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. 2012 Mar 13;11:12. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-11-12

Table 1.

Correlation between grams of intake from food records and calculated intake from the AGES-FFQ

Food record g/d AGES-FFQ g/d
P10 median P90 P10 median P90 correlation p-value
Men (n = 53)
 Meat 7 90 248 43 100 100 0.21 0.124
 Fish 20 77 190 36 85 114 0.23 0.098
 Fish toppings 0 0 23 2 10 23 0.23 0.146
 Potatoes 22 74 174 24 86 110 0.46 < 0.001
 Fresh fruits 0 87 226 24 86 110 0.50 < 0.001
 Blood/liver sausage 0 0 13 0 3 17 0.05 0.746
 Rye bread/flatbread 0 17 59 2 25 50 0.17 0.219
 Whole-wheat bread 11 45 73 11 50 50 0.19 0.169
 Oatmeal/muesli 0 0 227 0 95 190 0.46 0.001
 Cooked vegetables 0 29 113 3 19 60 0.17 0.221
 Raw vegetables 0 33 150 3 19 90 0.33 0.015
 Cakes and cookies 0 51 137 10 15 70 0.41 0.002
 Candy 0 0 13 0 8 18 0.40 0.003
 Dairy products 0 84 241 7 103 205 0.55 < 0.001
 Milk 0 133 560 0 83 264 0.49 < 0.001
 Pure fruit juice 0 0 192 0 34 160 0.50 < 0.001
 Soft drink and sweet
 juice 0 0 134 0 12 231 0.19 0.177
 Cod liver oil 0 0 8 0 6 6 0.51 < 0.001
 Coffee* 87 357 793 105 735 1155 0.63 < 0.001
 Tea* 0 0 200 0 110 330 0.71 < 0.001
 Sugar in coffee/tea* 0 0 11 0 0 8 0.53 < 0.001
Women (n = 75)
 Meat 21 59 151 29 29 68 0.11 0.361
 Fish 21 55 137 28 65 102 -0.02 0.873
 Fish toppings 0 0 28 0 3 35 0.37 0.001
 Potatoes 18 60 116 18 67 85 0.01 0.969
 Fresh fruits 39 127 316 60 120 240 0.36 0.001
 Blood/liver sausage 0 0 14 0 2 13 0.37 0.001
 Rye bread/flatbread 0 7 40 2 30 60 0.42 < 0.001
 Whole-wheat bread 1 35 76 10 45 45 0.28 0.017
 Oatmeal/muesli 0 52 159 3 75 150 0.48 < 0.001
 Cooked vegetables 0 25 90 3 45 90 0.20 0.089
 Raw vegetables 0 53 141 17 40 80 0.40 < 0.001
 Cakes and cookies 0 36 123 2 30 60 0.20 0.087
 Candy 0 0 23 1 6 30 0.43 < 0.001
 Dairy products 0 100 217 6 85 170 0.50 < 0.001
 Milk 0 113 369 0 29 135 0.45 < 0.001
 Pure fruit juice 0 0 167 0 34 160 0.49 < 0.001
 Soft drink and sweet
 juice 0 0 148 0 8 48 0.19 0.104
 Cod liver oil 0 2 9 0 7 7 0.42 < 0.001
 Coffee* 67 283 647 98 293 683 0.44 < 0.001
 Tea* 0 0 363 0 360 840 0.61 < 0.001
 Sugar in coffee/tea* 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.30 0.008

* portions per day