell membrane ALN concentration (%/total) was only marginally related to ALN dietary intake (mg day 21 ) (b ¼ 0:52; 95% CI: -0.020 -1.10, P ¼ 0.061). However, after adjustment for long-chain n-3 PUFA/AA, this association reached significance (b ¼ 0:44; 95% CI: 0.026-0.825, P ¼ 0.038). Main dietary sources for n-3 PUFAs were canned tuna fish and fresh catfish; for n -6 these were eggs and cow's milk. The use of this FFQ in these pregnant Mexican women provided estimates of average long-term intakes of PUFAs and correlated reasonably well with their erythrocyte cell membrane phospholipid status. However, we need to consider that, during pregnancy, there is a faster turnover of PUFAs from fat storage that may modify the profile of erythrocyte PUFAs and lower the correlation between dietary intake and erythrocyte PUFAs.

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“…There was only one possible choice to answer per foodstuff. The fruit and vegetable sections took account of seasonal availability 18 .…”

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Erythrocyte cell membrane phospholipid levels compared against reported dietary intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnant Mexican women

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Meydani

Perroni

et al. 2002

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“…This questionnaire has been validated and has been shown to perform well among women residing in Mexico City (23,24) . We added twenty-three food items to evaluate new food consumption patterns.…”

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The association between body shape silhouette and dietary pattern among Mexican women

Romieu

Escamilla-Núñez

Sánchez-Zamorano

et al. 2011

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Objective: To investigate the relationship between dietary patterns and selfperceived body shape silhouette and BMI in a sample of Mexican women. Design: A cross-sectional analysis of dietary habits from baseline data of a large cohort study (EsMaestra) (1) ) and to 71?9 % in 2006 (2) . This represents a 41 % and 160 % increase in prevalence of overweight and obesity, respectively, in just a decade (3) . Among adults, obesity is more prevalent among women than among men. In 2006, 36?9 % of women were obese (BMI $30?0 kg/m 2 ), whereas only 23?5 % of men belonged to the obese group (3) . A total of 35?1 % of Mexican adult women are estimated to be at risk for excessive carbohydrate intake and 12?6 % are deemed to be at risk for excessive fat intake (4) . In women over 60 years of age, overweight and obesity rates are even higher -approximately 40 % are overweight and 35?5 % are obese -and a high prevalence of hypertension and diabetes is observed (5) .Moreover, it appears that Mexicans have genetic susceptibility to insulin resistance and to altered carbohydrate and lipid metabolism (6) . It is therefore important to determine dietary factors that are most strongly associated with obesity in this population to provide public awareness and prevention strategies.

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“…This questionnaire was constructed using the format of the Youth Food Frequency Questionnaire, 35,36 and a list of foods adapted for children, based on a food frequency questionnaire for Mexican Adults. 37 The questionnaire, feasible for administration in the school setting, has shown acceptable reproducibility but low validity to assess total energy and fat intake (Herna Ândez B, Parra-Cabrera S, Peterson K, Colditz G, Gortmaker S, Laird N, unpublished data). Nutrient intake was calculated using the SNUT 2.1 program.…”

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Association of obesity with physical activity, television programs and other forms of video viewing among children in Mexico City

Hernández¹,

et al. 1999

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of physical activity, television program viewing and other forms of video viewing with the prevalence of obesity among school children. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: 712 children, 9 ± 16 y old, from a low-and a middle-income town in the Mexico City area. MEASUREMENTS: Children completed a self administered questionnaire to assess time spent in physical activity and television viewing, and diet. Height weight and triceps skinfolds were measured. The outcome variable was obesity, and the covariates were hours of television programs and other video viewing, physical activity, energy intake, percentage of energy from fat, town of location of school, age, gender and perception of mother's weight status. RESULTS: Among 461 children with complete information, 24% were classi®ed as obese. Children reported an average of 4.1 AE 2.2 had watching television (2.4 AE 1.5 had for TV programs and 1.7 AE 1.5 had for video cassette recorder (VCR) or videogames), and 1.8 AE 1.3 had in moderate and vigorous physical activities. Odds ratios (OR) of obesity were 12% higher for each hour of television program viewing per day (OR 1.12, 95% con®dence interval (CI) 1.02, ± 1.22), and 10% lower for each hour of moderateavigorous physical activity per day (OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.83 ± 0:98), controlling for age, gender, town and perception of mother's weight status. Children in the middle-income town had higher adjusted odds of obesity (OR 2.58, 95% CI 1.47 ± 4.54). CONCLUSION: Physical activity and television viewing, but not VCRavideogames use, were related to obesity prevalence in Mexican children 9 ± 16 y old.

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Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire to assess dietary intake of women living in Mexico City

Abstract: Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire to assess dietary intake of women living in Mexico City.

Cited by 372 publications

References 16 publications

Erythrocyte cell membrane phospholipid levels compared against reported dietary intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnant Mexican women

Erythrocyte cell membrane phospholipid levels compared against reported dietary intakes of polyunsaturated fatty acids in pregnant Mexican women

The association between body shape silhouette and dietary pattern among Mexican women

Association of obesity with physical activity, television programs and other forms of video viewing among children in Mexico City

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