Table 5.

Pearson (r _P) and Spearman (r _S) correlation coefficients between the FFQ and 4 d food diary in the lean group (n 32): pregnant women between 12 and 29 weeks’ gestation, Edinburgh, UK

	Pearson†	Spearman
Nutrient
Energy (kJ)	0·46**	–	0·51**	–
Protein (g)	0·49**	0·11	0·62***	0·20
Fat (g)	0·30	0·04	0·44*	−0·02
Carbohydrate (g)	0·05	−0·08	0·31	0·07
SFA (g)	0·60***	0·53**	0·66***	0·36*
MUFA (g)	0·39*	0·31	0·38*	0·22
PUFA (g)	0·52**	0·40**	0·58**	0·41*
Cholesterol (mg)	0·66***	0·74**	0·50**	0·46**
Sugars (g)	0·08	0·21	0·15	0·27
Starch (g)	0·51**	0·15	0·42*	0·20
Fibre (g)	0·53**	0·38*	0·40*	0·29
Na (mg)	0·397*	0·24	0·38*	0·22
K (mg)	0·38*	0·52**	0·45**	0·49**
Ca (mg)	0·59***	0·37*	0·60***	0·32
Mg (mg)	0·39*	0·18	0·34	0·29
P (mg)	0·56**	0·45**	0·52**	0·34
Fe (mg)	0·59***	0·23	0·47**	0·26
Cu (mg)	0·04	−0·25	0·13	−0·08
Zn (mg)	0·66***	0·40*	0·64***	0·43*
Cl (mg)	0·45*	0·27	0·39*	0·20
Mn (mg)	0·63***	0·68**	0·61***	0·57**
Se (μg)	0·22	0·29	0·25	0·28
Iodine (μg)	0·52**	0·43*	0·52**	0·38*
Retinol (μg)	0·25	0·32	0·44*	0·43*
β-Carotene equivalents (μg)	0·43*	0·40*	0·33	0·27
Vitamin D (μg)	0·16	0·25	0·22	0·21
Vitamin E (mg)	0·52**	0·31	0·48**	0·28
Thiamin (mg)	0·46**	0·34	0·38*	0·22
Riboflavin (mg)	0·52**	0·37*	0·37*	0·33
Niacin (mg)	0·53**	0·56**	0·51**	0·25
Vitamin B6 (mg)	0·49**	0·42*	0·50**	0·45**
Vitamin B12 (μg)	0·39*	0·34	0·24	0·14
Folic acid (μg)	0·39*	0·34	0·36*	0·23
Pantothenic acid (mg)	0·50**	0·42*	0·43*	0·17
Biotin (μg)	0·48**	0·43*	0·44*	0·32
Vitamin C (mg)	0·33	0·45*	0·37*	0·37*

*Correlation is significant at the 0·05 level; **correlation is significant at the 0·01 level; ***correlation is significant at the 0·001 level.

†For log-transformed nutrient intakes.