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. 2019 Dec 3;11(12):2929. doi: 10.3390/nu11122929

Table 4.

Agreement of classification in test and retest of the SF-FFQ4PolishChildren questionnaire (%).

Variables Cat. 1 Children Aged 6–10 Years Adolescents Aged 11–15 years
Parent (Test–Retest) Adolescent (Test–Retest) Adolescent (Test) & Parent (TestP)
n Total Agreement Misclassification n Total Agreement Misclassification n Total Agreement Misclassification
±1 Cat. ±2 Cat. or More ±1 Cat. ±2 Cat. or More ±1 Cat. ±2 Cat. or More
Nutrition knowledge level 2 3 432 85.0 14.8 0.2 615 72.7 27.3 0.0 628 NA
Dietary habits
Breakfast 4 436 88.8 7.8 3.4 629 77.3 17.8 4.9 628 80.3 12.6 7.2
Meal at school 4 435 95.4 3.9 0.7 629 79.8 16.2 4.0 626 81.6 14.7 3.7
Dairy products 7 435 68.0 24.8 7.1 630 51.3 33.8 14.9 627 44.3 34.4 21.2
Fish 7 436 77.1 19.3 3.7 628 57.3 31.5 11.1 627 50.9 37.0 12.1
Fast food 7 436 80.7 16.7 2.5 628 61.8 30.9 7.3 627 58.9 27.8 13.4
Sweetened soft drinks 7 436 64.9 23.4 11.7 628 50.8 26.8 22.5 628 41.1 32.0 26.9
Fruit or mixed fruit and vegetable juices 7 434 59.0 26.7 14.3 629 42.9 33.7 23.4 628 43.5 30.7 25.8
Energy drinks 7 437 98.4 1.4 0.2 629 80.1 12.4 7.5 628 83.9 8.4 7.6
Vegetables 7 437 66.6 19.9 13.5 628 45.9 32.3 21.8 627 46.3 26.3 27.4
Fruit 7 432 66.2 22.7 11.1 629 44.5 34.0 21.5 627 42.9 28.9 28.2
Sweets 7 433 70.2 21.5 8.3 629 49.4 36.1 14.5 628 43.8 31.1 25.2
pHDI 3 430 79.5 20.5 0 625 75.8 23.5 0.6 622 69.0 30.5 0.5
nHDI 3 432 96.8 3.2 0.0 625 92.0 7.7 0.3 623 92.3 7.7 0.0
Active/sedentary lifestyle
Screen time 6 434 86.9 11.5 1.6 623 64.8 24.9 10.3 625 60.0 29.9 10.1
Physical activity level 3 432 86.3 13.4 0.2 622 74.8 24.6 0.6 626 65.3 32.1 2.6
Physical activity at school 3 435 84.4 14.5 1.1 622 74.6 24.0 1.4 627 64.6 29.8 5.6
Physical activity at leisure time 3 432 83.8 15.3 0.9 623 71.3 27.0 1.8 626 59.9 37.9 2.2
FAS components
How many computers, laptops, or tablets does your family own? 4 433 87.1 11.5 1.4 626 83.7 15.2 1.1 623 75.6 20.5 3.9
Does your family own a car, van, or truck? 3 433 91.9 7.6 0.5 627 86.3 11.5 2.2 622 83.6 13.0 3.4
Does your family have a dishwasher? 2 435 97.5 2.5 625 95.8 4.2 622 95.5 4.5
Do you have your own bedroom? 2 435 96.1 3.9 622 95.8 4.2 620 92.9 7.1
How many bathrooms (room with a bath or shower) are in your home? 4 434 95.2 4.1 0.7 628 90.9 7.5 1.6 624 89.4 9.9 0.6
Does your home have an outdoor space attached (e.g., garden)? 2 432 95.1 4.9 625 95.2 4.8 622 95.2 4.8
BMI-for-age 3 407 89.4 10.6 0.0 583 90.2 9.6 0.2 585 92.1 7.7 0.2

1 number of categories in the question; cat.—categories; nutrition knowledge level—based on 18 questions and assessed in three categories: Low (5 points), moderate (12 points), high (13–18 points) [22]; 2 in a group of 6–10-year-old children, nutrition knowledge was assessed in their parents; pHDI—a pro-healthy diet index composed of four questions (dairy products, fish, vegetables, fruit) and assessed in three categories: Low (0–33.32% points), moderate (33.33–66.65% points), high (66.6–100% points) [22]; nHDI—a non-healthy diet index composed of four questions (fast food, sweetened soft drinks, energy drinks, sweets) and assessed in three categories: Low (0–33.32% points), moderate (33.33–66.65% points), high (66.66–100% points) [22]; physical activity level—based on two questions: Physical activity at school and physical activity at leisure time and assessed in three categories: Low (0–1 points), moderate (2–4 points), high (5 points) [22]; FAS components—six questions of the Family Affluence Scale [26]; BMI-for-age—the age-sex-specific body mass index calculated using self-reported height and weight and assessed in three categories [27]; NA—not applied.