Concurrent and construct validity of Mediterranean diet scores as assessed by an FFQ

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2015-2021

  Benítez Arciniega, Alejandra A ^a,b   Mendez, Michelle A ^c,d   Baena Díez, Jose M ^e   Rovira Martori, Maria Asunción ^a   Soler, Cristina ^a   Marrugat, Jaume ^a,d   Covas, Maria Isabel ^a,b   Sanz, Hector ^a   Llopis, Alba ^a   Schröder, Helmut ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c Barcelona Biomedical Research Park   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e Research Institute University Primary Care IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Diet quality; Mediterranean diet scores; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPAIN; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPAIN;

EID: 84857077727     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011001212     Document Type: Article

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