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

Table 7. Comparison of long- and short-FFQs with 12d-WFR and short-FFQ with long-FFQ for energy-adjusted food groups, based on cross-classification by quintile (%) in men and women.

  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
Cereals 39 69 1 41 74 2 50 82 1
 Rice 41 73 1 36 76 2 43 77 1
Potatoes and starches 27 60 5 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Sugar 27 64 2 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Pulses 38 72 1 35 75 3 37 80 1
Vegetables 36 78 0 27 71 3 38 85 1

 Green and yellow 30 73 3 25 71 2 36 76 1
 White vegetables 31 69 1 26 61 2 45 76 2
  Pickled vegetables 30 64 2 25 63 5 47 87 0
  Cruciferous vegetables 34 69 3 34 70 5 39 73 2

Fruits 38 82 0 33 71 2 35 76 1
 Citrus fruit 30 70 2 27 66 1 36 70 0
 Other fruit 38 81 0 36 76 1 33 75 0
Fungi 18 59 5 32 59 4 26 71 3
Algae 21 56 5 27 51 5 32 73 1
Fish and shellfish 23 59 1 39 64 7 32 79 2

Meats 34 67 5 27 65 2 37 70 0
 Processed meat 20 60 3 NA NA NA NA NA NA
 Red meat 31 67 4 25 65 4 38 73 1
 Poultry 21 58 5 21 59 2 35 71 4
Eggs 30 76 4 28 68 2 45 82 0
Milk and dairy products 34 77 2 33 79 0 34 74 1
Fats and oils 31 64 3 23 55 7 35 67 2
Confectionaries 33 76 1 22 75 1 30 79 1
Alcoholic beverages 45 83 1 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Non-alcoholic beverages 33 67 6 24 65 5 37 74 3
 Green tea 33 78 0 34 77 0 48 87 1
 Coffee 26 67 1 33 70 0 55 88 0
Seasonings and spices 20 60 5 28 71 4 48 87 0

MEDIAN 31 69 2 28 70 2 37 76 1

  Women

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

Cereals 25 61 4 34 69 1 28 69 4
 Rice 33 76 5 33 72 1 43 82 2
Potatoes and starches 27 64 5 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Sugar 30 58 5 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Pulses 34 74 1 35 71 3 43 83 1
Vegetables 30 76 1 29 68 3 39 75 4

 Green and yellow 32 73 1 31 62 1 42 78 1
 White vegetables 32 67 2 23 60 4 39 70 4
  Pickled vegetables 28 71 4 29 72 1 41 88 2
  Cruciferous vegetables 32 67 5 30 63 4 29 68 1

Fruits 31 73 3 32 67 1 34 78 0
 Citrus fruit 29 68 4 32 63 2 40 79 1
 Other fruit 36 72 1 26 74 1 36 70 1
Fungi 29 65 4 21 55 3 25 65 4
Algae 20 62 5 25 63 7 32 74 4
Fish and shellfish 27 66 3 26 68 1 34 71 1

Meats 27 54 5 28 61 4 36 67 3
 Processed meat 34 68 3 NA NA NA NA NA NA
 Red meat 26 59 7 27 58 4 35 70 4
 Poultry 30 64 4 23 56 7 26 62 5
Eggs 29 66 4 26 64 2 43 79 1
Milk and dairy products 31 74 2 40 85 2 29 67 3
Fats and oils 25 52 8 15 47 10 24 65 6
Confectionaries 30 71 2 22 60 6 29 65 4
Alcoholic beverages 44 78 0 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Non-alcoholic beverages 30 70 3 32 67 1 38 80 1
 Green tea 46 87 0 46 79 0 40 86 0
 Coffee 31 69 1 32 75 1 65 95 0
Seasonings and spices 19 57 6 23 56 4 36 78 1

MEDIAN 30 68 4 29 64 2 36 74 2

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