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. 2013 Sep 4;17(8):1738–1744. doi: 10.1017/S1368980013002292

Table 2.

Intakes of energy and nutrients estimated from the semi-quantitative FFQ (SFFQ) and the average of three 24 h dietary recalls (24hDR), differences in intakes between the two methods and correlations of intakes between the two methods (de-attenuated Spearman rank-correlation coefficients, R de-att); caregiver-reported intakes of 3-year-old children, Krakow, Poland

SFFQ 24hDR Difference
Median Q1, Q3 Median Q1, Q3 Median Q1, Q3 R de-att
Energy (kJ)* 6471·8 5403·2, 7737·1 5403·2 4679·0, 6417·8 1068·6 −91·2, 1975·7 0·461
Energy (kcal)* 1546·8 1291·4, 1849·2 1346·3 1118·3, 1533·9 255·4 −21·8, 472·2 0·461
Protein (g)* 56·2 47·1, 68·3 45·7 39·0, 54·5 10·9 1·0, 20·8 0·456
Carbohydrate (g)* 215·8 179·6, 263·3 187·5 157·5, 221·5 31·0 −3·4, 69·9 0·474
Total fat (g)* 54·2 45·7, 68·0 50·1 39·8, 59·0 7·0 −4·1, 17·2 0·487
Cholesterol (mg)* 251·2 196·6, 308·8 186·3 149·7, 240·4 60·5 8·7, 122·0 0·548
Dietary fibre (g)* 15·5 12·7, 18·4 12·3 10·0, 14·3 3·0 0·3, 6·4 0·357
Na (mg)* 1272·6 1058·1, 1536·9 929·8 715·7, 1225·7 323·0 73·2, 617·8 0·519
K (mg)* 2602·3 2195·5, 3205·8 2078·2 1765·7, 2468·7 534·5 −68·1, 1011·5 0·370
Ca (mg)* 709·3 546·6, 894·9 491·8 336·6, 683·1 199·5 65·3, 360·5 0·667
P (mg)* 987·2 825·0, 1187·8 749·5 625·8, 936·1 241·0 43·3, 432·8 0·564
Mg (mg)* 216·8 182·9, 265·8 168·6 136·4, 198·3 43·3 9·4, 89·6 0·477
Fe (mg)* 7·8 6·3, 9·5 6·2 5·4, 7·3 1·2 −0·1, 2·9 0·436
Zn (mg)* 7·0 6·0, 8·5 5·9 4·9, 7·0 1·1 0·1, 2·4 0·447
Vitamin A (μg RE)* 1519·8 1155·8, 2040·8 831·9 551·4, 1445·1 530·0 119·4, 1037·1 0·369
Vitamin D (μg)* 1·6 1·3, 2·2 1·3 1·0, 1·6 0·4 0·0, 0·8 0·459
Vitamin E (mg)* 7·0 5·6, 8·6 4·9 4·0, 6·3 2·0 0·6, 3·8 0·270
Thiamin (mg)* 0·8 0·6, 0·9 0·6 0·5, 0·8 0·1 0·0, 0·3 0·429
Riboflavin (mg)* 1·5 1·3, 1·9 1·2 0·9, 1·5 0·3 0·1, 0·7 0·667
Niacin (mg)* 8·8 7·1, 10·6 7·6 6·3, 9·0 1·3 −0·4, 2·9 0·319
Vitamin B6 (mg)* 1·5 1·2, 1·8 1·2 0·9, 1·5 0·3 0·0, 0·6 0·332
Folic acid (μg)* 200·7 164·8, 246·3 145·2 123·7, 173·5 48·5 17·7, 98·0 0·455
Vitamin B12 (μg)* 3·2 2·5, 4·0 2·3 1·7, 2·9 0·9 0·1, 1·7 0·458
Vitamin C (mg)* 98·9 69·1, 132·1 61·4 39·9, 93·1 34·9 0·1, 68·8 0·373

Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile; RE, retinol equivalents.

*P value for difference between the instruments (Wilcoxon's test) <0·001.