TABLE 3.
Self-report tools used to assess dietary intake in Canadian research of nonclinical, non-Aboriginal adult populations1
| Tool (number of studies)2 | Study or reference numbers |
| FFQ (36) | 39, 41, 50, 55, 57–59, 66, 75, 102, 105, 127, 128, 146, 152, 156, 163, 166, 169, 176, 193, 205, 213, Toronto Nutrigenomics and Health Study, CHMS, NOCS, NECSS, CODING, Tomorrow Project, Atlantic PATH, ALPHA Trial, Study of Lifetime Total Physical Activity and Endometrial Cancer Risk, Adventist Health Study, CaMOS,* NuAGE,* OWDHS* |
| Screener (23) | 48, 52, 69, 74, 90, 95, 96, 103, 106, 142, 157, 158, 159,* 181, 190, 198, 203, 208, 210, 214, 223, CCHS Annual Component , CaMOS* |
| Food record (17) | 83, 92, 113, 123, 124, 135, 136, 144, 147, 149, 154, 155, 170, 179, 212, Quebec Family Study, Unnamed |
| 24-h recall (13) | 36, 78, 86, 87, 159,* 164, 168, 189, 199, 215, 216, CCHS Nutrition Survey, NuAGE* |
| Single question (3) | 37, 129, 191 |
| Not stated (3) | 67, 137, 219 |
| Multiple tools (4)* | 159, CaMOS, NuAGE, OWDHS |
n = 96 tools in 92 studies. ALPHA, Alberta Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention; CaMOS, Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study; CCHS, Canadian Community Health Survey; CHMS, Canadian Health Measures Survey; CODING, Complex Diseases in the Newfoundland Population: Environment and Genetics Study; NECSS, National Enhance Cancer Surveillance System; NOCS, Newfoundland and Ontario Colorectal Cancer Study; NuAGE, Quebec Longitudinal Study of Nutrition as a Determinant of Successful Aging; OWDHS, Ontario Women’s Diet and Health Study; PATH, Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health.
The total number of tools adds up to >92 because some studies used >1 tool. For studies that used multiple tools, the citation or study name is marked by an asterisk (*) and included for each tool type. The OWDHS used 2 FFQs.