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

Table 5.

Kappa statistics for 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)
Sample size 437 630 628
Nutrition knowledge level 2 3 0.62 0.36 NA
Dietary habits
Breakfast 4 0.70 0.54 0.56
Meal at school 4 0.78 0.53 0.46
Dairy products 7 0.54 0.37 0.27
Fish 7 0.67 0.42 0.32
Fast food 7 0.68 0.43 0.33
Sweetened soft drinks 7 0.56 0.39 0.28
Fruit or mixed fruit and vegetable juices 7 0.46 0.30 0.30
Energy drinks 7 0.81 0.44 0.45
Vegetables 7 0.56 0.31 0.31
Fruit 7 0.53 0.31 0.27
Sweets 7 0.59 0.36 0.27
pHDI 3 0.55 0.44 0.31
nHDI 3 0.45 0.35 0.26
Active/sedentary lifestyle
Screen time 6 0.72 0.46 0.35
Physical activity level 3 0.68 0.52 0.36
Physical activity at school 3 0.69 0.54 0.40
Physical activity at leisure time 3 0.69 0.51 0.31
FAS components
How many computers, laptops, or tablets does your family own? 4 0.79 0.69 0.55
Does your family own a car, van, or truck? 3 0.84 0.76 0.70
Does your family have a dishwasher? 2 0.93 0.89 0.87
Do you have your own bedroom? 2 0.90 0.83 0.74
How many bathrooms (room with a bath or shower) are in your home? 4 0.88 0.84 0.79
Does your home have an outdoor space attached (e.g., garden)? 2 0.85 0.85 0.84
BMI-for-age 3 0.67 0.64 0.65

1 Cat.—number of categories in the question; nutrition knowledge level—based on 18 questions and assessed in three categories: Low (0–5 points), moderate (6–12 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 (66.66–100% 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.