| A quantitative food frequency questionnaire for women in southeast China: development and reproducibility. | |
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PMID: 16044830 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study describes the development and reproducibility of a 128-item quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to measure usual food consumption for women in southeast China. The FFQ was pre-tested using 51 Chinese women who recently migrated to Australia. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.81 for internal consistency. The reliability of the FFQ was then assessed by another test-retest study. A sample of 41 women residing in southeast China was interviewed twice within 12 weeks. Intraclass correlation coefficients were moderate to high for mean food group consumption (0.43-0.96) and mean daily nutrient intakes (0.47-0.89). Kappa statistics for eating habits ranged from 0.27 to 0.89 in the test-retest. The mean ratio of energy intake to basal metabolic rate was 1.73 (S.D. 0.39) in both test and retest samples. The study confirmed that the FFQ method using standard containers is appropriate to assess dietary intake for women in southeast China. |
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Authors:
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M Zhang; C W Binns; A H Lee |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Asia-Pacific journal of public health / Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Volume: 17 ISSN: 1010-5395 ISO Abbreviation: Asia Pac J Public Health Publication Date: 2005 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-07-27 Completed Date: 2005-08-19 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8708538 Medline TA: Asia Pac J Public Health Country: China |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 29-35 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. |
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Adult Aged Basal Metabolism China Diet Surveys* Energy Intake Female Food Habits* Humans Middle Aged Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results |
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