Your privacy, your choice

We use essential cookies to make sure the site can function. We also use optional cookies for advertising, personalisation of content, usage analysis, and social media.

By accepting optional cookies, you consent to the processing of your personal data - including transfers to third parties. Some third parties are outside of the European Economic Area, with varying standards of data protection.

See our privacy policy for more information on the use of your personal data.

for further information and to change your choices.

You are viewing the site in preview mode

Skip to main content

Table 2 Correlation coefficients of energy and nutrient intakes from dietary records and food frequency questionnaire for Japanese athletes. (n = 78)

From: Development and validation of a food frequency questionnaire for Japanese athletes (FFQJA)

Nutrient intake

 

DR

FFQJA

Correlation coefficient

Median

(Interquartile range)

Median

(Interquartile range)

Crude (95% CI)

Energy-adjusted (95% CI)

ICC (95% CI)

Energy

(kcal)

2560

(2074, 2962)

2502

(2073, 3391)

0.523 (0.324–0.678)

0.466 (0.273–0.623)

Protein

(g)

91.1

(72.9, 102.5)

94.5

(73.1, 117.0)

0.445 (0.234–0.616)

0.314 (0.090–0.508)

0.393 (0.188–0.565)

Fat

(g)

80.8

(65.1, 98.2)

73.6

(58.4, 89.3)

0.344 (0.122–0.533)

0.270 (0.043–0.470)

0.338 (0.126–0.521)

Carbohydrate

(g)

347.9

(273.0, 400.4)

374.0

(308.6, 510.9)

0.550 (0.356–0.699)

0.353 (0.132–0.541)

0.470 (0.278–0.626)

Calcium

(mg)

509

(415, 670)

573

(432, 803)

0.379 (0.160–0.562)

0.584 (0.397–0.724)

0.367 (0.207–0.578)

Iron (Fe)

(mg)

8.2

(6.8, 9.9)

8.2

(6.2, 10.4)

0.436 (0.223–0.609)

0.491 (0.397–0.724)

0.409 (0.207–0.578)

Retinol

(ηgRAE)

511

(397, 733)

586

(410, 1094)

0.407 (0.191–0.585)

0.515 (0.286–0.653)

0.351 (0.140–0.531)

Vitamin B1

(mg)

1.28

(1.02, 1.58)

1.29

(0.99, 1.77)

0.399 (0.182–0.579)

0.293 (0.286–0.653)

0.369 (0.161–0.546)

Vitamin B2

(mg)

1.34

(1.08, 1.60)

1.53

(1.10, 1.89)

0.473 (0.266–0.639)

0.574 (0.314–0.672)

0.433 (0.234–0.597)

Vitamin C

(mg)

109

(77, 154)

126

(71, 170)

0.273 (0.046–0.473)

0.464 (0.067–0.490)

0.256 (0.036–0.451)

Dietary fiber

(g)

13.6

(11.9, 16.7)

13.4

(10.6, 16.6)

0.222 (−0.006–0.428)

0.500 (0.385–0.717)

0.213 (−0.009–0.415)

  1. n = 78
  2. DR Dietary records, FFQJA Food frequency questionnaire for Japanese athletes, RAE retinol activity equivalents
  3. Crude correlation coefficient: Spearman’s correlation coefficients
  4. Energy-adjusted correlation coefficients were calculated using an energy density method
  5. ICC intraclass correlation coefficients
  6. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval