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. 2012 Sep 10;16(8):1427–1435. doi: 10.1017/S136898001200417X

Table 6.

Percentages of women classified into the same and opposite tertiles of intake (according to the FFQ and the 4 d food diary) and weighted kappa values (κ w): pregnant women between 12 and 29 weeks’ gestation, Edinburgh, UK

Obese (n 31) Lean (n 32)
% classified in % classified in
Nutrient Same tertile Opposite tertiles κ w P value Same tertile Opposite tertiles κ w P value
Energy (kJ) 45 10 0·468 0·044 50 12 0·560 0·013
Protein (g) 42 10 0·471 0·043 53 3 0·743 <0·001
Fat (g) 61 6 0·687 0·001 50 12 0·559 0·013
Carbohydrate (g) 52 19 0·373 0·103 44 16 0·321 0·143
SFA (g) 64 3 0·789 <0·001 53 3 0·744 <0·001
MUFA (g) 55 3 0·721 <0·001 38 16 0·361 0·109
PUFA (g) 48 6 0·552 0·016 50 9 0·634 0·003
Cholesterol (mg) 45 13 0·483 0·038 50 6 0·674 0·001
Sugars (g) 48 10 0·520 0·024 31 16 0·282 0·180
Starch (g) 58 13 0·527 0·022 47 12 0·498 0·030
Fibre (g) 26 13 −0·039 0·541 50 12 0·548 0·015
Na (mg) 48 10 0·560 0·014 41 6 0·589 0·008
K (mg) 58 16 0·498 0·032 47 9 0·550 0·015
Ca (mg) 45 13 0·508 0·028 56 0 0·775 <0·001
Mg (mg) 42 13 0·409 0·078 53 9 0·578 0·009
P (mg) 55 13 0·586 0·009 47 3 0·675 0·001
Fe (mg) 32 13 0·269 0·198 50 6 0·626 0·004
Cu (mg) 45 19 0·201 0·272 34 16 0·003 0·496
Zn (mg) 45 13 0·465 0·046 62 3 0·765 <0·001
Cl (mg) 55 6 0·713 <0·001 41 9 0·471 0·041
Mn (mg) 61 13 0·539 0·019 56 22 0·645 0·003
Se (μg) 55 13 0·481 0·039 38 22 0·163 0·311
Iodine (μg) 52 6 0·636 0·004 53 9 0·649 0·002
Retinol (μg) 61 10 0·673 0·002 56 3 0·660 0·002
β-Carotene equivalents (μg) 35 13 0·306 0·161 44 12 0·467 0·043
Vitamin D (μg) 39 16 0·093 0·395 47 16 0·426 0·064
Vitamin E (mg) 35 16 0·247 0·221 41 12 0·435 0·059
Thiamin (mg) 48 22 0·226 0·244 44 9 0·500 0·029
Riboflavin (mg) 48 16 0·409 0·078 41 9 0·421 0·067
Niacin (mg) 48 39 0·250 0·217 53 6 0·656 0·002
Vitamin B6 (mg) 58 13 0·566 0·013 56 6 0·708 <0·001
Vitamin B12 (μg) 35 10 0·408 0·078 38 22 0·163 0·311
Folic acid (μg) 45 16 0·215 0·255 47 9 0·586 0·008
Pantothenic acid (mg) 48 16 0·472 0·043 41 6 0·487 0·034
Biotin (μg) 52 10 0·543 0·018 50 9 0·568 0·011
Vitamin C (mg) 58 13 0·595 0·008 50 9 0·566 0·011