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. 2007 Nov 30;13(1 Suppl):S115–S124. doi: 10.2188/jea.13.1sup_115

Table 5. Spearman rank correlation coefficients between two FFQs administered at one-year interval for estimated nutrient intakes.

Energy and Nutrients Men (n=101) Women (n=108)


Crude Energy-adjusted1 Crude Energy-adjusted1
Energy 0.52 --- 0.67 ---
Protein 0.59 0.47 0.69 0.32
Total fat 0.53 0.47 0.67 0.52
 SFA2 0.53 0.53 0.61 0.51
 MUFA3 0.53 0.51 0.67 0.60
 PUFA4 0.59 0.40 0.73 0.46
 n-3 PUFA4 0.61 0.51 0.74 0.41
 n-6 PUFA4 0.59 0.37 0.72 0.49
Carbohydrate 0.66 0.45 0.66 0.50
Alcohol 0.83 0.82 0.67 0.68
Calcium 0.63 0.49 0.67 0.56
Phosphorus 0.63 0.47 0.67 0.49
Iron 0.64 0.49 0.77 0.50
Sodium 0.64 0.49 0.73 0.63
Potassium 0.57 0.45 0.65 0.49
Retinol 0.49 0.52 0.56 0.41
Carotene 0.51 0.40 0.56 0.46
 Alpha-carotene 0.50 0.48 0.52 0.42
 Beta-carotene 0.53 0.43 0.56 0.46
Vitamin B1 0.51 0.43 0.56 0.54
Vitamin B2 0.59 0.43 0.69 0.52
Niacin 0.55 0.43 0.64 0.35
Vitamin C 0.70 0.67 0.58 0.49
Cholesterol 0.56 0.51 0.69 0.54
Vitamin B6 0.58 0.43 0.68 0.52
Vitamin B12 0.41 0.30 0.66 0.38
Folate 0.57 0.45 0.69 0.53
Selenium 0.55 0.51 0.60 0.48
Total dietary fiber 0.66 0.54 0.63 0.48
 Water-soluble fiber 0.70 0.61 0.65 0.53
 Water-insoluble fiber 0.67 0.52 0.64 0.46
Daidzein 0.75 0.66 0.76 0.66
Genistein 0.72 0.60 0.75 0.61
Median 0.59 0.49 0.67 0.50

1Nutrient intakes were adjusted for energy intake by residual method.

2Saturated fatty acid. 3Monounsaturated fatty acid. 4Polyunsaturated fatty acid.