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. 2019 Mar 18;60(8):1265–1289. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2019.1566207

Table 3.

General characteristics of the 63 UK dietary assessment tools and their validation studies.

Dietary assessment tool validation studies
First author (year) Administration method / length of questionnaire Nutrient database First author and year Food & nutrients (number of nutrients validated) Life stage, age (mean /range) and sample size (M/F) Reference method Time span Statistical method used
DAT Reference method
Weighed Food Diary                  
Bingham et al. (1994) Self MCW4 Bingham et al. (1997) Urinary nitrogen
Micronutrients (2)
Adults (50–65 yr)
156 (0/56)
Biomarkers 16d 8d over 12 months Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification
Davies et al. (1994) By-Proxy MCW4 Davies et al. (1994) Energy Children & Infants (1.5 – 4.5 yr)
81 (42/39)
DLW 4d consecutive 10d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient; Limits of Agreement
Livingstone et al. (1992) Self; By-Proxy MCW4 Inc. supplementary food composition data Livingstone (1992) Energy Children & Adolescents (7–18 yr)
58 (29/29)
DLW 7d consecutive 10 – 14d Mean Difference(%); Limits of Agreement
Estimated Food Diary                  
Bingham et al. (1994) Self MCW4 Bingham et al. (1994) Energy; Macronutrients (7); Micronutrients (6) Adults (50–65 yr)
81 (0/81)
Weighed Food Diary 7d 4 x 4d over 12 months Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification
Bingham et al. (1997) Urinary nitrogen
Micronutrients (3)
Adults (50–65 yr)
80 (0/80)
Biomarkers 7d 8d over 12 months Correlation Coefficient (P)
Johansson (2008) Energy; Macronutrients (6); Micronutrients (6); Food Groups Elderly (65–88 yr)
80 (80/0)
Weighed Food Diary 7d 4 x 4d over 12 months Individual Means
Carter et al. (2013) (mymealmate) **Self The Weight Loss Resources Carter et al. (2013) Energy; Macronutrients (3) Adults (mean 35yr)
50 (14/36)
24-Hour Recall 7d consecutive 2d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (P); Limits of Agreement
McKeown et al. (2001) Self DINER McKeown et al. (2001) Urinary nitrogen
Micronutrients (3)
Adults & Elderly (45–74 yr)
146 (58/88)
Biomarkers 7d 3d Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (P & S); Cross Classification
Day Micronutrient (2) Adults (45–74yr)
123
Biomarkers 7d 6d over 12 months Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient
Lanigan et al. (2001) By-Proxy COMP-EAT v.5 Lanigan et al. (2001) Energy; Macronutrient (3) Infants (6–24 months)
DLW = 21
Weighed Food Diary =72
DLW & Weighed Food Diary 5d 7d (DLW) & 5d (Food Diary) Mean Difference (%); Limits of Agreement
Timon et al. (2015) (NANA method) **Self WinDiets Timon et al. (2015) Energy, Macronutrients (5); Micronutrients (10);
Food Group
Elderly (65–89 yr)
94 (34/60)
Estimated Food Diary & Biomarkers 4d 4d (Food Diary) & 1d (Biomarkers) Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (P & S); Limits of Agreement
Semi-Weighed Food Diary                  
Holmes, Dick, and Nelson (2008) Self; By-Proxy; Interview MCW5 Holmes, Dick, and Nelson (2008) Energy; Macronutrients (4); Micronutrients (6); Food Group Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly (2-90 yr)
44, 30, 111, 34
Low SES
Weighed Food Diary 4d 4d Mean Difference.
24-hour recall                  
*Bingham et al. (1994) Self MCW4 Bingham et al. (1994) (Structured & Unstructured) Energy, Macronutrients (7); Micronutrients (6) Adults (50–65 yr)
160 (0/160)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 4 x 4d over 12 months Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification
Bingham et al. (1997) (Structured & Unstructured) Urinary nitrogen
Micronutrients (3)
Adults (50–65 yr)
156 (0/156)
Biomarkers 1d 8d over 12 months Correlation Coefficient (P & S)
Johansson (2008) (Unstructured) Energy; Macronutrients (6); Micronutrients (6); Food Groups Elderly (65–88 yr)
80 (80/0)
Weighed Food Diary 7d 4 x 4d over 12 months Individual Means
Carter et al. (2015) (myfood24) **Self; Interview MCW7 Albar et al. (2016) Energy; Macronutrients (6); Micronutrients (1); Food Groups Adolescents
75 (47/38)
Multiple-Pass 24-Hour Recall 2d (non-consecutive) 2d (non-consecutive) Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (ICC); Class Classification Limits of Agreement; Weighted Cohen’s kappa
*Comrie, Masson, and McNeill (2009) (FoRC) **Self MCW6 Comrie, Masson, and McNeill (2009) Energy; Macronutrients (2);
Food Groups
Adults (18–49 yr)
53 (12/41)
Estimated Food Diary 4d 4d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (S); Limits of Agreement
Edmunds et al. (2002) (DILQ) Self Not Reported Edmunds et al. (2002) Food Groups Children (7–9 yr)
204
Direct Observation 1d 1d Individual Means (count); Cross Classification (% matched); Cohen’s kappa
*Foster et al. (2014) [(INTAKE24) **Self MCW Bradley et al. (2016) Energy; Macronutrients (6); Micronutrients (3); Food Groups Adolescents & Adults (11–24 yr)
168 (74/94)
24-Hour Recall 4d (Results reported data on participants completing any number of days) 4d (Results reported data on participants completing any number of days) Mean ratios; Limits of Agreement
Hillier et al. (2012) (SNAPA) **Self MCW6 Hillier et al. (2012) Food Groups Adults (mean 34)
44 (16/28)
Direct Observation 5d 4d Mean Difference; Cross Classification
*Holmes, Dick, and Nelson (2008) By-Proxy; Interview MCW5 Holmes, Dick, and Nelson (2008) Energy; Macronutrients (4); Micronutrients (6); Food Group Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly (2–90 yr)
76, 48, 206, 54
Low SES
Weighed Food Diary 4d 4d Mean Difference.
*Johnson, Driscoll, and Goran (1996) Interview Food Intake Analysis Reilly et al. (2001) Energy Children (3–4 yr)
41 (23/18)
DLW 3d 7d Mean Difference; Limits of Agreement
Montgomery et al. (2005) Energy Children (4.5–7 yr)
63 (32/31)
DLW 3d (Inc. 1 weekend d) 2d Mean Difference (bias); Limits of Agreement
Little et al. (1999) Interview Not Reported Little et al. (1999) Macronutrients (1); Micronutrients (1); Food Groups Adults & Elderly (18–80 yr)
111 (53/58)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 7d Median Difference (%) Correlation Coefficient (S)
Liu et al. (2011) (Oxford WebQ) **Self MCW5 Liu et al. (2011) Energy; Macronutrients (9); Micronutrients (10); Food Group Adults (19–82 yr)
116 (32/84)
Multiple-Pass 24-Hour Recall 1d 1d Mean Difference (%); Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification
Moore et al. (2008) (SNAP) **Self Not Reported Moore et al. (2008) Food Groups Children & Adolescents (7–15 yr)
121 (49/72)
Multiple Pass 24-Hour Recall 1d 1d Individual Means (Count); Cross Classification
Moore et al. (2007) (Dietary Recall Questionnaire) **Self Not Reported Moore et al. (2007) Food Groups Children (9–11 yr)
374 (157/ 215)
Low SES
Multiple Pass 24-Hour Recall 1d & an extra morning 1d & an extra morning Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification; Cohen’s kappa
48-Hour Recall                  
McNaughton et al. (2005) Interview MCW McNaughton et al. (2005) Energy, Macronutrients (4); Micronutrients (9) Food Group Adults (43 yr)
2265 (1116/ 1149)
Estimated Food Diary 2d 5d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (S)
Food Frequency Questionnaire                  
Ashfield-Watt et al. (2007) (FACET) Self
≤50 food items / questions
N/A Ashfield-Watt et al. (2007) Food Groups Adults (age not reported)
269
Low SES
Estimated Food Diary 1d 1d Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient; Cross Classification
Bingham et al. (1994) (Cambridge FFQ) Self
≥100 food items / questions
MCW4 Bingham et al. (1994) Energy; Macronutrients (7); Micronutrients (6)
Food Groups
Adults (50–65 yr)
160 (0/160)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 4 x 4d over 12 months Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification
Bingham et al. (1994) (Oxford FFQ) Self
≥100 food items / questions
MCW4 Bingham et al. (1994) Energy;
Macronutrients (7); Micronutrients (6)
Adults (50–65 yr)
160 (0/160)
Weighed food diary 1d 4 x 4d over 12 months Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification
Bingham et al. (1997) Micronutrients (3) Adults (50–65 yr)
160 (0/160)
Biomarkers 1d 8d over 12 months Correlation Coefficient (P & S)
Johansson (2008) Energy; Macronutrients (6); Micronutrients (6); Food Groups Elderly (65–88 yr)
80 (80/0)
Weighed food diary 1d 4 x 4d over 12 months Individual Means
Samaras et al. (1998) Energy; Macronutrients (4); Adults (mean 58 yr)
162 (0/162)
Estimated food diary 1d 7d Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient
Verkasalo et al. (2001) Food Groups Adults (20–39 yr)
80 (0/80)
Biomarkers 1d 1d Correlation Coefficient (S)
Little et al. (1999) Macronutrients (1); Micronutrients (1); Food Groups Adults & Elderly (18–80 yr)
111 (53/58)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 7d Median Difference (%) Correlation Coefficient (S);
Broadfield et al. (2003) (DIETQ) Self
≥100 food items / questions
DIETQ Broadfield et al. (2003) Macronutrients (5)
Food groups
Adults (mean 42 yr)
31 (15/16)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 7d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (P + S); Limits of Agreement
Brunner et al. (2001) Self
≥100 food items / questions
MCW4 & MCW5 Brunner et al. (2001) Energy
Macronutrients (9); Micronutrients (8)
Food Group
Adults
(39–61yr)
860
(457/403)
Estimated Food Diary 1d 7d Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification
Cleghorn et al. (2016) Self
≤50 food items / questions
DANTE Cleghorn et al. (2016) Macronutrients (1); Food Groups Adults
FFQ-705 (314/ 391); 24 hr Recall - 47 (25/22)
FFQ & 24hr Recall 1d 1d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cohen’s kappa
Dunn et al. (2011) [30] Self
≤50 food items / questions
Not reported Dunn et al. (2011) Macronutrients (2)
Food Groups
Adults (18–50 yr)
66 (17/49)
Weighed Food Diary 7d 7d Mean Difference; Cross Classification; Limits of Agreement
Forster et al. (2014) (Food4Me) Self
≥100 food items / questions
National Adult Nutrition Survey (NANS) Forster et al. (2014) Energy; Macronutrient (7); Micronutrients (14); Food Groups Adults (30 yr)
113 (46/67)
FFQ 1d 1d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (S); Class Classification; Limits of Agreement
Fallaize et al. (2014) Energy; Macronutrients (7); Micronutrients (13); Food Groups Adults (mean 27 yr)
49 (15/34)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 4d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (S); Class Classification; Limits of Agreement
Hartwell and Henry (2001) Self
≥100 food items / questions
DIET5 Hartwell and Henry (2001) Energy; Macronutrients (8); Micronutrients (4) Food Group Adults (mean 45–75 yr)
25 (16/9)
Estimated Food Diary 2d 8d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (P);
Heath et al. (2005) (MBIAT) Interview
≥100 food items / questions
MCW4 & MCW5 Heath et al. (2005) Micronutrients (4) Food Groups Adults (46–75 yr)
48 (48/0)
Weighed Food Diary 3d 12d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification
Heller, Pedoe, and Rose (1981) Self
≤50 food items / questions
Not Reported Heller, Pedoe, and Rose (1981) Macronutrients (1) Adults (40–59 yr)
68 (68/0)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 3d Correlation Coefficient
Hooper et al. (2010) Self
≥100 food items / questions
MCW6 Hooper et al. (2010) Energy; Macronutrients (3); Food Groups Adults (mean 29–55 yr)
263
24-hour recall 1d 1d Correlation Coefficient (P)
Kassam-Khamis et al. (1999) Interview
>51–99 food items / questions
COMP-EAT4; data on traditional South Asian foods & MCW5 Kassam-Khamis et al. (1999) Energy; Macronutrients (4) Adults (25–50 yr)
11 (0/11)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 7d Median Paired Difference; Correlation Coefficient (P); Cross Classification
Sevak et al. (2004) Energy; Macronutrients (8); Micronutrients (7) Adults (34–75 yr)
11 (0/11)
24-Hour Recall 1d 12 x 1d over 12 months Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (P & S); Cross Classification; Cohen’s kappa
Lanham (1993) Self
>51–99 food items / questions
MCW Bodner et al. (1998) Micronutrients (4) Adults (39-45 yr)
273 (118/ 155)
Biomarkers 1d 1d Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (P); Cross Classification
Dong (2003) Self
≤50 food items / questions
Not Reported Lean et al. (2003) Food Groups Adults (25–64 yr)
1085 (522/ 563)
FFQ 1d 1d Median Difference (%); Correlation Coefficient
Little et al. (1999) (HEA1) Self; Interview
>51–99 food items / questions
Royal Society of Cambridge Database Little et al. (1999) Micronutrients (1); Food Groups Adults & Elderly (18-80 yr)
111 (53/58)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 7d Median Difference (%); Correlation Coefficient (S)
Little et al. (1999) (HEA2) Self; Interview
>51–99 food items / questions
Royal Society of Cambridge Database Little et al. (1999) Micronutrients (1); Food Groups Adults & Elderly (18–80 yr)
111 (53/58)
Weighed Food Diary 7d 7d Median Difference (%); Correlation Coefficient (S)
Little et al. (1999) (HEA3) Self; Interview
>51–99 food items / questions
Royal Society of Cambridge Database Little et al. (1999) Micronutrients (1); Food Groups Adults & Elderly (18–80 yr)
111 (53/58)
Weighed Food Diary 7d 7d Median Difference (%); Correlation Coefficient (S)
Little et al. (1999) (Nurse Questions) Interview
>51–99 food items / questions
Royal Society of Cambridge Database Little et al. (1999) Micronutrients (1); Food Groups Adults & Elderly (18–80 yr)
111 (53/58)
Weighed food diary 1d 7d Median Difference (%); Correlation Coefficient (S)
Margetts, Cade, and Osmond (1989) Self
>51–99 food items / questions
MCW4 Margetts, Cade, and Osmond (1989) Energy; Macronutrients (4); Micronutrients (4) Adults (35–54 yr)
433
24-hour recall 1d 1d Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification
Masson et al. (2003) (Scottish Collaborative Group FFQ) Self
≥100 food items / questions
UK National Nutrient Databank & MCW Masson et al. (2003) Energy; Macronutrients (9); Micronutrients (15) Adults (19–58 yr)
81 (41/40)
Weighed food diary 1d 4d Relative Median Difference (%); Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification; Weighed Cohen’s kappa
Heald et al. (2006) Energy; Micronutrients (4) Adults & Elderly (51–75 yr)
203 (203/0)
Biomarkers 1d 1d Individual Medians; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification; Weighed Cohen’s kappa
Jia et al. (2008) Energy; Macronutrients (9); Micronutrients (15) Elderly (64-80 yr)
83 (42/41)
Weighed food diary 1d 4d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification; Weighed Cohen’s kappa
Mohd-Shukri et al. (2013) Energy; Macronutrients (10); Micronutrients (25) Pregnant Women (21–45 yr)
63 (0/63)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 4d (Inc. 1 weekend d) Individual Medians; Correlation Coefficient (P & S); Cross Classification; Weighted Cohen’s kappa.
Hollis et al. (2017) Energy; Macronutrients (9); Micronutrients (16); Food Group Adults (18–65 yr)
96 (40/56)
Estimated Food Diary 1d 7d consecutive Mean difference; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification; Limits of Agreement; Weighted Cohen’s kappa
McKeown et al. (2001) (EPIC FFQ) Self
≥100 food items / questions
MCW McKeown et al. (2001) Energy; Macronutrients (7); Micronutrients (6); Food Groups Adults & Elderly (45–74 yr)
146 (58/88) = Food Diary; 134 (57/77)=Biomarkers
Weighed Food Diary; Estimated Food Diary & Biomarkers 1d 7d (Food Diary); 3 × 1d (Biomarkers) Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (P & S); Cross Classification
Day et al. (2001) Micronutrients (2) Adults & Elderly (45–74 yr)
123
Estimated Food Diary & Biomarkers 1d 7d (Food Diary); 6d over 12 months (Biomarkers) Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient
Lietz et al. (2002) Energy; Macronutrients (6); Micronutrients (3) Adolescents (11.8–13.2 yr)
50 (32/18)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 7d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification; Limits of Agreement
Mouratidou, Ford, and Fraser (2006) Self
>51–99 food items / questions
MCW5 Mouratidou, Ford, and Fraser (2006) Energy; Macronutrients(11); Micronutrients (24); Food Groups Pregnant Women (17–43 yr)
123 (0/123)
24-Hour Recall 1d 2d Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (P); Cross Classification; Limits of Agreement
Nelson et al. (1988) Interview
≤50 food items / questions
MCW4 Nelson et al. (1988) Micronutrients Elderly (65–90 yr)
30 (0/30) = Food Diary; 28 (13/15) =Duplicate Diet
Weighed Food Diary & Duplicate Diet 2d (vs Food Diary); 1d (vs Duplicate Diet) 7d (Food Diary); 5d (Duplicate Diet) Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient; Cross Classification
O'Donnell et al. (1991) Self
≥100 food items / questions
DIET O'Donnell et al. (1991) Energy; Macronutrients (4); Micronutrients (14); Adults (19–65 yr)
52 (24/28)
Weighed Food Diary & Biomarkers 1d 4 × 4d at 1 month intervals (Food Diary); 4d (Biomarkers) Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (P); Class Classification
Papadaki and Scott (2007) Self
≤50 food items / questions
Not Reported Papadaki and Scott (2007) Food Groups Adults (25–55 yr)
51 (0/51)
Estimated Food Diary 1d 7d Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (P); Cross Classification; Limits of Agreement; Weighted Cohen’s kappa
Pufulete et al. (2002) Self
>51–99 food items / questions
MCW5 Pufulete et al. (2002) Micronutrients (1) Adults (22–65 yr)
36 (16/20)
Weighed Food Diary & Biomarkers 2d 7d Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient; Cross Classification
Robinson et al. (2007) By-Proxy
≤50 food items / questions
MCW5 Robinson et al. 2007 Energy; Macronutrients (4); Micronutrients (18) Infants (6 months)
50 (25/25)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 4d Mean Difference (%); Correlation Coefficient (S); Limits of Agreement;
Robinson et al. (2007) By-Proxy
≤50 food items / questions
MCW5 Robinson et al. 2007 Energy; Macronutrients (4); Micronutrients (18) Infants (12 months)
50 (27/23)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 4d Mean Difference (%); Correlation Coefficient (S); Limits of Agreement;
Roddam et al. (2005) Self
≤50 food items / questions
MCW5 Roddam et al. (2005) Energy; Macronutrients (9); Micronutrients (12);
Food Groups
Adults (50–64 yr)
202 (0/202)
Weighed Food Diary & Estimated Food Diary 2d 7d Median Difference (%); Correlation Coefficient (P); Cross Classification; Weighted Cohen’s kappa
Roe et al. (1994) (DINE) Interview
≤50 food items / questions
MCW4 Roe et al. (1994) Energy
Macronutrients (4)
Adults (17–62 yr)
206 (128/78)
Estimated Food Diary 1d 4d Correlation Coefficient (P); Cross Classification
Little et al. (1999) Macronutrients (1); Micronutrients (1); Food Groups Adults & Elderly (18–80 yr)
111 (53/58)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 7d Median Difference (%) Correlation Coefficient (S);
Sofianou-Katsoulis et al. (2011) By-Proxy
≤50 food items / questions
Not Reported Sofianou-Katsoulis et al. (2011) Food Groups Children (3–7 yr)
33
24-Hour Recall 1d 7d Individual Means
Venter et al. (2006) Not reported
≤50 food items / questions
Not Reported Venter et al. (2006) Food Groups Pregnant Women (20-44 yr)
57 (0/57)
Estimated Food Diary 1d 7d Cross Classification; Cohen’s kappa
Yarnell et al. (1983) Self
>51–99 food items / questions
MCW4 & MCW5 Thompson and Margetts (1993) Energy; Macronutrients (9); Micronutrients (6)
Food Group
Adults (40–59 yr)
301 (122/ 179)
Smokers only
Biomarkers 1d 10d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (S); Limits of Agreement
Bolton-Smith et al. (1991) Micronutrients (5); Adults (41–50 yr)
196 (196/0)
Biomarkers 1d Not Reported Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (P); Cross Classification;
Food Checklist                  
Bingham et al. (1994) Self
≥100 food items / questions
MCW4 Bingham et al. (1994) (pictures & no pictures) Energy; Macronutrients (7); Micronutrients (6) Adults (50–65 yr)
160 (0/160)
Weighed Food Diary 7d 4 × 4d Individual Means; Correlation Coefficient (S); Cross Classification
Bingham et al. (1997) [(pictures & no pictures) Micronutrients (3) Adults (50–65 yr)
160 (0/160)
Biomarkers 7d 8d over 12 months Correlation Coefficient (P & S)
Little et al. (no pictures) (1999) Macronutrients (1); Micronutrients (1); Food Groups Adults & Elderly (18–80 yr)
111 (53/58)
Weighed Food Diary 7d 7d Median Difference (%); Correlation Coefficient (S)
Johansson (2008) (no pictures) Energy; Macronutrients (6); Micronutrients (6); Food Groups Elderly (55–88 yr)
80 (80/0)
Weighed Food Diary 4d 4 × 4d over 12 months Individual Means
Cade, Frear, and Greenwood (2006) (CADET) Self; By-Proxy
≥100 food items / questions
DANTE Cade, Frear, and Greenwood (2006) Energy; Macronutrients (7); Micronutrients (5); Food Groups Children (3–7 yr)
180 (100/80)
Semi-Weighed Food Diary 1d 1d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (S); Limits of Agreement
Christian et al. (2015) Energy; Macronutrients (5); Micronutrients (3); Food Groups Children (8–11 yr)
67 (33/34)
Weighed Food Diary 1d 1d Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient; Limits of Agreement
Johnson and Hackett (1997) (FIQ) **Self Not reported Johnson et al. (2001) Food Groups Adolescents (11–13 yr)
93 (41/52)
Estimated Food Diary 1d 3d Correlation Coefficient (P)
Holmes, Dick, and Nelson (2008) Self; By-Proxy; Interview
≥100 food items / questions
MCW5 Holmes, Dick, and Nelson (2008) Energy; Macronutrients (4); Micronutrients (6); Food Group Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly (2–90 yr)
76, 48, 206, 54
Low SES
Weighed Food Diary 4d 4d Mean Difference
Diet History                  
Black, Welch, and Bingham (2000) Interview MCW4 Black, Welch, and Bingham (2000) Energy; Macronutrients (2) Adults (50–65 yr)
64 (0/64)
Weighed Food Diary; DLW; Biomarkers 1d 4 × 4d over 12 months (Food Diary); 8d over 12 months (Biomarkers); 14d (DLW) Mean Difference; Correlation Coefficient (P); Limits of Agreement
Livingstone et al. (1992) By Proxy; Interview MCW4 Livingstone et al. (1992) Energy Children & Adolescents (3–18 yr)
78 (41/37)
DLW 1d 10-14d Mean Difference (%); Limits of Agreement
Jackson, Little, and Wilson (1990) Interview MCW4 Jackson, Little, and Wilson (1990) Macronutrients (2); Micronutrients (1) Elderly (59–74 yr)
80 (39/41)
FFQ 1d 1d Individual Means or Medians; Correlation Coefficient (P & S); Cross Classification; Weighted Cohen’s kappa

*Studies that included multiple pass/days recall.

**Tool is web/smartphone based.

MCW = McCance & Widdowson; DLW = Doubly Labeled Water; SES = Socio-economic status.