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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 11.
Published in final edited form as: Nutr Hosp. 2015 Sep 1;32(3):1153–1163. doi: 10.3305/nh.2015.32.3.9387

Table III.

Absolute agreement between lifestyle variables measures by MEDLIFE and MEDLIFE derived from full questionnaire

MEDLIFE
Criteria for 1 point YESa Of whom YES
in MEDLIFE
derivedb
NOa Of whom NO
in MEDLIFE
derivedc
kappa
Total MEDLIFE 0–28 N N (%) N N (%)
Sweets ≤ 2 s/week 116 44 (37.9) 80 78 (97.5) 0.312
Red meat < 2 s/week 83 56 (67.5) 113 107 (94.7) 0.643
Processed meat ≤ 1 s/week 80 12 (15.0) 116 102 (87.9) 0.033*
Eggs 2–4 s/week 136 133 (97.8) 60 37 (61.7) 0.656
Legumes ≥ 2/ week 90 80 (88.9) 106 73 (68.9) 0.567
White meat 2 s/ week 99 79 (79.8) 97 40 (41.2) 0.211
Fish/seafood ≥ 2/ week 148 147 (99.3) 48 7 (14.6) 0.194
Potatoes ≤ 3 s/week 164 107 (65.2) 32 27 (84.4) 0.300
Low fat dairy products 2 s/day 49 6 (12.2) 147 140 (95.2) 0.099
Nuts and olives 1–2 s/day 37 16 (43.2) 159 147 (92.5) 0.394
Herbs, spices and garnish ≥ 1 s/day 157 101 (64.3) 39 33 (84.6) 0.330
Fruit 3–6 s/day 84 53 (63.1) 112 95 (84.8) 0.489
Vegetables ≥ 2 s/day 132 127 (96.2) 64 17 (26.6) 0.274
Olive oil ≥ 3 s/day 129 88 (68.2) 67 51 (76.1) 0.407
Cereals 3–6 s /day 82 8 (9.8) 114 111 (97.4) 0.081
Water or teas 6–8 s/day or ≥ 3 s/ week 139 69 (49.6) 57 44 (77.2) 0.207
Wine 1–2 s/ day 11 7 (63.6) 185 184 (99.5) 0.724
Limit salt in meals Yes 119 112 (94.1) 77 75 (97.4) 0.905
Preference of whole grain products yes / > 25g/day 86 64 (55.8) 110 103 (93.6) 0.694
Snacks ≤ 2 s/week 170 159 (93.5) 26 16 (61.5) 0.542
Limit nibbling between meals Yes 113 106 (93.8) 83 80 (96.4) 0.896
Limit sugar in beverages (including
sugar-sweetened beverages)
Yes 144 83 (57.6) 52 44 (84.6) 0.319
Physical activity
(> 150min/week or 30 min/day)
Yes 122 97 (79.5) 74 42 (56.8) 0.370
Siesta/Nap Yes 85 82 (96.5) 111 102 (91.9) 0.876
Hours’ Sleep 6–8 hour/day 160 160 (100) 36 19 (52.8) 0.646
TV hours < 1hour/day 115 113 (98.3) 81 63 (77.8) 0.783
Go out with friends ≥ 2hour/weekend 174 163 (93.7) 22 14 (63.6) 0.541
Collective sports ≥ 2hour/week 47 38 (80.9) 149 114 (76.5) 0.482
a

Number (N) of participants scoring 1 point in MEDLIFE (YES) or scoring 0 points in the MEDLIFE (NO).

b

MEDLIFE derived: MEDLIFE derived from the full FFQ. Number of participants (percentage) from those who scored 1 point (YES) in MEDLIFE and scored as well 1-point in the MEDLIFE derived from the full-Q.

c

MEDLIFE derived from the full FFQ. Number of participants (percentage) from those who scored 0 point (NO) in MEDLIFE and scored as well 0-point in the MEDLIFE derived from the full-Q.

*

p > 0.05; all other kappa values are statistically significant at p < 0.0001 except for low-fat dairy products (p = 0.034).