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Tool Information: FFQ (Netherlands)

Action
Full Nutrient, Food Groups Retrospective 4 Weeks Food Frequency Questionnaire No

Summary

The Dutch version of the HELIUS study FFQ which has 238 food items was used to measure food intake. This tool is focus on measuring the habitual diet of adults aged 18–70 years of Dutch, Surinamese, Turkish, and Moroccan populations and has been validated by three 24-hour dietary recalls.

Contact Information info

m.visser@vu.nl

Tool Website

Special Considerations

The selection of the food items included was based on (1) the percentage distribution of that food item with respect to the absolute nutrient intake and its percentage contribution to the variance in absolute nutrient intake and (2) comparability with the FFQs for different ethnic groups.

Last Updated info

29/9/2021

Software Required

If the questionnaire is online, the web is required》

Training Required

No

Instructions on use

Instructions on how to use the dietary assessment tool can be found in the publications.

Administration Method

Self-administered

Data Analysis

Instructions on how the dietary data was analysed can be found in the publications.

Author Year Comparator Lifestage Sex Number of Nutrients Validated Mean Difference Variance Measured info Correlation Coefficients Percentage Agreement Limits of Agreement Special Considerations Action
Visser 2020 24hr Recall Adults and Elderly Both 28 N/A