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. 2007 Nov 30;13(1 Suppl):S106–S114. doi: 10.2188/jea.13.1sup_106

Table 4. Daily intakes of dietary fiber assessed with dietary record and FFQ, and their Spearman correlation coefficients.

Dietary record (g)1 FFQ (g) % difference2 Spearman correlation coefficient




Mean ± SD Median Mean ± SD Median p-value3 Crude Energy-adjusted Area-adjusted Energy and area-adjusted
Men (n=102)
 Water-soluble 2.1 ± 0.7 2.1 2.3 ± 1.5 2.0 10% 0.415 0.48 0.44 0.39 0.44
 Water-insoluble 10.6 ± 2.7 10.4 10.3 ± 5.4 9.5 -4% 0.053 0.51 0.43 0.39 0.42
 Total 15.2 ± 3.8 14.7 14.6 ± 7.5 13.6 -4% 0.060 0.50 0.43 0.36 0.45
Women (n=113)
 Water-soluble 2.1 ± 0.7 2.0 2.7 ± 2.0 2.2 28% 0.003 0.40 0.36 0.30 0.37
 Water-insoluble 10.0 ± 2.8 9.6 11.3 ± 7.4 9.5 13% 0.458 0.45 0.40 0.35 0.43
 Total 14.5 ± 4.0 14.4 16.1 ± 10.3 14.1 11% 0.797 0.44 0.40 0.33 0.44

1Based on two consecutive 7-day records in Ishikawa PHC area and four consecutive 7-day records in the other 3 areas.

2(FFQ - DR)/DR (%).

3Signed rank test.