Validation of a semi-quantitative FFQ for 18-month-old toddlers: the Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) study
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Dietary intake of toddlers has been of growing interest due to its long-term consequences on health. However, previous works have focused largely on Caucasian populations and less is known about Asian toddlers. We aimed to validate a semi-quantitative FFQ designed to assess dietary intakes of 18-month-old toddlers in a multi-ethnic Asian cohort. DESIGN: An FFQ of ninety-four food items, identified based on food records of 12-month-old GUSTO children, the Southampton Women's Survey 12 Month Infancy Questionnaire and inputs from paediatric dietitians, was filled out two weeks before the 18th-month clinic visit. As the reference method, two non-consecutive 24 h recalls (24HR) were administered during and two weeks after the clinic visit. FFQ nutrient intakes were validated against averaged 24HR nutrient intakes, using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Spearman's rank-order correlation, cross-classification and the Bland-Altman method. SETTING: Data from the Singapore Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) mother-offspring birth cohort.ParticipantsToddlers (n 188) aged 18 months. RESULTS: Absolute nutrient intakes from the FFQ were significantly higher than from the 24HR, except for vitamin A. After energy adjustments, r range was 0·56-0·78 (macronutrients) and 0·40-0·54 (micronutrients). De-attenuation increased r to 0·58-0·96 and 0·45-0·65 for macro- and micronutrients, respectively. Of participants, ≥82·4 % (macronutrients) and ≥77·7 % (micronutrients) were classified in the same and adjacent quartiles. No clear systematic increase in intake differences with increasing mean intake was observed in Bland-Altman plots. CONCLUSIONS: This FFQ can provide a satisfactory assessment of toddlers' energy-adjusted nutrient intakes, as well as accurately rank them in a group.
Source: Public Health Nutrition
Institutions: Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University Health System, National Health Service, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, National Institute for Health and Care Research, NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton, Medical Research Council, National University Hospital, Clinical Nutrition Research Centre
Language: English
Topic: Nutritional Studies and Diet
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: Danone, National Institute for Health and Care Research, British Heart Foundation, European Commission, National Research Foundation, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, National Research Foundation Singapore, National University Health System, Nestec, National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, Medical Research Council, National Medical Research Council
Awards: G1093531541, G1277089031, G183778332, G1882858428, G1917706474, G1956390128, G2125390887, G213766589, Food-based solutions for Optimal vitamin D Nutrition and health through the life cycle, G2473961061, G2780654756, G3207356259, G3264401604, G3381566145, NIHR Senior Investigator Award, G3552626036, G3563071610, G3637715992, G3873828540, G393177772, G4331660922, G434559078, G462585257, NIHR Senior Investigator Award, G486207801, G4964355645, G5068482306, G5090859494, G5318721926, G5490188102, G5605571342, G5702163051, Epigenetic biomarkers and determinants of cardiovascular risk in children, G5755632036, G587834012, G606602278, G6408020244, G645171559, G7295670324, G8306461559, G8346907872, Nutrition, Development and Lifelong Health: Studies in European Populations, G8537882575, G8606453147, Long-term effects of early nutrition on later health
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