Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire among pregnant women in a Mediterranean area
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Otros documentos de la autoría: Vioque, Jesus; Navarrete-Muñoz, Eva María; Giménez Monzó, Daniel; Garcia de la Hera, Manuela; Granado, Fernando; Young, Ian S.; Ramón, Rosa; Ballester, Ferran; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Iñiguez, Carmen; INMA-Valencia Cohort Study
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Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire among pregnant women in a Mediterranean areaAutoría
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Vioque et al.: Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire among pregnant women in a Mediterranean area. Nutrition Journal 2013 12:26.Tipo de documento
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Background: Studies exploring the role of diet during pregnancy are still scarce, in part due to the complexity of
measuring diet and to the lack of valid instruments. The aim of this study was to examine the repro ... [+]
Background: Studies exploring the role of diet during pregnancy are still scarce, in part due to the complexity of
measuring diet and to the lack of valid instruments. The aim of this study was to examine the reproducibility and
validity (against biochemical biomarkers) of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in pregnant women.
Methods: Participants were 740 pregnant women from a population-based birth cohort study in Valencia (INMA Study).
We compared nutrient and food intakes from FFQs estimated for two periods of pregnancy (reproducibility), and
compared energy-adjusted intake of several carotenoids, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin C and α-tocopherol of the FFQ in
the first trimester with their concentration in blood specimens (validity).
Results: Significant correlations for reproducibility were found for major food groups and nutrients but not for
lycopene (r=0.06); the average correlation coefficients for daily intake were 0.51 for food groups and 0.61 for nutrients.
For validity, statistically significant correlations were observed for vitamin C (0.18), α-carotene (0.32), β-carotene (0.22),
lutein-zeaxantin (0.29) and β-cryptoxantin(0.26); non-significant correlations were observed for retinol, lycopene,
α-tocopherol, vitamin B12 and folate (r≤0.12). When dietary supplement use was considered, correlations were
substantially improved for folate (0.53) and to a lesser extent for vitamin B12 (0.12) and vitamin C (0.20).
Conclusion: This study supports that the FFQ has a good reproducibility for nutrient and food intake, and can
provide a valid estimate of several important nutrients during pregnancy [-]
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Nutrition Journal, 2013, Vol. 12, Art. No. 26Derechos de acceso
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