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. 2019 Apr 25;11(4):933. doi: 10.3390/nu11040933

Table 3.

Mean daily nutrient intakes and Pearson correlation coefficients in two FFQs in children aged 7–9 years of the INMA-Valencia study (n = 156).

Nutrient Intakes (units/day) FFQ1 1 FFQ2 1 p-Value 2 Pearson Coefficient Correlations between FFQ1 and FFQ2 % of Agreement 5
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) r 3 r adj.4
Energy (kcals/day) 1953 (458) 1962 (410) 0.852 0.34 65.4
Protein (g/day) 87 (18) 85 (17) 0.344 0.29 0.48 62.8
Total carbohydrates (g/day) 245 (65) 243 (60) 0.698 0.36 0.40 68.6
Dietary fiber (g/day) 20.3 (6.1) 21.1 (6.1) 0.226 0.43 0.51 66.7
Cholesterol 286 (69) 284 (69) 0.849 0.43 0.47 71.8
Total fat (g/day) 73 (20) 77 (20) 0.125 0.35 0.32 67.3
SFA (g/ day) 25.7 (7.9) 25.6 (7.6) 0.903 0.34 0.42 62.2
MUFA (g/day) 28.2 (8.7) 31.2 (9) 0.004 0.33 0.24 59.6
PUFA (g/day) 12.6 (3.7) 13.4 (4) 0.101 0.42 0.49 67.9
Omega 3 (g/day) 1.3 (0.4) 1.4 (0.4) 0.411 0.43 0.57 67.9
Omega 6 (g/day) 11.1 (3.3) 11.8 (3.7) 0.083 0.42 0.47 67.9
Trans fatty acid (g/day) 1.2 (0.4) 1.2 (0.4) 0.386 0.32 0.42 75.6
Retinol (μg/day) 452 (216) 440 (174) 0.594 0.44 0.47 75.6
α-carotene (μg/day) 816 (647) 908 (717) 0.236 0.64 0.63 80.8
β-carotene (μg/day) 2721 (2038) 3083(2259) 0.138 0.65 0.65 81.4
β-Cryptoxanthin (μg/day) 159 (102) 203 (145) 0.002 0.54 0.49 71.8
Lutein + Zeaxanthin (μg/day) 1451 (780) 1481 (939) 0.758 0.54 0.55 73.7
Lycopene (μg/day) 2800 (1355) 2942 (1682) 0.412 0.44 0.45 70.5
Vitamin B6 (mg/day) 1.7 (0.7) 1.7 (0.6) 0.962 0.47 0.49 71.2
Folate (μg/day) 213 (50) 222 (61) 0.164 0.41 0.39 70.5
Vitamin B12 (μg/day) 6.4 (2.3) 6.3 (1.9) 0.497 0.39 0.42 69.2
Vitamin C (mg/day) 78 (41) 95 (58) 0.002 0.51 0.46 72.4
Vitamin D (μg/day) 4.4 (1.6) 4.4 (1.5) 0.789 0.47 0.54 69.9
Vitamin E (mg/day) 7.6 (2.3) 8.4 (2.6) 0.002 0.39 0.44 63.5
Calcium (mg/day) 1135 (344) 1105 (310) 0.429 0.25 0.35 65.4
Iron (mg/day) 13 (5.2) 13 (4.5) 0.942 0.45 0.46 72.4
Magnesium (mg/day) 284 (64) 282 (64) 0.752 0.31 0.43 64.7
Potassium (mg/day) 2730 (607) 2731 (645) 0.989 0.33 0.41 69.2
Sodium (mg/day) 2812 (703) 2746 (552) 0.355 0.30 0.43 64.7
Zinc (mg/day) 10.1 (2.6) 9.8 (2.2) 0.326 0.32 0.40 66.0
Iodine (μg/day) 196 (57) 186 (55) 0.112 0.48 0.59 73.1
Average of correlation coefficients 0.41 0.46 69.2

1 FFQ1 & FFQ2, the same FFQ was firstly administered at baseline (FFQ1) and secondly (FFQ2), between 9 to 12 months later; 2 p-value from paired t-tests; 3 r: coefficient correlations after nutrient crude intakes were log-transformed; 4 r adj: correlation coefficient using nutrient intakes adjusted for total energy; 5 Percentage of children classified in the same or an adjacent quintile in nutrient crude intakes; SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; all correlation coefficients were statistically significant, p < 0.01.