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. 2015 Mar;33(1):50–59.

Table 3.

Correlation coefficients of SQFFQ in reliability study (SQFFQ1 vs SQFFQ2)

Nutrients (N=110) Pearson's correlation coefficient ICC
After logarithmic transformation After adjusting for energy intake
Total energy Energy* 0.69 - 0.68
Three major nutrients Protein* 0.65 0.58 0.64
Fat* 0.63 0.53 0.61
Carbohydrate* 0.70 0.56 0.70
Dietary fibre Dietary fibre* 0.75 0.72 0.86
Cholesterol Cholesterol* 0.60 0.57 0.56
Vitamins Vitamin A* 0.61 0.55 0.58
Thiamine* 0.59 0.42 0.52
Riboflavin* 0.66 0.65 0.63
Niacin* 0.63 0.51 0.60
Vitamin C* 0.73 0.72 0.72
Vitamin E* 0.75 0.75 0.73
Elementary elements Calcium* 0.71 0.67 0.71
Phosphorus* 0.68 0.63 0.67
Potassium* 0.68 0.62 0.66
Sodium* 0.69 0.65 0.67
Magnesium* 0.62 0.52 0.60
Trace elements Iron* 0.68 0.70 0.65
Zinc* 0.62 0.45 0.61
Selenium* 0.50 0.43 0.45
Copper* 0.72 0.67 0.70
Manganese* 0.62 0.64 0.62

*p<0.05

ICC=Intra-class correlation coefficient