Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for dietary factors related to colorectal cancer

Dietary factors play a major role in the development of colorectal cancer. This study evaluated the reproducibility and validity of a 109-food item Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) to measure the consumption of foods and nutrients related to the development of colorectal cancer in a population age...

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Main Authors: Tollosa, Daniel Nigusse, Van Camp, John, Huybrechts, Inge, Huybregts, Lieven, Van Loco, Joris
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: MDPI 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148586
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author Tollosa, Daniel Nigusse
Van Camp, John
Huybrechts, Inge
Huybregts, Lieven
Van Loco, Joris
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Huybregts, Lieven
Tollosa, Daniel Nigusse
Van Camp, John
Van Loco, Joris
author_facet Tollosa, Daniel Nigusse
Van Camp, John
Huybrechts, Inge
Huybregts, Lieven
Van Loco, Joris
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description Dietary factors play a major role in the development of colorectal cancer. This study evaluated the reproducibility and validity of a 109-food item Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) to measure the consumption of foods and nutrients related to the development of colorectal cancer in a population aged ≥50 years in Flanders, Belgium. A semi-quantitative FFQ was administered two times in a period of two weeks to evaluate reproducibility (FFQ1 and FFQ2). The validity of the FFQ was assessed by comparing FFQ1 against the 3-day diary method (3 DD). A total of 162 respondents (mean age 57.5 years) provided data for the FFQ, of whom 156 also participated in the validity assessment. Mean differences in the intake of foods and nutrients between FFQ1 and FFQ2 were, overall, small and statistically insignificant. However, a higher estimation was observed by FFQ1 as compared to the 3-DD method for the majority of food groups and nutrient intake in the validity assessment. A systematic mean difference (g/day) was observed for eight food groups in the Bland–Altman agreement test; the largest was for fruit intake. Regarding the nutrients, a systematic mean difference was observed in calcium, fat, and vitamin D intake. Overall, the reproducibility of the FFQ was good, and its validity could be satisfactory for estimating absolute food and nutrient intakes and ranking individuals according to high and low intake categories.
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spelling CGSpace1485862024-10-25T07:57:41Z Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for dietary factors related to colorectal cancer Tollosa, Daniel Nigusse Van Camp, John Huybrechts, Inge Huybregts, Lieven Van Loco, Joris reproducibility nutrient intake questionnaires evaluation intestinal diseases food intake Dietary factors play a major role in the development of colorectal cancer. This study evaluated the reproducibility and validity of a 109-food item Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) to measure the consumption of foods and nutrients related to the development of colorectal cancer in a population aged ≥50 years in Flanders, Belgium. A semi-quantitative FFQ was administered two times in a period of two weeks to evaluate reproducibility (FFQ1 and FFQ2). The validity of the FFQ was assessed by comparing FFQ1 against the 3-day diary method (3 DD). A total of 162 respondents (mean age 57.5 years) provided data for the FFQ, of whom 156 also participated in the validity assessment. Mean differences in the intake of foods and nutrients between FFQ1 and FFQ2 were, overall, small and statistically insignificant. However, a higher estimation was observed by FFQ1 as compared to the 3-DD method for the majority of food groups and nutrient intake in the validity assessment. A systematic mean difference (g/day) was observed for eight food groups in the Bland–Altman agreement test; the largest was for fruit intake. Regarding the nutrients, a systematic mean difference was observed in calcium, fat, and vitamin D intake. Overall, the reproducibility of the FFQ was good, and its validity could be satisfactory for estimating absolute food and nutrient intakes and ranking individuals according to high and low intake categories. 2017 2024-06-21T09:25:08Z 2024-06-21T09:25:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148586 en Open Access MDPI Tollosa, Daniel Nigusse; Van Camp, John; Huybrechts, Inge; Huybregts, Lieven; and Van Loco, Joris; et al. 2017. Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for dietary factors related to colorectal cancer. Nutrients 9(11): 1257. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9111257
spellingShingle reproducibility
nutrient intake
questionnaires
evaluation
intestinal diseases
food intake
Tollosa, Daniel Nigusse
Van Camp, John
Huybrechts, Inge
Huybregts, Lieven
Van Loco, Joris
Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for dietary factors related to colorectal cancer
title Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for dietary factors related to colorectal cancer
title_full Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for dietary factors related to colorectal cancer
title_fullStr Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for dietary factors related to colorectal cancer
title_full_unstemmed Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for dietary factors related to colorectal cancer
title_short Validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for dietary factors related to colorectal cancer
title_sort validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire for dietary factors related to colorectal cancer
topic reproducibility
nutrient intake
questionnaires
evaluation
intestinal diseases
food intake
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148586
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