Tool Information: FFQ (Colombia)
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Energy, Macronutrient, Micronutrient | Retrospective; Usual | Day/Week/Month/Year | Food Frequency Questionnaire | No | Detailed Information | Web Link |
Summary
This tool is a quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) containing 92 items split into 8 food categories. The foods included for the tools reflects those that are traditionally consumed in urban and rural areas in Colombia. The tool was designed for use by the international cohort study Prospective Urban-Rural Epidemiologic study (PURE), it was validated in 2012.
Contact Information
Tool Website
Special Considerations
A convenience sample was used for both the development and validation of the tool, this contained some illiterate individuals
Last Updated
19/01/2018
Software Required
Not reported
Training Required
Not reported
Instructions on use
Not reported
Administration Method
Not reported
Data Analysis
Instructions on how to use the dietary assessment tool can be found in the publication
Author | Year | Comparator | Lifestage | Sex | Number of Nutrients Validated | Mean Difference | Variance Measured | Correlation Coefficients | Percentage Agreement | Limits of Agreement | Special Considerations | Action | |
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Dehghan | 2012 | 24hr Recall | Adults | Both | 8 | ✓ | ✓ | A convenience sample was used for both the development and validation of the tool, this contained some illiterate individuals | Detailed Information | Web Link | |||
24hr Recall | Adults | Male Only | 8 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
24hr Recall | Adults | Female Only | 8 | ✓ | ✓ |