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. 2015 Mar;11(2):139–146.

Table 4.

Reproducibility of the simplified food frequency questionnaire for foods/food based on gender

Food/food groups (time/day) ICC (95% CI)
Male Female Total
HVO 0.64 (0.42-0.85) 0.69 (0.47-0.91) 0.66 (0.44-0.89)
Non-HVO 0.68 (0.48-0.92) 0.67 (0.46-0.90) 0.67 (0.45-0.91)
Animal fat 0.53 (0.34-0.71) 0.57 (0.35-0.73) 0.59 (0.36-0.75)
Animal protein 0.61 (0.46-0.79) 0.63 (0.47-0.79) 0.67 (0.49-0.83)
Dairy products 0.65 (0.48-0.83) 0.68 (0.45-0.84) 0.69 (0.48-0.85)
Plant protein 0.56 (0.34-0.72) 0.59 (0.36-0.75) 0.61 (0.39-0.78)
Grains 0.47 (0.26-0.69) 0.46 (0.22-0.66) 0.47 (0.25-0.70)
Nuts 0.64 (0.40-0.89) 0.65 (0.39-0.92) 0.67 (0.40-0.93)
Fruits and vegetables 0.52 (0.29-0.76) 0.58 (0.31-0.79) 0.51 (0.28-0.74)
Fast foods 0.65 (0.42-0.88) 0.62 (0.40-0.85) 0.64 (0.41-0.86)
Sweets 0.55 (0.32-0.76) 0.60 (0.34-0.87) 0.59 (0.34-0.88)
Beverages 0.48 (0.31-0.64) 0.45 (0.32-0.59) 0.49 (0.36-0.63)
Pickles 0.59 (0.37-0.80) 0.63 (0.42-0.85) 0.61 (0.40-0.82)

ICC (95% CI): Intra class correlation coefficient (95% confidence interval); HVO: Hydrogenated vegetable oil