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. 2016 Aug 5;26(8):420–432. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20150064

Table 4. Food-group intakes according to long-FFQ/short-FFQ, percentage differences between intakes by two FFQs and 12d-WFR and their correlations in men and women.

  n of items (supplemental questions)d Men Women


Long-FFQ (n = 98) Short-FFQ (n = 92) Long-FFQ (n = 142) Short-FFQ (n = 136)




12d-WFR FFQ %a CCb,c 12d-WFR FFQ %a CCb,c 12d-WFR FFQ %a CCb,c 12d-WFR FFQ %a CCb,c








Long- FFQ Short- FFQ Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
g g g g g g g g
Cereals 9 (4) 4 508 (138) 637 (264) 25 0.60** 508 (140) 538 (199) 6 0.57** 348 (80) 472 (131) 35 0.31** 348 (81) 403 (101) 16 0.45**
 Rice 1 (3) 1 (3) 394 (144) 460 (177) 17 0.58** 394 (145) 449 (185) 14 0.57** 259 (86) 326 (100) 26 0.48** 261 (86) 325 (100) 24 0.57**
Potatoes and starches 5 0 45 (29) 37 (29) −17 0.28** 45 (29) NANA NA NA 43 (25) 44 (31) 2 0.45** 44 (25) NANA NA NA
Sugar 1 (2) 0 6 (3) 0 (2) −91 0.34** 6 (3) NANA NA NA 6 (3) 1 (1) −91 0.23* 6 (3) NANA NA NA
Pulses 9 4 70 (47) 78 (105) 11 0.62** 72 (48) 69 (102) −4 0.63** 70 (44) 77 (66) 10 0.61** 71 (45) 64 (76) −10 0.59**
Vegetables 38 14 358 (163) 277 (217) −23 0.59** 365 (162) 138 (106) −62 0.49** 344 (133) 359 (227) 4 0.59** 350 (131) 188 (125) −46 0.42**
 Green and yellow 19 8 123 (67) 132 (153) 7 0.52** 126 (67) 78 (72) −38 0.53** 127 (63) 156 (114) 23 0.59** 129 (62) 104 (76) −19 0.44**
 White vegetables 19 7 234 (119) 145 (104) −38 0.51** 239 (119) 60 (51) −75 0.33** 218 (95) 202 (132) −7 0.50** 221 (94) 84 (65) −62 0.23*
  Pickled vegetables 7 6 14 (13) 33 (49) 140 0.43** 14 (13) 23 (30) 62 0.37** 15 (16) 46 (54) 213 0.54** 15 (17) 31 (37) 108 0.51**
  Cruciferous vegetables 7 2 118 (71) 55 (50) −53 0.46** 119 (71) 16 (18) −87 0.41** 118 (63) 81 (66) −32 0.43** 120 (64) 24 (22) −80 0.26**
Fruits 21 6 94 (79) 147 (127) 56 0.75** 96 (80) 98 (116) 2 0.60** 139 (85) 260 (230) 88 0.56** 139 (85) 150 (134) 7 0.50**
 Citrus fruit 4 2 22 (30) 43 (42) 99 0.43** 21 (31) 46 (63) 115 0.46** 36 (32) 103 (159) 188 0.39** 36 (32) 80 (99) 124 0.42**
 Other fruit 16 3 72 (66) 102 (102) 41 0.74** 75 (66) 50 (76) −33 0.68** 103 (69) 155 (126) 51 0.56** 104 (69) 68 (52) −35 0.54**
Fungi 3 1 21 (16) 11 (11) −49 0.26** 21 (16) 5 (11) −78 0.29** 18 (12) 16 (12) −12 0.41** 18 (12) 6 (8) −68 0.27**
Algae 3 2 10 (11) 8 (10) −22 0.25* 10 (11) 7 (11) −27 0.22* 9 (10) 9 (15) 0 0.32** 9 (10) 8 (8) −13 0.26**
Fish and shellfish 21 11 108 (44) 76 (48) −30 0.30** 109 (44) 60 (41) −44 0.30** 82 (35) 76 (53) −6 0.47** 82 (35) 60 (39) −26 0.56**
Meats 19 12 87 (36) 71 (48) −19 0.44** 89 (36) 56 (44) −37 0.38** 61 (27) 56 (38) −8 0.29** 61 (27) 43 (32) −30 0.44**
 Processed meat 4 0 17 (12) 10 (10) −40 0.34** 18 (12) NANA NA NA 12 (8) 9 (8) −20 0.60** 11 (8) NANA NA NA
 Red meat 9 9 46 (23) 40 (31) −13 0.43** 47 (23) 46 (39) −2 0.40** 32 (18) 30 (23) −6 0.20* 32 (18) 36 (28) 14 0.34**
 Poultry 4 1 21 (16) 19 (20) −10 0.22* 22 (16) 7 (7) −68 0.30** 17 (11) 16 (16) −4 0.56** 17 (11) 5 (6) −69 0.29**
Eggs 1 1 40 (18) 44 (73) 10 0.56** 40 (18) 44 (67) 8 0.52** 32 (14) 37 (49) 14 0.48** 32 (14) 27 (17) −16 0.50**
Milk and dairy products 6 (2) 2 105 (84) 200 (263) 90 0.58** 108 (84) 100 (161) −7 0.59** 147 (101) 314 (340) 114 0.52** 148 (102) 113 (120) −23 0.73**
Fats and oils 2 (7) 0 (7) 12 (5) 12 (6) 1 0.30** 12 (5) 8 (5) −35 0.16 10 (4) 14 (8) 44 0.06 10 (4) 8 (4) −17 −0.21
Confectionaries 6 1 31 (27) 18 (23) −42 0.61** 32 (28) 8 (11) −75 0.50** 46 (32) 28 (23) −39 0.48** 46 (32) 12 (16) −74 0.26**
Alcoholic beverages 6 0 350 (313) 420 (384) 20 0.72** 360 (319) NANA NA NA 82 (166) 88 (198) 8 0.66** 82 (168) NANA NA NA
Non-alcoholic beverages 10 6 600 (385) 709 (430) 18 0.34** 608 (388) 534 (377) −12 0.34** 673 (381) 694 (417) 3 0.46** 670 (379) 591 (318) −12 0.46**
 Green tea 4 2 314 (335) 337 (373) 7 0.66** 324 (342) 292 (367) −10 0.64** 392 (331) 401 (419) 2 0.80** 393 (328) 355 (310) −10 0.78**
 Coffee 3 3 123 (148) 299 (261) 143 0.51** 125 (149) 242 (196) 94 0.63** 119 (178) 236 (204) 98 0.56** 121 (181) 236 (197) 94 0.62**
Seasonings and spices 8 (1) 1 (1) 138 (74) 22 (12) −84 0.25* 137 (73) 16 (11) −88 0.41** 114 (80) 23 (13) −80 0.16 113 (77) 15 (10) −87 0.16

MEDIAN           0.46       0.46       0.48       0.44

12d-WFR, 12-day weighed food records; CC, correlation coefficient; FFQ, Food Frequency Questionnaire; NA, not applicable for calculation; SD, standard deviation.

aPercentage differences: (FFQ − 12d-WFR)/12d-WFR × 100 (%).

bSpearman’s rank correlation coefficients based on energy-adjusted values (other than energy intake and total fat in % energy) and expressed as deattenuated CC. *P < 0.05 where r ≥ 0.20, and **P < 0.01 where r ≥ 0.26 for Long-FFQ, *P < 0.05 where r ≥ 0.21, and **P < 0.01 where r ≥ 0.27 for short-FFQ among men, For women, *P < 0.05 where r ≥ 0.20, and **P < 0.01 where r ≥ 0.26.

cDeattenuated CCx = observed CCx × SQRT(1 + λx/n), where λx is the ratio of within- to between-individual variance for nutrient x, and n is number of dietary records.

dSupplemental questions were supporting for some kinds of the foods, and were not included in the number of items. 2 items of nuts and seeds and 2 items of drink water were not shown, because a few number of food groups, respectively.