Table 4.
Degree of reliability and correlation in continuous and quintiles flavonoid intake estimations by databases and methods used.
| Comparisona | ICC (95% CI) | Kappa (95% CI) | Spearman's Rho |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE - Total aglycones & PE - Total aglycones transformed. |
0.99 (0.99–0.99) | 0.98 (0.94–0.96) | 0.99 |
| PE - Total aglycones & PE - Total glycosides |
0.97 (0.94–0.99) | 0.96 (0.96–0.97) | 0.98 |
| PE - Aglycones tranformed & PE Total glycosides |
0.98 (0.84–0.99) | 0.96 (0.96–0.97) | 0.99 |
| PE - Total aglycones & USDA - Total aglycones |
0.73 (0.70–0.76) | 0.89 (0.88–0.90) | 0.92 |
| PE - Aglycones transformed. & USDA - Total aglycones |
0.72 (0.68–0.76) | 0.88 (0.87–0.90) | 0.91 |
| PE Total glycosides & USDA - Total aglycones |
0.76 (0.73–0.77) | 0.87 (0.86–0.89) | 0.91 |
PE, Phenol Explorer; USDA, United States Department of Agriculture; ICC, intraclass coefficient, worked as continuous variable; Kappa, Kappa weighted squared, worked as categorical variable (quintiles).