title: [Good reproducibility of a 14-item food frequency questionnaire for cardiovascular prevention in students].
abstract: Diet is a modifiable risk factor of atherosclerosis. A 14-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) has been developed. The reproducibility of this FFQ is unknown in a student population whereas its use could be of interest.
  
  
  METHODS
  This FFQ allows calculating different scores for different food groups involved in cardiovascular disease. The vascular dietary score (VDS) can be calculated. The VSD ranges from -17 to +19. The higher the VSD, the better diet. Reproducibility was assessed in sports faculty students using mean tests comparing measurement 1 and 2 (minimum time interval ≥ 7 days) and intra-class correlation (ICC) tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty students (50% men) were included in a French Sports Faculty. Time between two FFQ assessments was 19 ± 9 days. Mean VSD was 0.50 ± 3.70 for the first assessment and 0.30 ± 3.14 for the second one (non significant). Any score for each food group was statistically significant between the first and the second measurement. ICC of VSD was 0.68 [95% confidence interval: 0.43-0.83].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This FFQ that assesses a risky vascular diet has good reproducibility. This tool could be useful for large studies involving students.
authors.affiliation: APCoSS, institut de formation en éducation physique et en sport d'Angers (IFEPSA), université catholique de l'Ouest (UCO), 49, rue des Perrins, 49136 Les Ponts de Cé, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balquet
authors.affiliation: APCoSS, institut de formation en éducation physique et en sport d'Angers (IFEPSA), université catholique de l'Ouest (UCO), 49, rue des Perrins, 49136 Les Ponts de Cé, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Noury-Desvaux
authors.affiliation: Cabinet de médecine vasculaire, 6, rue de Bellinière, 49800 Trélazé, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jaquinandi
authors.affiliation: Inserm centre d'investigation clinique CIC 1414, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 9, France; Université de Rennes, 2, rue Henri-Le-Guilloux, 35033 Rennes cedex 9, France. Electronic address: guillaume.mahe@chu-rennes.fr.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mahé
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004032:Diet; D015930:Diet Records; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Athérosclérose; Cardiovascular risk factor; Diet; Facteur de risque cardiovasculaire; Food frequency questionnaire; Maladie vasculaire; Méthodes; Nutrition; Questionnaire; Reproducibility; Reproductibilité; Régime; Vascular disease