Validation of a Semi-Quantitative Food-Frequency Questionnaire for Dutch Pregnant Women from the General Population Using the Method or Triads

Objective: We aimed to validate a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for Dutch pregnant women, against three 24 h-recalls and blood concentrations of B-vitamins and fatty acids, using the method of triads. Methods: We included 83 pregnant women from the general population of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, at a median gestational age of 15.6 weeks. Participants completed three non-consecutive 24 h-recalls, and subsequently filled out the 293-item FFQ. Participants provided blood samples from which we analyzed serum folate and vitamin B12, as well as red blood cell folate, linoleic acid, and total... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Trudy Voortman
Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen
Nienke E. Bergen
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Caspar W. N. Looman
Jessica C. Kiefte-de Jong
Sarah Schalekamp-Timmermans
Dokumenttyp: Text
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Verlag/Hrsg.: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Schlagwörter: validation / food-frequency questionnaire / method of triads / cohort / pregnancy
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27415607
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12051341