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. 2023 Oct 19;42:111. doi: 10.1186/s41043-023-00452-9

Table 3.

Validation of energy and nutrients intakes between FFQs and 24HRs (n = 139)

Nutrient FFQs 24HRs Pearson correlation coefficients
Median P25, P75 Median P25, P75 unadjusted Energy adjusted
Energy (Kcal) 2273.5 2100.7, 2505.3 2195.2 2034.3, 2277.1 0.79**
Protein (g) 64.5 60.0, 69.5 63.1 59.3, 67.2 0.57** 0.56**
Fat (g) 72.2 67.1, 77.3 72.9 68.1, 76.4 0.71** 0.68**
Carbohydrates (g) 340.5 321.3, 365.4 346.5 325.3, 365.2 0.43** 0.38**
Dietary fiber (g) 14.2 11.3, 15.3 14.0 11.2, 16.3 0.26** 0.26**
Cholesterol (mg) 265.5 250.3, 297.5 278.2 257.0, 298.8 0.77** 0.75**
Vitamin A (μg RE) 544.2 456.5, 587.8 551.0 468.3, 577.5 0.61** 0.58**
Vitamin D (μg) 11.5 9.3, 13.6 11.4 9.2, 14.5 0.77** 0.65**
Vitamin E (mg) 13.4 11.5, 15.6 14.2 11.3, 16.7 0.32** 0.28**
Vitamin K (μg) 67.3 55.2, 77.3 68.2 64.9, 77.8 0.60** 0.55**
Thiamin (mg) 0.8 0.6, 1.1 1.1 0.7, 1.3 0.75** 0.76**
Riboflavin (mg) 0.9 0.7, 1.2 0.9 0.7, 1.2 0.75** 0.77**
Vitamin B6 (mg) 1.0 0.7, 1.2 1.2 0.8, 1.4 0.73** 0.76**
Vitamin B12 (μg) 1.3 0.7, 2.1 1.7 1.2, 2.2 0.66** 0.63**
Vitamin C (mg) 67.5 58.3, 87.2 95.4 84.9, 104.2 0.48** 0.49**
Folate (μg) 384.8 331.8, 442.8 386.5 334.8, 457.5 0.57** 0.52**
Calcium (mg) 598.5 491.3, 709.6 629.6 520.3, 705.3 0.64** 0.63**
Phosphorus (mg) 729.5 610.3, 867.8 717.8 639.5, 799.5 0.61** 0.60**
Potassium (mg) 1681.5 1567.3, 1983.8 1876.3 1786.5, 1995.5 0.63** 0.61**
Sodium (mg) 1564.2 1474.8, 1849.8 1763.5 1645.5, 1894.3 0.61* 0.61*
Magnesium (mg) 273.4 255.8, 296.1 309.5 286.3, 336.8 0.21* 0.21*
Iron (mg) 13.2 10.2, 14.7 12.5 9.0, 15.3 0.12 0.12
Iodine (μg) 86.8 66.3, 113.2 87.3 77.4, 97.8 0.49* 0.47*
Zinc (mg) 12.3 10.3, 14.4 11.5 10.3, 14.2 0.22* 0.22*
Selenium (μg) 59.3 54.7, 69.8 58.3 53.5, 68.4 0.62** 0.61**
Copper (mg) 0.8 0.6, 1.2 1.1 0.9, 1.3 0.15 0.14
Niacinamide (mg) 267.4 251.2, 280.5 281.5 263.3, 295.3 0.42** 0.41**
Choline (mg) 445.2 337.5, 493.5 432.6 366.3, 466.2 0.55** 0.53**

Daily intakes of nutrients estimated by FFQs and 24HRs; P25, P75, 25th–75th percentile

Based on log-transformed values

Energy adjusted using the residual method

Statistical significance was accepted with *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01