Reproducibility of a Food Frequency Questionnaire: Korea Nurses' Health Study

Overview

Journal Nutr Res Pract

Specialty Nutritional Sciences

Date 2022 Feb 4

PMID 35116131

Authors

Sihan Song

Bohye Kim

Yanghee Pang

Oksoo Kim

Jung Eun Lee

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Abstract

Background/objectives: This study aimed to examine the reproducibility of food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) designed for young female nurses in the Korea Nurses' Health Study.

Subjects/methods: The reproducibility of web-based, self-administered FFQs was evaluated among 243 Korean female nurses. The first FFQ (FFQ1) was administered from March 2014 to February 2019 and the second FFQ (FFQ2) from November 2019, with a mean interval of 2.8 years between the FFQs (range, 9 months-5.6 years). Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients (r values) and quartile agreements between FFQ1 and FFQ2 were calculated for intakes of energy, nutrients, and foods.

Results: Pearson correlation coefficients ranged from 0.41 to 0.55 (median r = 0.51) for energy and raw nutrients and from 0.16 to 0.46 (median r = 0.36) for energy-adjusted nutrients. Spearman correlation coefficients ranged from 0.25 to 0.72 (median r = 0.41) for food items. The percentages of women who were classified into the same or adjacent quartile were 77% to 84% (median = 82%) for raw nutrients and 69% to 86% (median = 78%) for foods.

Conclusions: The results indicated that the web-based FFQ used in the Korea Nurses' Health Study has acceptable reproducibility.

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