Evaluation and Comparison of Food Records, Recalls, and Frequencies for Energy and Protein Assessment by Using Recovery Biomarkers
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: The food frequency questionnaire approach to dietary assessment is ubiquitous in nutritional epidemiology research. Food records and recalls provide approaches that may also be adaptable for use in large epidemiologic cohorts, if warranted by better measurement properties. The authors collected (2007-2009) a 4-day food record, three 24-hour dietary recalls, and a food frequency questionnaire from 450 postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative prospective cohort study (enrollment, 1994-1998), along with biomarkers of energy and protein consumption. Through comparison with biomarkers, the food record is shown to provide a stronger estimate of energy and protein than does the food frequency questionnaire, with 24-hour recalls mostly intermediate. Differences were smaller and nonsignificant for protein density. Food frequencies, records, and recalls were, respectively, able to "explain" 3.8%, 7.8%, and 2.8% of biomarker variation for energy; 8.4%, 22.6%, and 16.2% of biomarker variation for protein; and 6.5%, 11.0%, and 7.0% of biomarker variation for protein density. However, calibration equations that include body mass index, age, and ethnicity substantially improve these numbers to 41.7%, 44.7%, and 42.1% for energy; 20.3%, 32.7%, and 28.4% for protein; and 8.7%, 14.4%, and 10.4% for protein density. Calibration equations using any of the assessment procedures may yield suitable consumption estimates for epidemiologic study purposes.
Source: American Journal of Epidemiology
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr140
Institution: Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Language: English
Topic: Nutritional Studies and Diet
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, Brown University, Wayne State University, Emory University, Northwestern University, George Washington University, Wake Forest University, MedStar Health Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Health Science Center, University of Tennessee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Medical Research Council, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Research Resources
Awards: G109231058, G1107292973, G156924709, G1593340546, G206718646, G2253702613, G2295046671, G2367098337, G2417273319, G2547046739, G257474614, GENERAL CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER M01 RR12248, G2852769941, G3544793024, Clinical and Translational Science Award (UL1), G3642616392, G4216744017, G4281851297, COORDINATING CENTER FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE, G4321061599, G4560602636, Study of Latinos: Nutrition & Physical Activity Assessment Study (SOLNAS), G484043965, G4940723635, G5183277930, G530368906, G532295152, G555506801, G603760282, G6464247198, G6972214100, G7066869570, G7071300326, G7272550893, G7323080267, G7582705761, Statistical Methods for Medical Studies, G8780700017, G8934942062, G9000072420, G9000289100, Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment Study (NPAAS), G999174792
OpenAlex ID: W2170305412