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. 2007 Jun 2;17(3):100–107. doi: 10.2188/jea.17.100

Table 4. Level of agreement and disagreement according to quintile classification of daily intake of selected nutrients based on food frequency questionnaire 1 (FFQ1) and FFQ2 (%).

Nutrient Males Females


Agreement Disagreement Agreement Disagreement




Same
quintiles
Same and +/-
1 quintiles
Opposite
quintiles
Same
quintiles
Same and +/-
1 quintiles
Opposite
quintiles
Energy 45 83 1 39 76 3
Protein 41 80 1 38 79 1
Fat 43 80 1 41 78 1
Carbohydrate 44 82 1 43 81 1
 
Potassium 44 82 1 42 80 1
Calcium 43 83 1 44 81 1
Iron 40 83 1 42 81 1
Carotenes 42 79 2 39 79 1
 
Vitamin A 44 77 2 41 79 2
Vitamin D 47 81 1 42 78 1
Vitamin E 40 78 2 36 75 1
Vitamin B1 37 75 2 37 74 2
Vitamin B2 45 79 1 42 80 1
Folate 42 78 1 40 79 1
Vitamin C 43 81 1 43 79 1
 
Total dietary fiber 44 84 1 44 84 0
 Insoluble dietary fiber 46 85 1 44 83 0
 Soluble dietary fiber 47 84 1 44 84 1
 
Cholesterol 45 80 1 42 79 2
Saturated fatty acids 43 80 1 43 80 1
Monounsaturated fatty acids 42 77 1 35 76 1
Polyunsaturated fatty acids 40 75 1 34 74 2
 n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids 40 77 1 36 77 1
 n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids 37 75 1 36 74 2
  n-3 highly-unsaturated fatty acids 44 78 2 43 74 1
 
Median 43 80 1 42 79 1

Proportions for nutrients were calculated after intakes were energy-adjusted.

The proportions categorized into the same quintiles, those categorized into the same quintiles plus adjacent quintiles, or those categorized into the opposite quintiles.