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. 2010 Jan 6;91(3):748–756. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28623

TABLE 2.

Correlation coefficients between parental nutrient intakes assessed by food-frequency questionnaire1

Maternal prenatal intake
Maternal postnatal intake
Paternal intake
Energy Protein Fat Carbohydrate Energy Protein Fat Carbohydrate Energy Protein Fat
Maternal prenatal
  Energy
  Protein 0.81
  Fat 0.90 0.69
  Carbohydrate 0.93 0.67 0.71
Maternal postnatal
  Energy 0.45
  Protein 0.42 0.82
  Fat 0.44 0.90 0.69
  Carbohydrate 0.43 0.93 0.71 0.73
Paternal intake
  Energy 0.13 0.21
  Protein 0.14 0.22 0.84
  Fat 0.16 0.24 0.90 0.73
  Carbohydrate 0.09 0.20 0.81 0.67 0.64
1

P < 0.001 for all correlations.