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. 2019 Sep 6;6:145. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00145

Table 3.

Comparison of usual dietary food intake of food groups: blended approach including FFQ information vs. conventional FFQ.

Food group, subgroup (g/day) Men (n = 425) Women (n = 396)
Difference, median* ICC 95% CI Weighted κ Same quintile (%) Adjacent quintile (%) Opposite quintile (%) Difference, median* ICC 95% CI Weighted κ Same quintile (%) Adjacent quintile (%) Opposite quintile (%)
Potatoes 6.1 0.60 (0.54; 0.66) 0.68 41.2 41.6 0.0 11.6 0.53 (0.45; 0.59) 0.71 47.7 37.1 0.0
All vegetables −35.4 0.43 (0.35; 0.51) 0.50 35.8 36.0 0.9 −33.5 0.41 (0.33; 0.49) 0.51 35.9 36.9 1.5
  Leafy vegetables −5.8 0.43 (0.35; 0.50) 0.48 36.0 32.5 1.4 −3.4 0.37 (0.28; 0.45) 0.46 34.8 34.1 0.8
 Fruiting vegetables −17.6 0.55 (0.48; 0.61) 0.49 32.9 38.4 0.9 −12.6 0.49 (0.41; 0.56) 0.48 34.6 37.9 2.3
  Root vegetables −5.1 0.46 (0.38; 0.53) 0.46 32.9 36.7 1.6 −7.8 0.38 (0.29; 0.46) 0.50 34.8 35.9 1.8
  Cabbage family 1.3 0.31 (0.22; 0.39) 0.40 33.4 33.6 2.4 6.7 0.27 (0.18; 0.36) 0.44 32.3 39.4 2.8
Legumes −0.1 0.21 (0.11; 0.29) 0.41 30.1 36.7 2.1 −0.6 0.39 (0.31; 0.47) 0.43 35.4 34.8 2.5
Fruits −32.9 0.67 (0.62; 0.72) 0.69 41.4 41.2 0.0 5.6 0.68 (0.62; 0.73) 0.65 37.6 42.9 0.3
Nuts −2.3 0.77 (0.72; 0.80) 0.68 42.4 40.9 0.5 −1.3 0.83 (0.80; 0.86) 0.71 42.9 44.7 0.5
Dairy products −10.3 0.77 (0.73; 0,81) 0.81 51.5 40.5 0.0 4.1 0.73 (0.69; 0.78) 0.79 50.5 39.4 0.0
  Milk −11.5 0.75 (0.71; 0.79) 0.78 46.6 42.6 0.0 −6.9 0.70 (0.64; 0.75) 0.75 45.2 43.9 0.3
  Yogurt 1.2 0.74 (0.70; 0.78) 0.84 56.0 38.4 0.0 8.7 0.71 (0.65; 0.75) 0.77 49.7 38.6 0.0
  Cheese −0.9 0.79 (0.75; 0.82) 0.74 44.9 41.2 0.2 6.0 0.73 (0.68; 0.77) 0.81 49.7 42.4 0.0
Cereals, cereal products −47.7 0.62 (0.56; 0.67) 0.66 40.5 42.8 0.5 −3.0 0.52 (0.45; 0.59) 0.64 40.2 41.4 0.5
  Bread −19.2 0.55 (0.49; 0.62) 0.61 41.6 37.2 1.6 2.2 0.44 (0.36; 0.52) 0.55 40.2 35.4 1.0
  Pasta, rice, other grains −25.1 0.68 (0.63; 0.73) 0.70 44.2 38.1 0.0 −6.5 0.62 (0.55; 0.68) 0.76 47.5 40.4 0.0
All meat and meat products −25.4 0.74 (0.70; 0.78) 0.75 48.2 39.3 0.2 7.7 0.60 (0.53; 0.66) 0.77 52.5 36.4 0.3
  Red meat −14.8 0.69 (0.64; 0.74) 0.69 39.8 44.5 0.2 −3.7 0.45 (0.37; 0.53) 0.67 39.6 40.9 0.0
  White meat −0.9 0.76 (0.72; 0.80) . 57.6 39.3 0.2 2.0 0.69 (0.64; 0.74) . 53.0 43.2 0.3
  Processed meat −10.9 0.76 (0.72; 0.80) 0.72 44.9 40.7 0.2 5.9 0.66 (0.60; 0.71) 0.72 47.0 39.6 0.3
Fish −0.6 0.77 (0.73; 0.81) 0.74 45.6 43.1 0.2 1.3 0.71 (0.66; 0.76) 0.76 48.5 38.6 0.0
Eggs −3.0 0.83 (0.80; 0.86) 0.78 45.4 44.2 0.0 −2.6 0.86 (0.84; 0.89) 0.82 50.3 43.4 0.0
Added fat −1.2 0.39 (0.30; 0.47) 0.51 34.6 38.4 1.6 5.1 0.29 (0.20; 0.38) 0.43 32.6 32.8 0.8
Sugar, confectionery −3.5 0.59 (0.52; 0.65) 0.65 36.7 46.1 0.9 0.3 0.61 (0.54; 0.67) 0.70 46.7 35.9 0.3
Cakes −9.6 0.65 (0.60; 0.71) 0.65 36.7 44.7 0.5 −5.4 0.54 (0.47; 0.61) 0.66 37.4 43.7 0.0
Non–alcoholic beverages 29.6 0.33 (0.25; 0.41) 0.39 31.1 38.4 4.0 344.7 0.26 (0.17; 0.35) 0.34 25.3 39.1 2.5
  Soft drinks −3.7 0.78 (0.74; 0.82) 0.67 43.8 36.2 0.0 −1.9 0.62 (0.55; 0.68) . 35.6 35.6 1.0
Alcoholic beverages 55.8 0.34 (0.26; 0.43) 0.76 47.8 40.2 0.2 33.8 0.43 (0.34; 0.50) 0.68 42.2 40.4 0.5
  Beer 5.0 0.33 (0.25; 0.41) 0.76 49.4 38.6 0.5 −1.3 0.34 (0.25; 0.42) 0.50 35.1 34.6 1.0
  Wine 19.6 0.46 (0.38; 0.53) 0.67 40.9 40.2 0.2 16.5 0.52 (0.44; 0.59) 0.62 38.6 39.4 0.5
Condiments, sauces 3.4 0.47 (0.47; 0.61) 0.65 40.9 40.2 0.5 9.0 0.46 (0.37; 0.53) 0.68 41.2 43.9 0.5
Soups, bouillon 2.0 0.69 (0.63; 0.73) 0.58 37.2 38.8 0.5 7.5 0.62 (0.55; 0.67) 0.64 42.2 36.1 0.0

*Difference FFQ-based median—blended approach-based median.