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

Table 6. 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 women.

  Women

long-FFQ vs 12d-WFR (n = 142) short-FFQ vs 12d-WFR (n = 136) short-FFQ vs long-FFQ (n = 136)



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 56 6 26 57 4 42 77 2
Water 30 74 3 37 75 1 35 82 1
Protein 28 61 4 31 66 1 32 72 4
 Sum of amino acid residues 30 66 3 33 69 4 32 72 2
Total fat 30 67 1 26 63 2 29 66 4

 Total fat in % energya 29 64 4 23 54 5 26 64 3
 Saturated fatty acid 28 73 2 26 69 2 31 63 1
 Monounsaturated fatty acid 30 63 6 25 62 4 24 58 4
 Polyunsaturated fatty acid 28 58 3 24 62 4 35 69 4
  n-3 PUFA 23 63 2 26 60 4 34 68 1
  n-6 PUFA 30 60 4 26 64 6 36 71 4
 Triacylglycerol equivalents 25 63 2 32 65 4 26 65 4
 Cholesterol 28 65 4 29 68 2 38 78 3

Carbohydrate 24 65 3 32 65 1 31 68 1

 Total dietary fiber 33 77 1 34 77 2 38 79 2
  Water soluble fiber 40 77 1 34 72 3 40 76 1
  Water insoluble fiber 34 74 1 36 76 1 37 79 2

Sodium 28 65 2 26 68 3 35 76 1
Potassium 33 70 1 27 69 2 40 79 1
Calcium 29 73 4 42 75 1 35 70 3
Magnesium 35 71 2 32 68 2 43 79 3
Phosphorus 29 64 2 35 74 2 35 72 4
Iron 40 76 3 42 76 1 40 82 1
Zinc 25 68 5 33 67 1 34 71 7
Copper 35 73 1 35 79 1 46 84 1
Manganese 44 85 0 41 79 1 43 82 1
Iodine 24 54 5 22 60 9 40 74 2
Selenium 22 57 5 18 60 4 41 67 2
Chromium 25 60 4 30 60 5 33 64 4
Molybdenum 33 70 1 40 79 1 46 79 1

Retinol 31 59 5 24 63 4 33 70 4
Alpha-carotene 28 66 1 32 68 4 39 76 0
Beta-carotene 32 70 1 25 60 2 43 78 2
Cryptoxanthin 25 63 4 24 68 4 41 79 2
Beta carotene equivalents 38 70 1 24 62 1 38 76 2
Retinol equivalents 33 64 1 30 62 4 35 70 2
Vitamin D 30 70 3 32 67 2 39 76 1
Alpha-tocopherol 35 65 2 32 69 1 36 78 1
Beta-tocopherol 20 57 4 28 59 4 35 76 3
Gamma-tocopherol 27 62 2 24 63 5 32 77 1
Delta-tocopherol 35 68 2 29 70 1 35 75 1
Vitamin K 32 66 1 35 70 1 35 76 0
Vitamin B1 30 58 1 33 67 4 40 70 2
Vitamin B2 35 65 4 40 75 1 39 77 4
Niacin 27 58 3 24 59 8 41 79 1
Vitamin B6 34 74 1 34 70 4 40 76 1
Vitamin B12 28 61 4 29 65 2 35 79 1
Folate 38 73 1 32 74 1 35 78 1
Pantothenic acid 30 71 1 30 76 1 32 69 2
Biotin 31 61 4 28 60 2 43 79 1
Vitamin C 38 77 1 33 75 1 41 80 2

Daidzein 32 71 2 40 76 1 41 81 1
Genistein 32 68 1 38 76 1 45 85 1

Ethanol 46 77 0 NA NA NA NA NA NA

MEDIAN 30 66 2 31 68 2 36 76 2

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.