Development of a food frequency questionnaire for children from 7 to 10 years old

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Patrícia De Fragas Hinnig¹  Aline Brandão Mariath¹  Silvia Rafaela Mascarenhas Freaza¹  Ana Maria Dianezi Gambardella¹  Denise Pimentel Bergamaschi¹ 

关键词: Food consumption;    Child;    Questionnaires;    Diet surveys;    Macronutrients;    Usual intake;    Consumo de alimentos;    Criança;    Questionários;    Inquéritos sobre dietas;    Macronutrientes;    Dieta habitual;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1809-4503201400020015ENG

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To present and discuss the process of the development of a Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (QFFQ) aimed to 7-10 year-old children. Methods: A methodological study was performed based on the application of a Food Diary (FD) fulfilled by 85 children. Based on registered foods, the diet composition in relation to energy and macronutrients was calculated. Foods were grouped into items and the percentage of the contribution of each item to the diet in terms of calories and macronutrients were calculated. Results: The QFFQ was constructed with 92 food items, 76 were selected by Block's method and 16 were identified from other instruments from literature developed for children and adolescents. The food items were grouped in 17 food groups with 3 serving sizes and 7 categories to measure food frequency. Conclusion: Among the food items, the rice was the one that showed the biggest percentage of contribution for energy and carbohydrates. For other nutrients, the meat and the milk were the ones that contributed most to the consumption of proteins and lipids, respectively.

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