Relative Validity of an Italian EPIC Food Frequency Questionnaire for Dietary Factors in Children and Adolescents. A Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute Study

Nutrients

Lorenza Mistura¹  Aida Turrini¹  Rossella Miglio²  Renato Borea³  Sara Grioni⁴  Vittorio Krogh⁴  Inge Huybrechts⁵  Alessandra Longhi⁶  Mariela Terrafino⁷  Angelo Gitto⁷  Susanna Ricci⁷  Carmen Odorifero⁸  Mattia Scipioni⁸  Irene Pozzebon⁸  Gianfranco Martucci⁸ 

[1] Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research on Food Nutrition, 00178 Roma, Italy;Dipartimento Scienze Statistiche “Paolo Fortunati”, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy;Epidemiology and Prevention Unit (EPIC), University Federico II, 80135 Napoli, Italy;Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, 20133 Milano, Italy;International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, 69372 Lyon, France;Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, IRCCS, Chemotherapy Unit, 40136 Bologna, Italy;Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, IRCCS, Dietetic Service, 40136 Bologna, Italy;LILT, Lega Italiana Lotta Contro Tumori Association, 00178 Roma, Italy;

关键词: FFQ;    3-day diary;    validity;    food intake;    bone sarcoma;    child;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu13041245

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Dietary factors play a major role in the development of non-communicable diseases, however little is known regarding the impact of nutrition on rare diseases like sarcomas. This Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute study aimed to evaluate the relative validity of a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) to measure the consumption of foods in comparison with a 3-days diary diet in a healthy Italian student population aged between 12 and 17 years. An extended version (including food groups for children) of the semi-quantitative FFQ used in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) was administered. The validity of the FFQ was assessed by comparing the intakes from the FFQ against the 3-day diary method. 254 Italian subjects were included in the analyses: 128 females; 126 males; 116 from High Secondary School (14–17 years); 138 from Low Secondary School (12–13 years). Mean and median intakes are overall higher in the FFQs than in the food diaries. Spearman correlations adjusted for within-person variability were highest for legumes, vegetables and coffee/tea (>0.5), followed by potatoes, meat, fruits, breakfast cereals, biscuits and candies, and milk/yoghurts (>0.4). Moderate correlations were found for alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, juices, and grains (>0.3). For some food groups, such as fish, potatoes, and bread, correlations tend to become higher when stratifying the analyses for age group. These results demonstrate that the adapted EPIC COS FFQ validated in Italian adults is also appropriate and well understood by Italian children and adolescents.

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