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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Health Aging. 2017;21(7):787–798. doi: 10.1007/s12603-016-0839-2

Table 4.

Racial differences in 24HR-FFQ discrepancies in energy and nutrient intakes

Energy and nutrient intake Raw discrepancies (mean±SD)) $ Percent
discrepancies#
White-Black differences in percent disc.
Crude Adjusted
White Black White Black Age Income,
education
Age, inc.
and edu.
Energy intake
  Total Calories (kcal) 176.9 ±450.1 −19.5 ±570.3 21.3 34.4 −13.1** −14.6** −12.8* −14.2*
  % Calories from Carbohydrate −2.4 ±11.6 −6.7 ±10.2 15.2 22.4 −7.2 −5.6 −3.9 −2.0
  % Calories from Protein 0.5 ±3.9 1.8 ±5.1 17.3 21.8 −4.5 −4.7 −2.1 −2.0
  % Calories from Fat −1.1 ±12.4 2.6 ±7.1 20.2 16.5 3.7 3.6 12.3 12.3
  % Calories from SFA 1.2 ±2.9 1.2 ±2.6 23.3 21.8 1.5 0.4 5.8 5.1
  % Calories from MUFA 0.1 ±3.2 1.2 ±2.9 20.3 18.4 1.9 2.2 6.1 6.6
  % Calories from PUFA −0.7 ±2.4 0.1 ±2.8 33.0 28.9 4.1 2.0 5.1 2.8
  % Calories from Trans FA 0 ±0.4 0.2 ±0.8 47.2 60.2 −13.0 −14.2 −10.3 −11.1
Macronutrients
  Total Grams −109.1 ±932.4 −180.5 ±1538.4 30.8 51.2 −20.4* −21.1* −16.3 −16.8
  Total Carbohydrate (g) 24.2 ±64.3 −9 ±76.5 25.7 43.3 −17.6* −17.9* −12.8 −12.4
  Glycemic load based on available carb 21.9 ±33.1 7.8 ±39 30.8 39.1 −8.3 −8.0 −5.9 −5.1
  Cholesterol (mg) 7.7 ±136.8 47.6 ±203.2 48.5 63.2 −14.7 −19.2 −5.2 −9.9
  Total Fat (g) 11.1 ±21.2 7.9 ±27.8 29.4 43.8 −14.4* −16.2** −11.0 −12.9*
  Soluble Dietary Fiber (g) 1.3 ±2.8 0 ±2.2 29.3 41.6 −12.3* −11.9* −7.3 −6.5
  Insoluble Dietary Fiber (g) 2.2 ±6.1 −1.1 ±6.5 29.1 61.6 −32.5** −30.8* −24.8 −22.7
  Total Dietary Fiber (g) 3.6 ±7.9 −1.1 ±8.2 27.0 51.9 −24.9** −23.6** −18.1* −16.5
  Dietary Folate Equivalents (mcg) 59.3 ±220.4 −72.7 ±242.6 31.0 62.3 −31.3* −30.1* −27.1 −25.5
  Natural Folate (food folate) (mcg) 8.7 ±88.7 −39 ±125.9 29.6 58.2 −28.6** −31.7** −20.0 −23.4
  Synthetic Folate (folic acid) (mcg) 29.7 ±119.6 −19.8 ±107.4 122.5 140.7 −18.2 5.4 −53.3 −26.2
  Fructose (g) 0.4 ±11.1 −6.8 ±20.5 47.3 100.5 −53.2 −49.9 −32.2 −25.3
  Galactose (g) 0 ±0.6 0 ±0.9 5944 1882 4062 3414 1119 563
  Glucose (g) −0.5 ±10.3 −5.4 ±16.5 46.4 71.6 −25.2 −23.2 −15.1 −11.7
  Lactose (g) −2.6 ±11.4 −3.9 ±8.1 117 2546 −2428 −2212 −3369 −3077
  Sucrose (g) 2.1 ±16.8 2.6 ±18.9 42.8 72.5 −29.7* −33.5* −20.9 −24.4
  Total Sugars (g) −0.9 ±35.4 −13.8 ±46.6 32.4 62.6 −30.2* −30.9* −20.2 −20.1
  Animal Protein (g) 5.7 ±16.2 6.3 ±31.3 32.7 56.1 −23.4* −27.3** −21.5* −26.4*
  Vegetable Protein (g) 2 ±9.3 −1 ±11.3 28.1 46.8 −18.7* −18.8* −13.9 −13.4
  Total Protein (g) 7.7 ±22.2 5.4 ±36.1 27.0 43.2 −16.2* −18.7* −13.8 −16.9*
  Total Trans-Fatty Acids (TRANS) (g) 0.3 ±1.1 0.5 ±1.8 52.9 70.4 −17.5 −19.5 −13.6 −16.2
  Total Saturated Fatty Acids (SFA) (g) 4.9 ±7.3 3.2 ±8.4 35.7 46.5 −10.8 −12.1 −8.4 −9.7
  Total Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA) (g) 4.1 ±9.2 3.2 ±10.2 31.4 43.1 −11.7* −13.1* −7.2 −8.6
  Total Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (g) 1.5 ±5.6 0.9 ±8.5 32.7 52.8 −20.1* −23.5* −9.9 −14.1
  Omega-3 Fatty Acids (g) 0.4 ±0.9 0.1 ±1.1 42.5 57.5 −15.0 −19.8 −6.2 −11.8
  Polyunsaturated to Saturated Fat Ratio −0.1 ±0.4 0 ±0.3 51.0 31.4 19.6 11.7 21.7 15.1
  Alcohol (g) 0.3 ±8.9 −1.2 ±3.5 7621 2749 4873 4224 2507 1185
Micronutrient
  Beta-Carotene (provitamin A carotenoid) (mcg) −1332.6 ±5013.5 −307.1 ±5592.5 124.9 215.5 −90.6 −79.0 −35.6 −20.1
  Caffeine (mg) 0.5 ±120.8 −59.2 ±149.3 191.9 782.8 −590.9* −602.6* −718.4** −770.9**
  Calcium (mg) −8.4 ±391.2 −38.7 ±367.1 33.7 52.2 −18.5 −16.6 −18.0 −15.6
  Iron (mg) 1.8 ±6.3 −1 ±7.2 35.0 54.0 −19.0 −19.1 −16.4 −16.4
  Lutein + Zeaxanthin (mcg) −1812.8 ±4466.3 265.9 ±8551.2 126.7 172.7 −46.0 −35.6 −10.1 5.6
  Lycopene (mcg) −1818.2 ±4197.9 −506.8 ±6665 487.6 5954 −5466 −4291 −7972 −6904
  Magnesium (mg) 27 ±100.9 −10.8 ±109.1 25.2 41.5 −16.3** −17.8** −10.8 −12.1
  Potassium (mg) 140.8 ±933.5 −179.3 ±961.6 26.9 42.4 −15.5* −16.0* −11.4 −11.9
  Selenium (mcg) 10.9 ±49 6 ±59.1 32.7 50.5 −17.8 −21.6* −12.0 −17.0
  Sodium (mg) −43 ±1203 36.1 ±1157.9 40.1 50.3 −10.2 −12.4 −8.6 −11.7
  Total Vitamin A Activity (IU) −2005.5 ±9456.7 −971.9 ±10758 87.2 148.0 −60.8* −54.4 −27.0 −18.3
  Thiamin (vitamin B1) (mg) 0.2 ±0.6 −0.1 ±0.7 30.5 53.4 −22.9* −21.8 −20.1 −18.4
  Vitamin B-6 (mg) 0.2 ±0.7 −0.1 ±1.0 29.2 49.7 −20.5** −19.1* −15.0 −13.3
  Vitamin B-12 (cobalamin) (mcg) 0.5 ±2.8 −0.8 ±10.7 47.8 120.1 −72.3 −87.1* −55.4 −72.8
  Total Folate (mcg) 38.4 ±147.6 −58.8 ±181.9 25.8 58.3 −32.5** −33.2** −26.2 −26.8
  Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) (mg) 3.1 ±65.4 −24.6 ±65.4 53.3 111.3 −58.0* −58.7* −51.1 −49.5
  Vitamin D (calciferol) (mcg) 0.3 ±4.8 −0.4 ±5.3 83.9 112.5 −28.6 −22.1 −27.1 −19.9
  Vitamin E (International Units) (IU) 0.8 ±8.8 −1.3 ±9.2 51.3 60.6 −9.3 −10.7 0.4 −1.1
  Vitamin K (phylloquinone) (mcg) −48.8 ±176 47.7 ±400.5 83.0 106.1 −23.1 −20.2 6.8 11.6
Water (g) −147.5 ±858.1 −177.7 ±1469.1 33.5 54.6 −21.1 −21.7 −16.7 −17.1
$

Raw discrepancy = 24HR-FFQ.

#

Percent discrepancy = [absolute value (100*(24HR-FFQ)/24HR))]. IU = International Units.

Vitamin B-6 includes pyridoxine, pyridoxyl and pyridoxamine.

*

p<0.05

**

p<0.01.