Table 3.

Correlation between energy and nutrients intake from FFQ and average of three 24-h recalls

	Unadjusted*	Energy adjusted*,†	Age, gender and BMI adjusted*,†
Energy (kcal)	0·33**	–	0·33**
Carbohydrates (g)	0·34**	0·34**	0·34**
Protein (g)	0·18***	0·21***	0·21***
Fat (g)	0·27**	0·29**	0·29**
Ca (mg)	0·26**	0·26**	0·26**
Vitamin D (μg)	0·15	0·15	0·15
Folate (μg)	0·23***	0·24**	0·24**
Fe (mg)	0·30**	0·31**	0·31**
Zn (mg)	0·19***	0·18***	0·18***
Mg (mg)	0·31**	0·33**	0·33***
Vitamin E (mg)	0·18	0·18	0·18
Vitamin C (mg)	0·20***	0·2***	0·2***
Vitamin B12 (μg)	0·21***	0·21***	0·21***
Vitamin A (μg)	−0·002	−0·002	−0·002
Thiamine (mg)	0·32**	0·34**	0·34**
Na (mg)	0·22***	0·22***	0·22***
Se (μg)	0·05	0·06	0·06
Riboflavin (mg)	0·26**	0·26**	0·26**
Pyridoxine (mg)	0·25**	0·25**	0·25**
K (mg)	0·18	0·18***	0·18***
P (mg)	0·26**	0·23***	0·23***
Niacin (mg)	0·15	0·15	0·15

^*Spearman’s correlation.

^†Pearson’s correlation.

^**Correlation is significant at P < 0·01.

^***Correlation is significant at P < 0·05.