Table 5.
Calculated median intake of major food groups by the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and by the weighed food diary (FD) and Spearman correlations (n = 119)
| Food group | FFQ intake (g day−1) Median (P5, P95) | FD intake (g day−1) Median (P5, P95) | Spearman correlations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude r | Energy‐adjusted r ‡‡ | |||
| Milk (drink) | 260 (0, 1200) | 210 (16, 660) | 0.66 | 0.67 |
| Dairy foods | 450 (60, 1300) | 360 (100, 790) | 0.58 | 0.59 |
| Brown bread | 170 †† (43, 320) | 110 (27, 210) | 0.41 | 0.37 |
| All breads | 190 †† (70, 350) | 160 (72, 260) | 0.36 | 0.30 |
| Eggs | 8 (2, 40) | 13 (0, 55) | 0.35 | 0.35 |
| Meat | 110 †† (57, 170) | 90 (20, 190) | 0.33 | 0.21 |
| Fish* and seafood † | 31 †† (7, 84) | 26 (0, 86) | 0.43 | 0.49 |
| Fruit | 250 (52, 510) | 180 (74, 460) | 0.39 | 0.32 |
| Juice | 150 (10, 500) | 150 (0, 530) | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Raw vegetables ‡ | 84 (18, 240) | 86 (11, 200) | 0.42 | 0.48 |
| All vegetables § | 170 (59, 400) | 150 (48, 380) | 0.34 | 0.48 |
| Margarine/butter | 9 (0, 42) | 9 (0, 42) | 0.65 | 0.64 |
| Chocolates/sweets | 27 †† (9, 120) | 25 (0, 76) | 0.38 | 0.34 |
| Soft drinks ¶ | 110 (8, 1000) | 125 (0, 670) | 0.48 | 0.51 |
| Tea** | 120 (0, 710) | 93 (0, 500) | 0.53 | 0.54 |
| Coffee | 20 (0, 480) | 13 (0, 330) | 0.80 | 0.80 |
*
Fish in mixed dishes not included (fish soup, fish au gratin, fish wok, fish pudding).
†
† Roe, crabs, scallops, prawns.
‡
‡ Leafy green vegetables, tomatoes, cucumber, peppers.
§
§ Sum of all vegetables except potatoes.
¶
¶ Including both sugar sweetened and artificial sweetened.
**
**Black, green and herb tea.
††
Test of difference between the FFQ and the FD, P < 0.01 (Wilcoxon signed rank test).
‡‡
‡‡ Energy adjustment: intake per 10 MJ (g per 10 MJ).