Perspective: An Extension of the STROBE Statement for Observational Studies in Nutritional Epidemiology (STROBE-nut): Explanation and Elaboration

Overview

Journal Adv Nutr

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Nutritional Sciences

Date 2017 Sep 17

PMID 28916567

Citations 31

Authors

Agneta Hornell

Christina Berg

Elisabet Forsum

Christel Larsson

Emily Sonestedt

Agneta Akesson

Carl Lachat

Dana Hawwash

Patrick Kolsteren

Graham Byrnes

Willem De Keyzer

John Van Camp

Janet E Cade

Darren C Greenwood

Nadia Slimani

Myriam Cevallos

Matthias Egger

Inge Huybrechts

Elisabet Wirfalt

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Abstract

Nutritional epidemiology is an inherently complex and multifaceted research area. Dietary intake is a complex exposure and is challenging to describe and assess, and links between diet, health, and disease are difficult to ascertain. Consequently, adequate reporting is necessary to facilitate comprehension, interpretation, and generalizability of results and conclusions. The STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement is an international and collaborative initiative aiming to enhance the quality of reporting of observational studies. We previously presented a checklist of 24 reporting recommendations for the field of nutritional epidemiology, called "the STROBE-nut." The STROBE-nut is an extension of the general STROBE statement, intended to complement the STROBE recommendations to improve and standardize the reporting in nutritional epidemiology. The aim of the present article is to explain the rationale for, and elaborate on, the STROBE-nut recommendations to enhance the clarity and to facilitate the understanding of the guidelines. Examples from the published literature are used as illustrations, and references are provided for further reading.

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