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Validation of a self-administered 24-hour recall questionnaire used in a large-scale dietary survey

Validierung eines in einer groß angelegten Ernährungserhebung eingesetzten selbstgeführten 24-hour-recall-Fragebogens

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This study investigated the relative validity of a self-administered 24-h recall questionnaire in a dietary survey on 3 653 men and women 7 years of age and older. The validation was carried out in a group of 41 men. An estimated dietary record kept over 3 days served as reference method. Comparison of the questionnaire and the estimated 3-day record showed good agreement. The Wilcoxon matchedpairs ranked signs test (p<0.05) demonstrated that the only differences were the crude energy and carbohydrate intake and the estimated nutrient density of protein. The estimated proportion of calories from carbohydrate, fat, protein, and alcohol differed by no more than 2.4 %. The median percentage differences in crude nutrient intakes and nutrient densities between the two assessment techniques ranged from −9 % to 22 %. The daily food intake differed significantly in only three of ten food groups. Spearman's correlation coefficients were higher than 0,35 for all density measurements. The highest correlation coefficients of about 0.60 were observed for alcohol and dietary fiber intake. It is concluded that the self-administered 24-hour recall questionnaire is a valid method for estimating the median and mean dietary intake of large groups of subjects.

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Ziel der Arbeit war, die relative Validität eines selbstgeführten 24-hour-recall-Fragebogens zu untersuchen, der in einer Ernährungserhebung mit 3 653 weiblichen und männlichen Erhebungsteilnehmern im Alter ab 7 Jahren eingesetzt wurde. Die Validierung wurde an einer Gruppe von 41 Männern durchgeführt. Ein 3-Tage-Protokoll diente als Referenzmethode. Der Vergleich des 24-hour-recall-Fragebogens mit dem 3-Tage-Protokoll erbrachte gute Übereinstimmung. Mittels des Wilcoxon matched-pairs ranked signs test (p<0.05) konnten nur für die absoluten Energie- und Kohlenhydrataufnahmen sowie für die Protein-Nährstoffdichte signifikante Unterschiede nachgewiesen werden. Die prozentuale Verteilung der Energie auf die Hauptnährstoffe und Alkohol differierte um maximal 2,4 %. Der mediane prozentuale Unterschied in der absoluten Nährstoffaufnahme und der Nährstoffdichte lag zwischen −9 und 22 %. Die tägliche Nahrungsaufnahme war nur für 3 von 10 Lebensmittelgruppen signifikant verschieden. Die Spearman rank Korrelationskoeffizienten betrugen für alle Nährstoffdichten mehr als 0,35. Die höchsten Korrelationskoeffizienten um 0,60 wurden für die Alkoholund Nahrungsfaseraufnahme beobachtet. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß der 24-hour-recall-Fragebogen eine valide Methode zur Schätzung der medianen und mittleren Nahrungs-und Nährstoffaufnahme von großen Gruppen ist.

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Abbreviations

BLS :

Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel

24 HRQ :

24-hour recall questionnaire

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Beer-Borst, S., Amadò, R. Validation of a self-administered 24-hour recall questionnaire used in a large-scale dietary survey. Z Ernährungswiss 34, 183–189 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623156

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