Journal article

Validity and calibration of the FFQ used in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

JK Bassett, DR English, MT Fahey, AB Forbes, LC Gurrin, JA Simpson, MT Brinkman, GG Giles, AM Hodge

Public Health Nutrition | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2016

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of the FFQ administered to participants in the follow-up of the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study (MCCS), and to provide calibration coefficients. Design A random sample stratified by country of birth, age, sex and BMI was selected from MCCS participants. Participants completed two FFQ and three 24 h recalls over 1 year. Reliability was evaluated by intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). Validity coefficients (VC) were estimated from structural equation models and calibration coefficients obtained from regression calibration models. Setting Adults born in Australia, Greece or Italy. Subjects Nine hundred and sixty-five participants co..

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