TABLE 5.

Regression slopes between average of 24-hour recalls and the second quantitative food frequency questionnaire (QFFQ) for selected nutrients^* among male multiethnic cohort subjects, Hawaii and Los Angeles, 1993–1996

Nutrient by unit	African- Americans	Japanese- Americans	Latinos	Whites
Total calories (minus alcohol) (Kcal)	0.09	0.23	0.19	0.32
Protein
g†	0.10	0.18	0.15	0.31
% calories‡	0.40	0.36	0.28	0.36
Kcal-adjusted g§	0.39	0.34	0.25	0.34
Fat
g†	0.17	0.29	0.24	0.39
% calories‡	0.58	0.62	0.57	0.53
Kcal-adjusted g§	0.57	0.65	0.58	0.53
Saturated fat
g†	0.24	0.37	0.25	0.46
% calories‡	0.69	0.64	0.56	0.64
Kcal-adjusted g§	0.69	0.65	0.57	0.64
Carbohydrate
g†	0.12	0.34	0.24	0.37
% calories‡	0.42	0.51	0.46	0.54
Kcal-adjusted g§	0.41	0.53	0.46	0.54
Calcium
Mg†	0.19	0.40	0.27	0.43
Mg/1,000 Kcal‡	0.67	0.77	0.50	0.69
Kcal-adjusted mg§	0.66	0.76	0.52	0.68
Vitamin A
IU†	0.22	0.29	0.46	0.51
IU/1,000 Kcal‡	0.55	0.41	0.64	0.63
Kcal-adjusted IU§	0.52	0.40	0.65	0.61
Vitamin C
Mg†	0.32	0.69	0.43	0.64
Mg/1,000 Kcal¶	0.60	0.78	0.70	0.84
Kcal-adjusted mg§	0.61	0.80	0.70	0.82
Beta-carotene
mcg†	0.36	0.33	0.48	0.59
mcg/1,000 Kcal¶	0.75	0.46	0.66	0.70
Kcal-adjusted mcg§	0.72	0.45	0.66	0.68
Dietary fiber
g†	0.25	0.47	0.32	0.55
g/1,000 Kcal¶	0.70	0.73	0.68	0.80
Kcal-adjusted g§	0.70	0.72	0.68	0.80

^*All nutrient amounts were log transformed.

^†Correlation for absolute nutrient intake.

^‡Correlation for % calories from the nutrient.

^§Correlation for calorie-adjusted nutrient values.

^¶Correlation for density of nutrient per 1,000 Kcal of calorie intake.