title: Development and validation of a nutritional questionnaire for the Palestine population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Dietary habits vary widely among regions and cultural groups, and FFQ need to be designed for specific populations. The objectives of the present study were to develop and test the repeatability and relative validity of a medium-length semi-quantitative FFQ for measuring the energy and macronutrient intakes of a specific population and to contribute a methodological framework for this procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  Palestinian families in the Hebron area.
  
  
  METHODS
  After a preliminary survey of a subgroup of homemakers using 3 d diet recall, stepwise multiple regression analysis was used for selected nutrients to choose foods for inclusion in the FFQ.
  
  
  METHODS
  The FFQ was administered to a study population of 169 women representing the same number of families.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Wilcoxon test and Bland-Altman plots were used to compare the FFQ results with the mean 3 d diet recall results. A high level of concordance was found, validating the FFQ. In this population, the mean consumption of SFA was above recommendations and the intakes of vitamin D, folic acid, Ca, Fe and K were deficient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The availability of diet assessment instruments designed for specific populations and cultures is of immense value to researchers and policy makers. The study describes a simple and effective method to develop and validate an FFQ for a given population of interest.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Nutrition and Food Science,Research Group Nutrition,Diet and Risk Assessment (AGR-255),University of Granada,Campus de Cartuja s/n,E-18071 Granada,Spain.
authors.forename: May
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamdan
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Nutrition and Food Science,Research Group Nutrition,Diet and Risk Assessment (AGR-255),University of Granada,Campus de Cartuja s/n,E-18071 Granada,Spain.
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monteagudo
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Nutrition and Food Science,Research Group Nutrition,Diet and Risk Assessment (AGR-255),University of Granada,Campus de Cartuja s/n,E-18071 Granada,Spain.
authors.forename: Maria-Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lorenzo-Tovar
authors.affiliation: 3Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress,CIBERobn,University of the Balearic Islands,Palma de Mallorca,Spain.
authors.forename: José-Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tur
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Nutrition and Food Science,Research Group Nutrition,Diet and Risk Assessment (AGR-255),University of Granada,Campus de Cartuja s/n,E-18071 Granada,Spain.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Olea-Serrano
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Nutrition and Food Science,Research Group Nutrition,Diet and Risk Assessment (AGR-255),University of Granada,Campus de Cartuja s/n,E-18071 Granada,Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mariscal-Arcas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000032:analysis; D004032:Diet; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D019266:Iron, Dietary / Q000032:analysis; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D008877:Middle East; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D017419:Potassium, Dietary / Q000032:analysis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D019266:Iron, Dietary; D017419:Potassium, Dietary; D014807:Vitamin D; D005492:Folic Acid