title: Comparison of two food record-based dietary assessment methods for a pan-European food consumption survey among infants, toddlers, and children using data quality indicators.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aimed (1) to describe and evaluate the "EPIC-Soft DataEntry" application developed as a user-friendly data entry tool for pan-European and national food consumption surveys among infants and children, and (2) to compare two food record-based dietary assessment methods in terms of food description and quantification using data quality indicators. EPIC-Soft DataEntry was used for both methods.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two pilot studies were performed in both Belgium and Czech Republic in a total of 376 children (3 months to 10 year olds): one using a consecutive 3-day food diary; and the second with two non-consecutive 1-day food diaries with data entry during a completion interview. The collected dietary data were compared between the two dietary assessment methods by country and by age groups: (i) <1 year; (ii) 1-3 years; (iii) >3-10 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 70% of the interviewers evaluated the work with EPIC-Soft DataEntry as easy. With both dietary assessment methods, an equally high proportion of specific food names (e.g., "yoghurt, strawberry") were reported, where only between 5 and 15% of foods were non-specified (e.g., "yoghurt, n.s."). The two 1-day food diaries yielded a higher proportion of foods with detailed description. For example, in the age category of 1-3 year olds in Belgium, for 7 out of 16 systematic questions on food description (e.g., "preservation method,") specific answers were significantly higher (all P < 0.03). The proportion of missing quantities of consumed foods was comparable between the two methods.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The EPIC-Soft DataEntry application was positively evaluated by the majority of the interviewers. Two non-consecutive 1-day food diaries with data entry during a completion interview provide a more detailed description of consumed foods as compared with a 3-day food diary.
authors.affiliation: International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), 150, Cours Albert Thomas, 69372, Lyon Cedex 08, France, freislingh@iarc.fr.
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Freisling
authors.forename: Marga C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ocké
authors.forename: Corinne
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authors.lastname: Casagrande
authors.forename: Geneviève
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authors.lastname: Crispim
authors.forename: Maryse
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authors.lastname: van der Laan
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authors.lastname: de Boer
authors.forename: Stefanie
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authors.lastname: Vandevijvere
authors.forename: Mieke
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authors.lastname: de Maeyer
authors.forename: Jiri
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authors.lastname: Ruprich
authors.forename: Marcela
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authors.lastname: Dofkova
authors.forename: Inge
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authors.lastname: Huybrechts
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authors.lastname: Trolle
authors.forename: Nadia
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authors.lastname: Slimani
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018153:Czech Republic; D000068598:Data Accuracy; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004032:Diet; D015930:Diet Records; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012984:Software