Table 1.
Characteristics of participants in the calibration study of the revised quantitative food frequency questionnaire in the Hawaii – Los Angeles Multiethnic Cohorta
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| ←mean ± standard deviation→ | ||
| Age at calibration study (years) | 69.3 ± 5.3 | 68.2 ± 5.3 |
| ←n (%)→ | ||
| No. of participants | 160 (50.2) | 159 (49.8) |
| Area | ||
| Hawaii | 103 (64.4) | 96 (60.4) |
| California (primarily Los Angeles County) | 57 (35.6) | 63 (39.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| African American | 38 (23.8) | 40 (25.2) |
| Native Hawaiian | 34 (21.3) | 34 (21.4) |
| Japanese American | 30 (18.8) | 32 (20.1) |
| Latino | 19 (11.9) | 23 (14.5) |
| non-Hispanic White | 39 (24.4) | 30 (18.9) |
| Education | ||
| ≤ 12 years | 34 (21.3) | 32 (20.4) |
| college/vocational school | 50 (31.3) | 60 (38.2) |
| ≥ College graduate | 76 (47.5) | 65 (41.4) |
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There were no significant differences between men and women and they are balanced by design