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Validation of a Semi-Quantitative Food-Frequency Questionnaire for Dutch Pregnant Women from the General Population Using the Method or Triads

Objective: We aimed to validate a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for Dutch pregnant women, against three 24 h-recalls and blood concentrations of B-vitamins and fatty acids, using the method of triads. Methods: We included 83 pregnant women from the general population of Rotterdam, the Netherlan...

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Autores principales: Voortman, Trudy, Steegers-Theunissen, Régine P.M., Bergen, Nienke E., Jaddoe, Vincent W. V., Looman, Caspar W. N., Kiefte-de Jong, Jessica C., Schalekamp-Timmermans, Sarah
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7284899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32397149
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12051341
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author Voortman, Trudy
Steegers-Theunissen, Régine P.M.
Bergen, Nienke E.
Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.
Looman, Caspar W. N.
Kiefte-de Jong, Jessica C.
Schalekamp-Timmermans, Sarah
author_facet Voortman, Trudy
Steegers-Theunissen, Régine P.M.
Bergen, Nienke E.
Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.
Looman, Caspar W. N.
Kiefte-de Jong, Jessica C.
Schalekamp-Timmermans, Sarah
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description Objective: We aimed to validate a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for Dutch pregnant women, against three 24 h-recalls and blood concentrations of B-vitamins and fatty acids, using the method of triads. Methods: We included 83 pregnant women from the general population of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, at a median gestational age of 15.6 weeks. Participants completed three non-consecutive 24 h-recalls, and subsequently filled out the 293-item FFQ. Participants provided blood samples from which we analyzed serum folate and vitamin B12, as well as red blood cell folate, linoleic acid, and total saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Results: Estimated energy intake did not differ between the FFQ and 24 h-recalls. Deattenuated Pearson’s correlation coefficients, between energy-adjusted nutrient intake estimates from the FFQ and the 24 h-recalls, ranged from 0.41 (fat) to 0.88 (fiber) for macronutrients, and were around 0.6 for most micronutrients, except for vitamin E (0.27). Using the triad method, we obtained validity coefficients of 0.86 (95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.36, 1.00) for serum folate, 0.86 (95% CI 0.18, 1.00) for red blood cell folate, and 1.00 (95% CI 0.42, 1.00) for vitamin B12. Validity coefficients for serum fatty acids ranged from 0.22 to 0.67. Conclusion: This FFQ is a reliable tool for estimating intake of energy, macronutrients, folate and vitamin B12 among women in mid-pregnancy.
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spelling pubmed-72848992020-06-17 Validation of a Semi-Quantitative Food-Frequency Questionnaire for Dutch Pregnant Women from the General Population Using the Method or Triads Voortman, Trudy Steegers-Theunissen, Régine P.M. Bergen, Nienke E. Jaddoe, Vincent W. V. Looman, Caspar W. N. Kiefte-de Jong, Jessica C. Schalekamp-Timmermans, Sarah Nutrients Article Objective: We aimed to validate a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for Dutch pregnant women, against three 24 h-recalls and blood concentrations of B-vitamins and fatty acids, using the method of triads. Methods: We included 83 pregnant women from the general population of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, at a median gestational age of 15.6 weeks. Participants completed three non-consecutive 24 h-recalls, and subsequently filled out the 293-item FFQ. Participants provided blood samples from which we analyzed serum folate and vitamin B12, as well as red blood cell folate, linoleic acid, and total saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Results: Estimated energy intake did not differ between the FFQ and 24 h-recalls. Deattenuated Pearson’s correlation coefficients, between energy-adjusted nutrient intake estimates from the FFQ and the 24 h-recalls, ranged from 0.41 (fat) to 0.88 (fiber) for macronutrients, and were around 0.6 for most micronutrients, except for vitamin E (0.27). Using the triad method, we obtained validity coefficients of 0.86 (95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.36, 1.00) for serum folate, 0.86 (95% CI 0.18, 1.00) for red blood cell folate, and 1.00 (95% CI 0.42, 1.00) for vitamin B12. Validity coefficients for serum fatty acids ranged from 0.22 to 0.67. Conclusion: This FFQ is a reliable tool for estimating intake of energy, macronutrients, folate and vitamin B12 among women in mid-pregnancy. MDPI 2020-05-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7284899/ /pubmed/32397149 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12051341 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Schalekamp-Timmermans, Sarah
Validation of a Semi-Quantitative Food-Frequency Questionnaire for Dutch Pregnant Women from the General Population Using the Method or Triads
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title_short Validation of a Semi-Quantitative Food-Frequency Questionnaire for Dutch Pregnant Women from the General Population Using the Method or Triads
title_sort validation of a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire for dutch pregnant women from the general population using the method or triads
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7284899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32397149
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12051341
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