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. 2016 Jul 29;4(3):e91. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.5418

Table 2.

Assessment of the 1-day food record with digital images, by group.

Factor High-Level interventiona (n=21) Low-Level interventionb (n=21)
Count Mean (SD) Count Mean (SD)
Total number of:




Meals eaten 75 3.6 (1.3) 73 3.5 (1.1)

Images with FMc 80 3.8 (1.3) 84 4.0 (1.7)

Images with correctly placed FM 45 2.1 (2.4) 83 4.0 (1.7)

Images accompanied by text reportd 95 4.5 (2.3) 85 4.1 (1.7)

Text reportse with missing information 30 1.4 (1.1) 5 0.2 (0.6)
Number of participants with:




Completed FRDIf 15 N/Ag 20 N/A

“End” message 7 N/A 8 N/A

FM in all images 15 N/A 20 N/A

Correctly placed FM in images 9 N/A 20 N/A

aHigh-level intervention involved one-on-one, face-to-face training and real-time support during food recording day.

bLow-level intervention involved one-on-one training via telephone with only a follow-up after the food recording day.

cFM: fiducial marker.

dImage—showing or not showing fiducial marker—accompanied by the food report text.

eText information should include meal name—breakfast, snack, lunch, or dinner/supper— meal time, and foods and corresponding amounts eaten.

fFRDI: food record with digital images. Completed FRDI refers to reporting all meals eaten and reporting not eating a main meal during food recording.

gN/A: not applicable.