Development, repeatability and validity regarding energy and macronutrient intake of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire: Methodological considerations

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 659-667

  Bountziouka, V ^a   Bathrellou, E ^a   Giotopoulou, A ^a   Katsagoni, C ^a   Bonou, M ^b   Vallianou, N ^b   Barbetseas, J ^b   Avgerinos, P C ^b   Panagiotakos, D B ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Food frequency questionnaire; Nutritional assessment methods; Repeatability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BEVERAGES; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864041268     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2010.10.015     Document Type: Article

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