A Food Frequency Questionnaire for the Assessment of Calcium, Vitamin D and Vitamin K: A Pilot Validation Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Participant Recruitment
2.2. Nutrient Analysis
2.2.1. Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)
2.2.2. 5-Day Diet Record (5DDR)
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
Proportion, n (%) | |
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Ethnicity | |
North-American Caucasian | 11 (73.3) |
European | 2 (13.3) |
South American | 1 (6.7) |
Southeast Asian | 1 (6.7) |
Ambulation status | |
No aid | 11 (73.3) |
Walking aid | 4 (26.7) |
Living arrangements | |
Living independently | 3 (20.0) |
Living with family support | 9 (60.0) |
Living independently with non-live in support | 3 (20.0) |
Number of years since menopause | |
11–15 years | 3 (20.0) |
16–20 years | 2 (13.3) |
>20 years | 10 (66.7) |
Body mass index classification | |
Normal weight (18.5–24.99 kg/ m2) | 0 |
Overweight (25–29.99 kg/ m2) | 4 (26.7) |
Obese (≥30 kg/ m2) | 11 (73.3) |
Self-reported diagnosis of chronic disease | |
Osteoporosis | 3 (20.0) |
Osteoarthritis | 5 (33.3) |
Type 2 diabetes | 12 (80.0) |
Number of prescription medications | |
None | 1 (6.7) |
1–5 medications | 4 (26.7) |
6–10 medications | 4 (26.7) |
11–15 medications | 1 (6.7) |
16–20 medications | 4 (26.7) |
161 item FFQ | 5DDR | p-value | Pearson r | |||||
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Diet sources | Supplement sources | Total | Diet sources | Supplement sources | Total | |||
Calcium (mg/day) | 1,191 ± 671 | 640 ± 551 | 1,831 ± 788 | 615 ± 292 | 640 ± 551 | 1,255 ± 492* | 0.003 | 0.63‡ |
Vitamin D (IU/day) | 226 ± 156 | 708 ± 494 | 934 ± 464 | 151 ± 209 | 708 ± 494 | 859 ± 485 | 0.253 | 0.89‡ |
Vitamin K (mcg/day) | 266 ± 77 | 21 ± 51 | 287 ± 228 | 99 ± 77 | 21 ± 51 | 120 ± 84* | 0.009 | 0.54‡ |
% classified intosame quartile | % classified into same ± 1 quartile | % misclassified | |
Calcium | 47 | 87 | 0 |
Vitamin D | 73 | 100 | 0 |
Vitamin K | 33 | 87 | 0 |
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Pritchard, J.M.; Seechurn, T.; Atkinson, S.A. A Food Frequency Questionnaire for the Assessment of Calcium, Vitamin D and Vitamin K: A Pilot Validation Study. Nutrients 2010, 2, 805-819. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu2080805
Pritchard JM, Seechurn T, Atkinson SA. A Food Frequency Questionnaire for the Assessment of Calcium, Vitamin D and Vitamin K: A Pilot Validation Study. Nutrients. 2010; 2(8):805-819. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu2080805
Chicago/Turabian StylePritchard, Janet M., Tinasha Seechurn, and Stephanie A. Atkinson. 2010. "A Food Frequency Questionnaire for the Assessment of Calcium, Vitamin D and Vitamin K: A Pilot Validation Study" Nutrients 2, no. 8: 805-819. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu2080805
APA StylePritchard, J. M., Seechurn, T., & Atkinson, S. A. (2010). A Food Frequency Questionnaire for the Assessment of Calcium, Vitamin D and Vitamin K: A Pilot Validation Study. Nutrients, 2(8), 805-819. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu2080805