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

Table 5. Comparison of long- and short-FFQs with 12d-WFR and short-FFQ with long-FFQ for energy-adjusted nutrients, based on cross-classification by quintile (%) in men.

  Men

long-FFQ vs 12d-WFR (n = 98) short-FFQ vs 12d-WFR (n = 92) short-FFQ vs long-FFQ (n = 92)



Same category Same and adjacent category Extreme category Same category Same and adjacent category Extreme category Same category Same and adjacent category Extreme category
Energya 27 67 2 27 68 1 39 76 0
Water 26 70 6 36 62 1 35 75 1
Protein 29 61 0 24 62 0 43 83 1
 Sum of amino acid residues 24 67 3 17 59 4 39 71 2
Total fat 34 72 4 33 73 1 42 80 0

 Total fat in % energya 32 68 4 35 73 3 36 74 1
 Saturated fatty acid 30 67 1 26 66 3 32 70 1
 Monounsaturated fatty acid 32 74 1 25 66 3 32 73 1
 Polyunsaturated fatty acid 28 61 2 29 65 2 34 77 0
  n-3 PUFA 21 60 2 29 67 4 51 84 0
  n-6 PUFA 28 62 1 33 64 1 38 76 0
 Triacylglycerol equivalents 29 71 4 24 66 2 37 78 0
 Cholesterol 33 76 2 28 71 2 47 82 0

Carbohydrate 45 82 0 49 76 2 49 91 0

 Total dietary fiber 43 84 2 37 78 0 48 77 0
  Water soluble fiber 43 77 2 35 78 1 50 80 1
  Water insoluble fiber 51 83 1 32 75 0 46 80 0

Sodium 27 60 2 27 63 0 48 88 1
Potassium 32 69 5 29 72 3 40 78 0
Calcium 33 72 0 38 74 1 38 82 1
Magnesium 33 65 4 33 64 5 40 82 0
Phosphorus 35 65 1 27 70 2 39 80 1
Iron 37 73 2 29 73 0 48 84 0
Zinc 36 67 3 26 66 3 48 80 0
Copper 45 81 3 32 74 2 51 90 1
Manganese 41 72 0 35 65 0 39 84 1
Iodine 22 57 9 27 59 5 41 72 1
Selenium 23 51 4 26 52 4 43 79 3
Chromium 26 67 2 33 64 1 46 83 1
Molybdenum 33 76 1 36 70 3 38 87 1

Retinol 21 63 3 26 58 2 32 70 7
Alpha-carotene 24 63 4 27 70 3 36 77 0
Beta-carotene 27 69 1 30 73 3 38 78 2
Cryptoxanthin 40 77 1 30 64 2 34 70 0
Beta carotene equivalents 26 71 2 33 67 4 38 76 2
Retinol equivalents 29 64 3 23 63 4 37 68 2
Vitamin D 22 62 4 21 62 1 41 84 2
Alpha-tocopherol 37 73 4 30 67 3 42 85 1
Beta-tocopherol 29 65 1 28 64 1 42 84 0
Gamma-tocopherol 21 55 2 28 64 4 39 76 1
Delta-tocopherol 30 69 3 24 73 3 47 84 0
Vitamin K 32 71 1 35 77 0 51 88 0
Vitamin B1 30 65 3 30 61 4 34 75 0
Vitamin B2 33 66 2 39 71 2 42 80 0
Niacin 26 63 5 15 60 2 35 77 0
Vitamin B6 26 72 3 32 66 2 42 78 0
Vitamin B12 22 62 1 26 64 4 47 84 0
Folate 36 80 1 34 71 0 43 82 0
Pantothenic acid 33 77 1 38 78 2 53 87 0
Biotin 26 60 6 30 62 4 36 73 1
Vitamin C 38 74 0 27 71 0 43 80 0

Daidzein 40 72 0 35 77 1 48 84 0
Genistein 42 74 0 33 76 1 46 83 0

Ethanol 52 88 1 NA NA NA NA NA NA

MEDIAN 31 69 2 30 67 2 41 80 0

12d-WFR, 12-day weighed food record; FFQ, Food Frequency Questionnaire; NA, not applicable for calculation; PUFA, poly-unsaturated fatty acids.

aCross-classifications for energy intake and total fat in % energy were calculated by using crude values.