Comparison of a short food-frequency questionnaire and derived indices with a seven-day diet record in Belgian and Italian children

Carine Vereecken (), Stefania Rossi, Mariano Giacchi and Lea Maes

International Journal of Public Health, 2008, vol. 53, issue 6, 297-305

Abstract: When the FFQ is used for estimating consumption frequencies, overestimation must be considered. The ability to rank individuals varies considerably between food items. The Calcium index can be useful in situations requiring brief dietary instruments. The value of the other indices is lower although still associations in the expected directions were found. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 2008

Keywords: Adolescents; Reliability; Validity; Dietary index; Food-frequency questionnaire (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-008-7101-6

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