Table 4.

Pearson’s correlations for macronutrient intakes between the estimates from the FFQ and the mean of 3d diet records for the participants in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging validation study

Nutrient	All		Men		Women		< 65 y		≥65 y
	Energy adjusted	De- attenuated	Energy adjusted	De- attenuated	Energy adjusted	De- attenuated	Energy adjusted	De- attenuated	Energy adjusted	De- attenuated
Total Carbohydrate	0.56	0.62	0.63	0.71	0.49	0.55	0.61	0.69	0.49	0.55
Total Fat	0.46	0.55	0.55	0.66	0.37	0.44	0.54	0.65	0.40	0.47
Total Protein	0.37	0.45	0.25	0.31	0.45	0.56	0.47	0.57	0.28	0.35
Vegetable Protein	0.56	0.64	0.61	0.71	0.49	0.57	0.52	0.61	0.57	0.65
Animal Protein	0.41	0.50	0.28	0.33	0.50	0.60	0.52	0.63	0.32	0.38
Alcohol	0.65	0.77	0.69	0.81	0.62	0.73	0.64	0.80	0.66	0.75
Cholesterol	0.52	0.64	0.49	0.61	0.53	0.65	0.51	0.62	0.52	0.64
Total Saturated Fatty Acids	0.48	0.57	0.52	0.62	0.43	0.51	0.50	0.61	0.47	0.55
Total Monounsaturated Fatty Acids	0.39	0.48	0.51	0.62	0.29	0.35	0.47	0.58	0.33	0.40
Total Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids	0.34	0.41	0.29	0.35	0.37	0.45	0.45	0.55	0.27	0.33
Total Sugars	0.53	0.60	0.54	0.61	0.50	0.57	0.55	0.62	0.50	0.56
Total Dietary Fiber	0.53	0.60	0.59	0.66	0.47	0.53	0.59	0.67	0.50	0.56
Average correlations	0.48	0.57	0.50	0.58	0.46	0.54	0.53	0.63	0.44	0.52