title: [Development of questionnaire to assess food intake in the University of Antioquia, Colombia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To design a self-reported semi-quantitative questionnaire of frequency of food intake (QFFI) to assess the usual intake of foods and macronutrients of the academic community from the University of Antioquia (UoA).
  
  
  METHODS
  The design of the questionnaire was done by reviewing and analyzing previous studies on food intake and the established linings for the selling of dietary products at the UoA. For selecting the foods and defining the serving size, we applied the criterion of intake pattern and the weight or size of the most frequent serving for each food, according to what has been reported in previous studies. We undertook a descriptive exploratory study with the QFFI including 154 people of the UoA. The analysis included the comprehension, applicability and comprehensiveness of the instrument for the participants, as well as the calculation of the descriptive parameters in the exploratory component.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A semi-quantitative QFFI compounded by 144 foods classified in 9 groups with serving sizes known by the population and 9 categories of frequencies of usual intake within the last year. The exploratory study showed differences in the pattern of intake in the population groups analyzed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The designed QFFI was adequate for the study population since it was easily understood and administered, and it allowed for assessing the usual intake in the community of the UoA.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Antioquia, Grupo de Investigación: Determinantes Sociales y Económicos del Estado de Salud y Nutrición, Antioquía, Colombia. jma@pijaos.udea.edu.co
authors.forename: J Ma
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Monsalve Álvarez
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: González Zapata
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D003105:Colombia; D004034:Diet Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D004435:Eating; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011153:Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins