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Table 7 Reproducibility of food frequency questionnaire for intakes from each food group

From: Development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire for Japanese athletes (FFQJA)

 

1st FFQJA (g/day)

2nd FFQJA (g/day)

Correlation coefficient

Median

(Interquartile range)

Median

(Interquartile range)

Crude (95% CI)

Energy-adjusted (95% CI)

ICC (95% CI)

Cereals

801.5

(626.9, 952.3)

676.8

(552.8, 855.9)

0.560 (0.265–0.759)

0.595 (0.310–0.782)

0.533 (0.257–0.729)

Potatoes

12.6

(6.3, 22.2)

12.6

(6.3, 19.1)

0.453 (0.135–0.687)

0.447 (0.128–0.682)

0.425 (0.122–0.656)

Sugar

0.0

(0.0, 1.1)

0.0

(0.0, 2.1)

0.859 (0.714–0.933)

0.855 (0.707–0.931)

0.903 (0.819–0.949)

Nuts and seeds

0.0

(0.0, 1.1)

0.0

(0.0, 1.1)

0.405 (0.080–0.652)

0.421 (0.098–0.664)

0.845 (0.719–0.917)

Green and yellow vegetables

48.5

(24.7, 78.0)

57.3

(31.8, 92.7)

0.693 (0.446–0.842)

0.693 (0.446–0.842)

0.826 (0.688–0.907)

Other vegetables

103.1

(56.2, 150.8)

109.2

(61.8, 165.8)

0.546 (0.247–0.750)

0.607 (0.326–0.789)

0.718 (0.517–0.844)

Fruits

143.8

(67.2, 316.4)

170.0

(96.5, 254.3)

0.767 (0.558–0.884)

0.768 (0.560–0.885)

0.583 (0.323–0.761)

Mushrooms

4.2

(2.1, 8.6)

2.1

(2.1, 6.4)

0.508 (0.200–0.725)

0.507 (0.199–0.724)

0.657 (0.427–0.808)

Seaweed

0.4

(0.2, 1.1)

0.4

(0.2, 1.0)

0.341 (0.009–0.605)

0.428 (0.106–0.669)

0.801 (0.647–0.892)

Beans

25.6

(17.0, 44.5)

27.3

(16.8, 43.3)

0.525 (0.221–0.736)

0.524 (0.220–0.735)

0.629 (0.387–0.790)

Fish

37.8

(26.3, 56.5)

39.9

(21.0, 67.8)

0.546 (0.247–0.750)

0.593 (0.308–0.781)

0.505 (0.221–0.710)

Meat

127.5

(99.8, 192.7)

159.5

(106.0, 214.9)

0.500 (0.190–0.719)

0.473 (0.158–0.701)

0.417 (0.112–0.651)

Eggs

42.0

(21.0, 53.5)

32.0

(21.0, 55.9)

0.807 (0.624–0.906)

0.815 (0.637–0.910)

0.750 (0.565–0.863)

Dairy products

177.7

(82.4, 302.8)

133.3

(81.4, 241.3)

0.624 (0.349–0.800)

0.666 (0.407–0.826)

0.673 (0.450–0.817)

Oil

21.2

(13.8, 26.7)

16.8

(10.6, 21.3)

0.546 (0.247–0.750)

0.631 (0.358–0.804)

0.520 (0.239–0.720)

Sweets

54.6

(22.3, 90.6)

47.9

(20.5, 77.2)

0.782 (0.583–0.893)

0.815 (0.637–0.910)

0.664 (0.437–0.812)

Luxury drinks

283.5

(52.5, 536.3)

150.5

(78.8, 459.0)

0.707 (0.466–0.850)

0.587 (0.300–0.777)

0.664 (0.437–0.812)

Seasonings

29.0

(20.0, 45.5)

28.0

(16.8, 42.6)

0.669 (0.411–0.828)

0.729 (0.499–0.863)

0.692 (0.478–0.829)

  1. n = 36
  2. FFQJA Food frequency questionnaire for Japanese athletes
  3. Crude correlation coefficient: Spearman’s correlation coefficients
  4. Energy-adjusted correlation coefficients were calculated using an energy density method
  5. ICC Intraclass correlation coefficients
  6. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval