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. 2010 Apr 11;14(3):196–200. doi: 10.1007/s12603-010-0048-3

Table 2.

Spearman rank correlation coefficients, means and standard deviations, and ratios of within- to between-person variance* for energy and vitamins intakes estimated from two recalls conducted one year apart and stratified survey periods 1973-1984 and 1985-1999

Correlation coefficients 1973-1984 1985-1999
1973-1984 1985-1999 Crude intakes Crude intakes
Crude Energy-adjusted Crude Energy-adjusted Recall 1 Mean ± SD Recall 2 Mean ± SD w2/ b2* Recall 1 Mean ± SD Recall 2 Mean ± SD w2/ b2*
Men(1973-1984;n=92, 1985-1999;n=40)
Energy (kcal) 0.53 ** - 0.61 ** - 2163 ± 662 2243 ± 669 0.7 2271 ± 598 2282 ± 583 0.6
Vitamin A (µgRE) 0.31 ** 0.30 ** 0.18 0.10 810 ± 622 1095 ±1788 4.0 787 ± 590 983 ± 662 7.2
Retinol (µg) 0.28 ** 0.13 0.18 0.11 103 ± 75 339 ±1659 - 134±108 211 ± 246 23.5
Carotene (µg) 0.36** 0.37 ** 0.23 0.17 4140 ± 3704 4418 ± 3394 1.4 4021 ± 3400 4663 ± 3561 2.4
Vitamin D (µg) 0.17 0.13 0.12 0.15 10.4 ±11.3 10.7 ± 10.0 5.4 10.1 ± 10.6 12.6 ± 11.5 4.9
Vitamin E (mgα-TE) 0.30 ** 0.39 ** 0.42 ** 0.23 7.5 ± 3.5 8.5 ± 5.6 3.4 8.2 ± 3.3 10.1 ± 4.4 *** 1.8
Vitamin K (µg) 0.48 ** 0.44 ** 0.15 0.16 310 ±262 330 ± 269 1.4 303 ± 214 318 ±256 4.0
Vitamin B 1(mg) 0.32 ** 0.31 ** 0.33 ** 0.17 0.9 ± 0.3 1.0 ±0.4 1.9 1.0 ± 0.5 1.0 ±0.4 2.5
Vitamin B 2 (mg) 0.45 ** 0.40 ** 0.27 0.02 0.9 ± 0.4 1.0 ±0.7 2.5 1.2 ± 0.5 1.5 ±0.8 3.8
Niacin (mg) 0.31 ** 0.25 ** 0.21 0.01 16.5 ± 8.0 16.7 ± 8.4 3.2 18.0 ±6.6 19.8 ± 7.3 6.6
Vitamin B 6 (mg) 0.28 ** 0.03 0.37 ** 0.16 1.5 ±0.6 1.6 ±0.6 3.2 1.6 ± 0.5 1.7 ±0.5 1.8
Vitamin B 12 (µg) -0.09 -0.12 0.22 0.15 9.1 ± 10.8 8.9 ± 9.2 -*** 10.7 ± 11.2 11.8 ± 11.3 4.4
Folate (µg) 0.39 ** 0.35 ** 0.54 ** 0.50 ** 352 ± 186 382 ± 234 1.4 413 ± 179 455 ± 209 1.3
Vitamin C (mg) 0.50 ** 0.45 ** 0.55 ** 0.56 ** 123 ± 110 132 ± 93 1.3 138 ±99 163 ± 142 1.0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.47 ** 0.26 ** 0.50 ** 0.27 5.6 ± 1.9 6.0 ± 2.5 1.0 6.4 ± 2.1 6.7 ± 2.3 1.5
Women(1973-1984; n=84,1985-1999;n=46)
Energy (kcal) 0.44 ** - 0.41 ** - 1712± 472 1716± 553 1.1 1666 ± 542 1579 ± 406 3.9
Vitamin A (µgRE) 0.24 ** 0.15 0.40 ** 0.40 ** 766 ± 544 1083 ± 1001 *** 38.4 1270 ± 1667 951 ± 587 -
Retinol (µg) 0.36 ** 0.39 ** 0.00 0.04 102 ± 86 200 ± 850 33.5 347±1104 178 ± 280 -
Carotene (µg) 0.22 ** 0.11 0.38 ** 0.39 ** 3946 ± 3170 5264 ± 2999*** 7.4 5522 ± 7545 4628 ± 2913 38.8
Vitamin D (µg) 0.17 0.11 0.10 0.13 7.7 ± 8.3 9.1 ± 9.1 8.7 8.7 ± 7.2 6.9 ± 6.4 8.6
Vitamin E (mga-TE) 0.38 ** 0.50 ** 0.20 0.03 6.7 ± 3.4 7.4 ± 3.4 1.4 13.2 ± 36.4 8.0 ± 3.9 49.4
Vitamin K (µg) 0.26 ** 0.22 0.27 0.22 217 ± 160 264 ± 168 2.7 371 ± 766 281 ± 172 -
Vitamin B 1(mg) 0.27 ** 0.16 0.30 ** 0.20 0.8 ± 0.3 0.8 ± 0.3 3.9 0.8 ± 0.4 0.8 ± 0.3 9.4
Vitamin B 2 (mg) 0.47 ** 0.48 ** 0.24 0.21 0.8 ± 0.3 0.9 ± 0.4 1.3 1.3 ± 1.0 1.1 ±0.4 18.2
Niacin (mg) 0.39 ** 0.30 ** 0.17 0.02 12.8 ± 5.9 12.9 ± 7.1 2.2 15.3 ± 8.0 13.3 ± 5.2 12.8
Vitamin B 6 (mg) 0.38 ** 0.31 ** 0.16 0.21 1.2 ±0.4 1.2 ±0.4 1.7 1.3 ± 0.6 1.2 ±0.3 11.2
Vitamin B 12 (µg) 0.29 ** 0.23 ** 0.13 0.18 7.2 ± 7.1 7.2 ± 6.8 2.6 9.6 ± 14.5 5.6 ± 7.1 -
Folate (µg) 0.29 ** 0.23 ** 0.28 0.26 297 ± 124 344 ± 162*** 3.1 505 ± 738 375 ± 137 35.1
Vitamin C (mg) 0.16 0.14 0.40 ** 0.32 ** 131 ± 91 137 ± 79 19.6 181 ± 175 172 ± 96 5.0
Pantothenic acid (mg) 0.38 ** 0.22 ** 0.40 ** 0.31 ** 4.9 ± 1.6 5.1 ± 1.6 1.5 5.7 ± 2.9 5.3 ± 1.5 5.4
*

Ratios of within- to between-person variance;

**

p < 0.05 (two-sided p value);

***

Significantly different: : p < 0.05 (for ANOVA).