title: Development and validation of food frequency questionnaire to assess calcium intake in postmenopausal Vietnamese women.
abstract: This study was done to develop a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) for assessing calcium intake in Vietnamese based on data from the National Nutrition Survey in 2000. From the data, a total of 36 calcium-rich food items were selected for the FFQ by ranking food items according to their contribution to the population intake of nutrients. The FFQ was validated in 140 postmenopausal women by comparing estimates of calcium intake from the FFQ with those from multi-pass 24 h recalls. The results showed that the Pearson correlation coefficient between the 2 methods was 0.84 (p<0.001), and that the weighted kappa value was 0.44. Cross-classification analysis indicated that 82.1% of subjects were classified into the same or adjacent quartile by both methods. No subject was grossly misclassified by the FFQ. There is no significant difference of calcium intake between the 2 methods (by paired t test, p>0.05). A reproducibility study also presented good correlation between 2 administrations of the FFQ, with Pearson correlation coefficient being 0.93 (p<0.001) and weighted kappa value being 0.67. In conclusion, this FFQ is useful and reliable for estimating calcium intake in population-based epidemiological studies in postmenopausal Vietnamese women.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Nutrition, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Nguyen Cong
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Le Bach
authors.initials: le B
authors.lastname: Mai
authors.forename: Vu Thi Thu
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Hien
authors.forename: Nguyen Thi
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Vu Quynh
authors.initials: VQ
authors.lastname: Hoa
authors.forename: Tuan Mai
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Phuong
authors.forename: Bui Thi
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Nhung
authors.forename: Masayo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamori
authors.forename: Yukue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015930:Diet Records; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control; D017698:Postmenopause; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D014744:Vietnam
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary