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Evaluation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Capturing Free Sugars Intake in Australian Young Children: The InFANT FFQ
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posted on 2023-02-15, 04:56 authored by Miaobing ZhengMiaobing Zheng, M Silva, S Heitkonig, Gavin AbbottGavin Abbott, Sarah McNaughtonSarah McNaughton, Karen CampbellKaren CampbellExcess free sugars intake contributes to dental caries and obesity in children. Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) that assess free sugars intake in young children are limited. This study evaluated the utility of a 68-item FFQ to assess free sugars intake in Australian young children against three 24-h recalls at ages 1.5, 3.5, and 5.0 years. Free sugars intakes estimated from two methods were compared using group- and individual-level validation tests. Group-level tests revealed that mean free sugars intakes estimated from two methods were similar and Bland-Altman tests revealed no presence of proportional bias at age 1.5 years. For ages 3.5 and 5.0 years, the FFQ underestimated the free sugars intake compared to the recalls, and Bland-Altman tests revealed proportional bias. For individual-level tests, the deattenuated correlation (R) between free sugars intakes estimated from two methods exhibited good agreement across three time-points (R: 0.54–0.62), as were the percentage agreement (68.5–73.6%) and weighted kappa (Kw: 0.26–0.39). The FFQ showed good validity at age 1.5 years. For ages 3.5 and 5.0 years, the FFQ showed good validity for individual-level tests only. The FFQ provided stronger validity in the ranking of individuals according to free sugars intake than comparing absolute free sugars intake at group level.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthVolume
20Article number
ARTN 1557Location
SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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1661-7827eISSN
1660-4601Language
EnglishPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalIssue
2Publisher
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Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEnvironmental SciencesPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthEnvironmental Sciences & Ecologyfood frequency questionnairefree sugarsearly childhoodvalidationdietary assessmentDIETARYCHILDHOODTRACKINGOBESITYBEHAVIORSHumansChildInfantChild, PreschoolDietDental CariesPediatric ObesityAustraliaReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesSugarsEnergy IntakeDiet SurveysDiet RecordsPediatricClinical ResearchPediatric Research InitiativeNutrition
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