title: Assessment of nutrient intakes of picky-eating Chinese preschoolers using a modified food frequency questionnaire.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dietary assessment is crucial for monitoring nutritional status of young children. This study applied a modified Chinese food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess nutrient intakes of young picky-eating Hong Kong children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nutrient intakes were obtained by FFQ and 3-day food record (3DFR) in 29 picky-eating children aged 44.8±9.2 months who participated in a randomised controlled trial of a new milk formula.
  
  
  RESULTS
  When compared with 3DFR, FFQ over-reported energy intake by 283 kcal (26.5%) at baseline and 237 kcal (21.4%) at end-of-study, and also overestimated intakes of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. At baseline, FFQ and 3DFR classified 34.4%-65.5% of subjects into the same tertiles for most nutrients. These methods showed weak-to-moderate agreement in measuring most nutrients, with 3DFR showing a trend towards a systematic increase in the differences with increasing nutrient intake.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our FFQ shows promising results for assessing nutrient intakes in picky-eating Chinese preschoolers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Flora Yin-Ying
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Kwok
authors.forename: Yvonne Yi-Fong
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Chung-Mo
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Christabella Yat-Nam
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: Ting-Fan
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Leung
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015930:Diet Records; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires