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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Public Health Nutr. 2011 Sep 20;15(4):627–634. doi: 10.1017/S136898001100228X

Table 2.

Concordance of daily intake quartile classifications based on the youth/adolescent and adult FFQ among young adults (n 194), Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, USA, 2008–2009

Total (n 194)
Male (n 91)
Female (n 103)
20–25 years (n 99)
26–31 years (n 95)
% in same
quartile
% within one
quartile
% in same
quartile
% within one
quartile
% in same
quartile
% within one
quartile
% in same
quartile
% within one
quartile
% in same
quartile
% within one
quartile
ENERGY AND NUTRIENTS
Energy (kJ) 42·8 80·4 46·1 86·8 32·0 76·7 48·5 87·9 41·0 75·8
Protein (% of energy) 41·7 81·9 39·6 85·7 40·8 79·6 38·4 79·8 44·2 82·1
Total fat (% of energy) 31·4 77·3 30·8 76·9 34·0 77·7 23·2 71·7 38·9 82·1
Saturated fat (% of energy) 37·6 79·9 35·2 79·1 33·0 79·6 35·3 79·8 35·8 80·0
Carbohydrate (% of energy) 39·7 76·3 40·7 76·9 39·8 79·6 36·4 77·8 37·9 78·9
Fibre (g) 56·8 92·8 49·4 96·7 51·5 86·4 55·6 89·9 53·7 91·6
Folate (μg) 41·2 85·6 42·9 86·8 44·7 86·4 39·4 84·8 42·1 87·4
Vitamin A (μg)
 Total 55·6 91·9 54·4 87·8 44·7 85·4 45·9 85·7 47·9 86·2
 Dietary sources 46·9 83·0 47·2 89·0 49·5 78·6 46·5 80·8 46·3 85·3
Vitamin C (mg)
 Total 46·9 86·6 46·1 87·9 42·7 83·5 42·4 86·9 46·3 85·3
 Dietary sources 41·2 85·6 49·4 87·9 37·9 84·5 44·4 84·8 38·9 85·3
Vitamin D (μg)
 Total 44·3 87·1 42·9 87·9 48·5 89·3 47·5 89·9 40·0 85·3
 Dietary sources 40·2 86·1 40·7 90·1 36·9 81·5 43·4 86·9 36·8 87·4
Vitamin E (mg)
 Total 51·0 85·6 47·2 85·7 49·5 81·5 51·5 89·9 49·5 83·1
 Dietary sources 40·7 80·9 45·0 90·1 34·0 78·6 41·4 77·8 41·0 85·3
Ca (mg)
 Total 49·0 88·1 54·9 89·0 44·7 83·5 50·5 89·9 49·5 84·2
 Dietary sources 53·6 88·1 57·1 91·2 47·6 83·5 55·6 87·9 48·4 87·4
Fe (mg)
 Total 46·4 84·0 46·1 86·8 45·6 84·5 50·5 85·9 44·2 82·1
 Dietary sources 47·9 85·6 52·7 86·8 44·7 83·5 51·5 84·8 47·4 88·4
Zn (mg)
 Total 48·6 81·5 44·0 83·5 48·5 84·5 54·5 85·9 43·2 86·3
 Dietary sources 46·4 87·6 52·7 85·7 44·7 85·4 48·5 90·9 48·4 84·2
Mg (mg)
 Total 47·9 87·1 53·8 93·4 43·7 80·6 56·6 85·9 42·1 89·5
 Dietary sources 48·4 86·6 50·5 92·3 39·8 82·5 50·5 87·9 38·9 87·4
Na (mg) 45·9 82·0 45·0 87·9 41·7 79·6 47·5 88·9 44·2 78·9
FOOD GROUPS (servings)
Fruit
 Total 47·9 87·6 48·3 84·6 46·6 92·2 58·6 87·9 44·2 86·3
 Whole fruit 50·5 88·7 46·1 81·3 53·4 93·2 49·5 89·9 50·5 88·4
 Fruit juice 43·5 87·0 44·4 91·1 44·7 85·4 45·9 89·8 47·4 84·2
Vegetables
 Total 54·6 89·2 64·8 91·2 50·5 90·3 49·5 83·8 57·9 93·7
 Dark green/orange 51·0 88·1 54·9 84·6 48·5 87·4 52·5 88·9 49·5 90·5
 Starchy 46·9 86·6 44·0 90·2 46·6 84·5 54·5 90·9 42·1 84·2
Milk products 50·5 87·6 49·4 90·1 51·5 88·4 53·5 88·9 46·3 85·3
Grains
 Total 39·1 76·3 46·1 79·1 31·1 69·9 44·4 76·8 37·9 73·7
 Whole grains 50·0 90·7 60·4 93·4 40·8 88·3 45·5 85·8 50·0 94·7
Snack foods 42·8 84·0 47·2 86·8 40·8 80·6 35·3 77·8 43·2 90·5
Soft drinks 53·6 93·3 52·7 90·1 53·4 92·2 55·6 93·9 56·8 88·4
Sugar-sweetened drinks 62·9 93·8 50·5 96·7 56·3 91·3 54·5 93·9 65·3 93·7

The expected percentage agreement for ‘same quartile’ if chance alone were operating would be 25 %.