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. 2014 Aug 11;16(8):e190. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3355

Table 7.

Spearman correlation coefficients (SCC) and cross-classification of quartiles of food group intake derived from the online Food4Me FFQ and 4-day WFR (n=49).

Food group SCC Quartiles, %


Exact agreementa Exact agreement plus adjacentb Disagreementc Extreme disagreementd
Rice, pasta, grains and starches .34e 45 73 22 4
Savories (lasagne, pizza) .16 22 76 22 2
White bread (rolls, tortillas, crackers) .46f 42 73 22 4
Wholemeal and brown breads and rolls .33e 31 65 29 6
Breakfast cereals and porridge .27 31 78 14 8
Biscuits .47f 41 78 16 6
Cakes, pastries and buns .31e 31 73 18 8
Milk .68f 51 90 8 2
Cheeses .46f 41 82 14 4
Yogurts .73f 43 96 4 0
Ice cream, creams and desserts .21 35 78 18 4
Eggs and egg dishes .55f 43 76 20 4
Fats and oils (eg, butter, low-fat spreads, hard cooking fats) .35e 35 80 12 8
Potatoes and potato dishes .38f 31 71 20 8
Chipped, fried and roasted potatoes .52f 39 90 8 2
Peas, beans and lentils and vegetable and pulse dishes .23 24 76 16 8
Green vegetables .44f 37 86 10 4
Carrots .14 20 82 16 2
Salad vegetables (eg, lettuce) .23 39 69 18 12
Other vegetables (eg, onions) .15 41 73 10 16
Tinned fruit or vegetables .16 29 71 22 6
Bananas .45f 29 80 20 0
Other fruits (eg, apples, pears, oranges) .47f 49 76 22 2
Nuts and seeds, herbs and spices .23 18 78 14 8
Fish and fish products/dishes .60f 49 82 16 2
Bacon and ham .53f 39 84 16 0
Red meat (eg, beef, veal, lamb, pork) .26 43 80 16 4
Poultry (chicken and turkey) .58f 45 86 10 4
Meat products (eg, burgers, sausages, pies, processed meats) .20 27 78 22 0
Alcoholic beverages .59f 43 73 22 4
Sugars, syrups, preserves and sweeteners .36f 37 76 16 8
Confectionary and savory snacks .25 29 71 22 6
Soups, sauces and miscellaneous foods .11 24 55 31 14
Teas and coffees .62f 55 90 6 4
Other beverages (eg, fruit juices, carbonated beverages, squash) .66f 43 90 8 2

aExact agreement, % of case cross-classified into the same quartile.

bExact agreement plus adjacent, % of cases cross-classified into the same or adjacent quartile.

cDisagreement, % of cases cross-classified 2 quartiles apart.

dExtreme disagreement, % of cases cross-classified into extreme quartiles.

e P<.05.

f P<.01.