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. 2017 Nov 30;58(1):193–210. doi: 10.1007/s00394-017-1583-z

Table 8.

Energy and nutrient intake of underreporters and plausible reporters and relative differences between these for each dietary assessment method

Diet history interviews 24-h recalls Weighed food records
Underreporters
n = 158
Plausible reportersb
n = 519
Underreporters n = 105 Plausible reportersb
n = 572
Underreporters
n = 150
Plausible reportersb
n = 527
Median CI Median CI %Diffa Median CI Median CI %Diffa Median CI Median CI %Diffa
Energy (kcal/day) 1421 1371; 1481 2294 2211; 2345 38 1360 1230; 1404 2080 2026; 2145 35 1353 1304; 1416 2157 2100; 2197 37
Proteine (g/day) 49.6 47.6; 52.3 78.3 76.3; 81.0 37 50.3 46.8; 54.8 73.7 71.7; 75.3 32 52.4 50.1; 54.8 74.8 73.2; 77.1 30
Fat (g/day) 50.9 47.2; 54.2 83.9 81.5; 87.1 39 46.6 44.7; 49.6 79.5 77.6; 82.8 41 51.8 48.8; 54.6 83.3 80.8; 86.1 38
Carbohydrate (g/day) 171 160; 184 272 265; 279 37 159 151; 172 241 234; 246 34 156 152; 162 244 237; 251 36
Alcohol (g/day) 2.6 1.7; 3.6 5.4 4.4; 6.5 52 4.8 3.2; 7.1 7.7 6.6; 8.8 38 1.4 0.3; 2.8 7.8 6.3; 8.8 82
Dietary fibre (g/day) 18.5 17.6; 20.3 27.1 26.3; 28.0 32 14.4 13.7; 15.1 20.4 19.7; 21.0 29 13.5 12.6; 14.7 20.1 19.4; 20.6 33
Cholesterol (mg/day) 179 172; 200 304 291; 316 41 187 170; 195 283 270; 293 34 192 174; 216 298 289; 307 36
Retinol equiv. (mg/day) 1.3 1.2; 1.4 1.8 1.7; 1.9 27 0.9 0.8; 0.9 1.2 1.1; 1.2 26 0.7 0.6; 0.8 1.2 1.2; 1.3 45
Vitamin E (mg/day) 8.2 7.4; 8.5 12.8 12.3; 13.8 36 7.2 6.1; 7.8 10.4 10.1; 10.8 31 7.2 6.6; 7.5 11.2 10.8; 11.7 36
Thiamine (mg/day) 0.9 0.9; 1.0 1.4 1.4; 1.5 35 0.9 0.8; 0.9 1.2 1.2; 1.3 27 0.9 0.8; 0.9 1.3 1.2; 1.3 31
Riboflavine (mg/day) 1.1 1.0; 1.1 1.7 1.7; 1.8 37 0.9 0.9; 1.0 1.4 1.4; 1.4 33 0.9 0.9; 1.0 1.4 1.4; 1.5 35
Pyridoxine (mg/day) 1.2 1.2; 1.3 1.9 1.8; 1.9 34 1.1 1.0; 1.1 1.5 1.4; 1.5 28 1.0 1.0; 1.1 1.6 1.5; 1.6 36
Folate equiv. (µg/day) 207 191; 217 293 280; 307 29 141 132; 150 211 207; 217 33 142 134; 156 234 228; 242 39
Vitamin B12 (µg/day) 2.9 2.7; 3.1 5.1 4.9; 5.3 43 3.4 3.0; 3.6 4.7 4.5; 4.9 27 3.2 2.9; 3.4 4.6 4.5; 4.8 31
Vitamin C (mg/day) 115 104; 124 154 144; 163 26 69.3 64; 79 105 100; 110 34 69.9 61; 81 112 106; 118 38
Potassium (mg/day) 2525 2432; 2737 3683 3554; 3800 31 1998 1871; 2220 2902 2822; 2970 31 1942 1877; 2027 3089 3004; 3160 37
Calcium (mg/day) 702 680; 746 1019 985; 1052 31 619 577; 656 833 812; 851 26 582 553; 644 865 834; 884 33
Magnesium (mg/day) 282 272; 295 405 396; 415 31 247 230; 258 337 327; 344 27 233 224; 248 344 336; 351 32
Iron (mg/day) 8.8 8.2; 9.2 12.8 12.4; 13.2 31 7.8 7.4; 8.3 11.4 11.1; 11.7 32 7.6 7.3; 7.9 12.0 11.7; 12.2 36
Zinc (mg/day) 7.4 7.1; 7.7 11.3 11.1; 11.7 35 7.0 6.6; 7.4 10.1 9.8; 10.3 30 7.1 6.7; 7.4 10.4 10.1; 10.6 32

CI confidence interval calculated with bootstrap method

aDiff. = relative difference between plausible reporters and underreporters (underreporters = 100%)

bMann–Whitney U test between underreporters and plausible reporters p < 0.05