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A comparison of three dietary methods for estimating vitamin A intake.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  4025304     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study compared and evaluated vitamin A intake measured by three dietary methods (the 24-hour recall, the three-day food record, and a food frequency questionnaire) in 82 adult men enrolled in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during 1981. The dietary methods may be useful for group data, although differences were found: the food frequency questionnaire produced the highest mean daily estimate (7,876 +/- 569 IU) (mean +/- standard error), the 24-hour recall the intermediate daily estimate (6,944 +/- 602 IU), and the three-day food record the lowest daily estimate (5,137 +/- 470 IU). There was considerable variability between methods in individuals, suggesting that the intake of vitamin A estimated by one dietary method does not predict the intake estimated by another. At the individual level, a low significant correlation (rs = 0.28) occurred between the food frequency questionnaire and the three-day food record methods. Modest agreement in quartile ranking between these two methods indicated that 38% of the individuals fell into the same quartile, 73% into the same +/- one quartile, and 7% into opposite quartiles.
Authors:
R Russell-Briefel; A W Caggiula; L H Kuller
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of epidemiology     Volume:  122     ISSN:  0002-9262     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Epidemiol.     Publication Date:  1985 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-09-26     Completed Date:  1985-09-26     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7910653     Medline TA:  Am J Epidemiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  628-36     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Diet Surveys*
Humans
Male
Mental Recall
Methods
Middle Aged
Nutrition Surveys*
Questionnaires
Vitamin A*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
N01-HV-33109/HV/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
11103-57-4/Vitamin A

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