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

Table 5. Daily intakes of dietary fiber by main food source assessed with DR and FFQ, and their Spearman correlation coefficients.

Sex DR(g)1 FFQ (g) % difference2 Crude Energy- djusted4



 Food group Mean ± SD Median Mean ± SD Median p-value3
Men (n=102)
 Cereals 3.0 ± 0.8 2.9 2.7 ± 0.9 2.7 -10% <0.001 0.60 0.49
 Vegetables 5.8 ± 1.8 5.7 3.9 ± 2.7 3.3 -34% <0.001 0.26 0.18
 Fruits 1.4 ± 1.1 1.2 2.8 ± 3.0 2.1 98% <0.001 0.62 0.46
 Other5 4.9 ± 1.6 4.8 5.2 ± 2.9 5.0 7% 0.489 0.49 0.36
Women (n=113)
 Cereals 2.3 ± 0.5 2.3 2.5 ± 0.8 2.3 8% 0.111 0.36 0.17
 Vegetables 5.6 ± 1.9 5.3 4.6 ± 3.6 3.9 -18% <0.001 0.27 0.15
 Fruits 1.9 ± 1.2 1.7 3.6 ± 3.8 2.5 90% <0.001 0.49 0.22
 Other5 4.7 ± 1.6 4.7 5.4 ± 3.8 4.8 14% 0.224 0.37 0.35

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.

4Energy was adjusted by residual method.

5Other: includes dietary fiber from all foods except for cereals, vegetables and fruits.