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. 2023 Jan 6;20(2):1038. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021038

Table 3.

Reliability of the PAIFIS in grams per day in a sub-sample of the SAYCARE Study.

Children Adolescents
FFQ1 FFQ2 FFQ1 FFQ2
n Median (IQR) Median (IQR) ρ n Median (IQR) Median (IQR) ρ
Pro-inflammatory food group
Sugar-sweetened Beverages 146 150.6 (49.9; 335.1) 149.3 (47.9; 309.8) 0.66 97 155.0 (15.0; 377.5) 218.5 (104.2; 439.9) 0.59
Processed meat 146 17.6 (7.4; 39.8) 16.4 (8.2; 33.9) 0.63 93 17.6 (0.3; 48.5) 23.4 (12.6; 48.5) 0.54
Red meat 141 43.1 (21.0; 86.0) 43.2 (21.5; 86.0) 0.54 93 28.0 (0.5; 86.1) 50.0 (17.5; 68.4) 0.57
Candies 149 122.9 (146.4; 205.4) 113.7 (47.3; 203.45) 0.51 102 90.6 (20.8 252.1) 125.6 (50.7; 251.3) 0.31
Snacks 136 22.4 (9.1; 47.5) 21.0 (7.7; 40.9) 0.56 96 21.1 (2.2; 47.6) 28.0 (14.0; 51.2) 0.42
Anti-inflammatory food group
Fruits 149 231.8 (101.6; 420.0) 176.1 (9.0.8; 320,) 0.58 97 137.6 (25.9; 325.2) 206.0 (94.4; 370.0) 0.53
Vegetables 133 32.5 (14.0; 71.6) 28.5 (12.5; 61.0) 0.59 75 35.9 (10.8; 79.0) 30.1 (10.8; 79.0) 0.47
Sum groups
Pro-inflammatory 149 440.5 (298.9; 765.9) 441.5 (244.5; 676.9) 0.57 102 491.3 (130.8 880.5) 501.2 (303.9; 930.3) 0.52
Anti-inflammatory 149 283.1 (124.8; 480.1) 212.5 (122.6; 380.0) 0.63 97 304.4 (174.5; 406.8) 238.1 (126.6; 420.3) 0.55
PAIFIS = Σ AI − Σ PI 149 222.5 (−13.24; 483.8) 155.4 (31.8; 462.1) 0.69 102 151.9 (1.7; 584.5) 266.5 (43.4; 635.5) 0.61

Interquartile Range (IQR); food frequency questionnaire (FFQ); 24 h Food Recall (24HDR); Pro-inflammatory/Anti-inflammatory Food Intake Score (PAIFIS); PAIFIS = Σ AI − Σ PI; ρ, Spearman’s rho coefficient. Spearman’s efficiency coefficients in bold show moderate or strong values.