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. 2022 Jul 4;6(8):nzac112. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzac112

TABLE 4.

Percentage agreement and Cohen κ by food category for each nutrition classification scheme pairing for the total sample1

NOVAADGs NOVAPAHO NPM NOVAWHO-Euro NPM NOVAHSR NOVANutri-Score NOVAChilean NPM HSRChilean NPM
Food category n %AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic
Bread and bakery products 716 77.2 0.53 74.2 0.20 74.7 0.29 71.8 0.44 71.9 0.43 74.3 0.24 61.7 0.23
Cereal and cereal products 636 45.8 0.15 83.3 0.62 69.5 0.38 40.7 0.10 43.9 0.12 73.9 0.47 59.3 0.21
Confectionery 244 98.0 * 98.0 * 98.0 * 86.5 * 84.8 * 91.4 * 91.8 0.53
Convenience foods 789 42.3 0.04 88.3 0.08 60.7 0.08 26.6 0.03 31.4 0.04 55.3 0.07 63.0 0.29
Dairy 922 53.6 0.19 84.2 0.45 74.3 0.14 46.2 0.05 38.2 * 69.0 0.20 53.4 0.16
Edible oils and oil emulsions 163 43.6 * 92.0 0.84 45.4 * 42.3 * 52.8 0.07 62.6 0.25 76.1 0.51
Eggs 21 95.2 * 100.0 1.00 95.2 * 85.7 * 76.2 * 95.2 0.64 81.0 *
Fish and seafood products 189 88.4 0.66 76.7 0.53 76.2 0.28 69.8 0.03δ 73.5 0.22 80.4 0.51 77.8 0.33
Fruit and vegetables 936 83.8 0.48 75.6 0.47 72.0 0.38 79.3 0.23 80.6 0.25 73.2 0.27 81.5 0.43
Meat and meat products 668 75.6 0.47 90.1 0.80 75.2 0.47 62.1 0.21 63.9 0.25 83.2 0.65 76.2 0.50
Nonalcoholic beverages 759 77.6 0.39 94.2 0.77 84.2 0.23 66.9 0.09 60.2 0.18 53.9 0.17 68.3 0.41
Sauces, spreads, and seasonings 554 78.3 0.38 77.6 0.23 74.7 0.15 59.8 0.20 58.8 0.20 74.6 0.33 67.2 0.35
Snack foods 452 72.8 0.22 77.0 0.13 78.8 0.15 50.2 0.14 60.4 0.18 76.1 0.27 52.0 0.20
Special foods 85 88.2 * 95.3 * 95.3 * 28.2 0.01 36.5 0.01 75.3 0.07 50.6 0.19
Sugar, honey, and related products 188 56.4 * 89.9 0.73 72.3 * 56.9 * 56.9 * 60.6 * 86.7 0.43
PAHO NPM ADGs PAHO NPM WHO-Euro NPM PAHO NPM HSR PAHO NPM Nutri-Score PAHO NPM Chilean NPM WHO-Euro NPM HSR WHO-Euro NPM Nutri-Score
Food category n %AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic % AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic
Bread and bakery products 716 59.5 0.15 83.8 0.27 57.7 0.15 59.8 0.17 94.0 0.67 66.6 0.33 68.7 0.36
Cereal and cereal products 636 50.5 0.18 76.7 0.53 46.4 0.13 49.8 0.17 81.5 0.63 59.6 0.22 63.1 0.28
Confectionery 244 100.0 1.00 100.0 1.00 87.7 * 86.1 * 93.4 * 87.7 * 86.1 *
Convenience foods 789 37.8 0.01 60.5 0.03 17.7 0.002 23.6 0.004 53.7 0.02 57.0 0.24 62.6 0.32
Dairy 922 40.4 0.03 86.4 0.25 41.0 0.02 45.6 0.05 77.2 0.29 46.3 0.10 50.9 0.14
Edible oils and oil emulsions 163 49.1 0.003 50.9 0.03 47.9 * 58.3 0.13 68.1 0.37 95.7 0.91 73.0 0.48
Eggs 21 95.2 * 95.2 * 85.7 * 76.2 * 95.2 0.64 90.5 * 81.0 *
Fish and seafood products 189 66.1 0.32 64.6 0.29 58.2 0.16 64.0 0.28 79.4 0.59 88.4 0.46 91.0 0.65
Fruit and vegetables 936 72.9 0.40 89.1 0.78 66.9 0.25 65.6 0.22 83.4 0.65 69.0 0.28 67.1 0.23
Meat and meat products 668 76.2 0.53 80.8 0.62 66.0 0.32 67.5 0.35 87.4 0.75 82.2 0.61 82.5 0.62
Nonalcoholic beverages 759 82.4 0.50 89.2 0.38 68.5 0.10 61.3 0.20 54.7 0.19 75.6 0.24 57.8 0.12
Sauces, spreads, and seasonings 554 86.6 0.32 91.3 0.13 51.8 0.05 50.5 0.06 78.9 0.21 54.0 0.10 52.4 0.09
Snack foods 452 79.0 0.15 94.7 0.34 40.0 0.06 58.6 0.12 85.4 0.32 36.5 0.01 55.1 0.04
Special foods 85 92.9 0.47 92.9 * 25.9 * 34.1 * 75.3 0.10δ 30.6 0.03δ 38.8 0.04δ
Sugar, honey, and related products 188 63.30 * 79.26 * 63.83 * 63.83 * 70.74 * 84.6 * 83.51 *
WHO-Euro NPM Chilean NPM WHO-Euro NPM ADGs ADGs Chilean NPM ADGs HSR ADGs Nutri-Score Nutri-Score Chilean NPM Nutri-Score HSR
Food category n % AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic % AG Inline graphic % AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic % AG Inline graphic %AG Inline graphic
Bread and bakery products 716 85.9 0.43 68.4 0.34 62.7 0.22 85.9 0.72 85.8 0.71 63.6 0.25 97.1 0.94
Cereal and cereal products 636 89.9 0.80 64.0 0.30 63.7 0.29 83.0 0.28 82.4 0.33 62.7 0.27 96.5 0.85
Confectionery 244 93.4 * 100 1.00 93.4 * 87.7 * 86.1 * 92.6 0.61 94.3 0.75
Convenience foods 789 62.6 0.32 59.6 0.23 64.0 0.29 70.9 0.29 70.3 0.31 68.6 0.39 93.4 0.79
Dairy 922 81.0 0.42 46.5 0.12 58.1 0.26 67.3 0.30 62.9 0.22 64.2 0.34 78.3 0.55
Edible oils and oil emulsions 163 77.9 0.55 85.9 0.71 77.3 0.54 87.7 0.75 66.3 0.37 71.8 0.45 69.9 0.44
Eggs 21 90.5 * * * 90.5 * 90.5 * 81.0 * 81.00 * 90.5 0.62
Fish and seafood products 189 83.1 0.52 81.5 0.30 77.3 0.37 79.4 0.12 78.8 0.23 80.4 0.45 94.2 0.74
Fruit and vegetables 936 85.4 0.68 74.4 0.42 79.2 0.42 87.8 0.51 86.8 0.44 79.8 0.36 95.3 0.73
Meat and meat products 668 87.4 0.73 82.2 0.57 80.4 0.56 74.6 0.43 75.5 0.46 77.1 0.52 97.6 0.95
Nonalcoholic beverages 759 47.6 0.09 75.2 0.23 67.6 0.39 57.2 * 71.0 0.41 82.6 0.66 78.8 0.57
Sauces, spreads, and seasonings 554 80.0 0.27 81.6 0.10 79.2 0.37 57.9 0.17 57.4 0.18 65.8 0.34 90.1 0.80
Snack foods 452 83.6 0.16 80.3 0.14 78.1 0.31 49.1 0.13 65.5 0.28 68.8 0.35 79.7 0.60
Special foods 85 77.7 0.19 85.9 * 68.2 * 21.2 * 29.4 * 58.8 0.28 91.8 0.81
Sugar, honey, and related products 188 88.3 * 84.0 * 87.2 0.47 83.5 0.38 85.6 0.47 86.7 0.45 95.7 0.84
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Inline graphic = Cohen κ coefficient (all values P < 0.05, unless marked with δ). κ coefficient interpretation using Landis and Koch (37): <0.0 = poor; 0.00–0.20 = slight; 0.21–0.40 = fair; 0.41–0.60 = moderate; 0.61–0.80 = substantial; 0.81–1.00 = almost perfect; * denotes valid κ coefficient could not be calculated. ADGs, Australian Dietary Guidelines; HSR, Health Star Rating; NPM, nutrient profile model; PAHO, Pan American Health Organization; WHO-Euro, World Health Organization European Division; %AG, percentage pairwise agreement.