Tool Information: UK EPIC FFQ
| Action | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Nutrient, Food Groups | Usual; Retrospective | 1 Year | Food Frequency Questionnaire | No | Detailed Information | Web Link |
Summary
This tool is a semi-quantitative paper based food frequency questionnaire, which includes 130 food items and an open section. Using standard portion sizes, the FFQ was developed to measure an individual’s habitual food and nutrient intake during the past year in children, adults and the elderly. This tool has been validated four times.
Contact Information
Tool Website
http://www.srl.cam.ac.uk/epic/epicffq/
Special Considerations
This questionnaire is a revised version of the Oxford FFQ. This tool, contrastingly has been adapted to include separate questions on type and amount of milk, type of fat used for cooking, brand name of breakfast cereals eaten, cooking method of meat, the amount of salt used in cooking and at the table, and the use of vitamin supplements.
Last Updated
01/06/2017
Software Required
FETA
Training Required
Not reported
Instructions on use
Not reported
Administration Method
Self-administered
Data Analysis
Instructions on how the dietary data is analysed can be found on the EPIC website.
| Author | Year | Comparator | Lifestage | Sex | Number of Nutrients Validated | Mean Difference | Variance Measured | Correlation Coefficients | Percentage Agreement | Limits of Agreement | Special Considerations | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 2001 | Estimated/Weighed Food Diary | Adults, Elderly | Both | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | Detailed Information | Web Link | |
| Biomarkers | Adults, Elderly | Both | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Mckeown | 2001 | Biomarkers | Adults, Elderly | Male Only | 4 | ✓ | Healthy Population | Detailed Information | Web Link | ||||
| Biomarkers | Adults, Elderly | Female Only | 4 | ✓ | |||||||||
| Biomarkers | Adults, Elderly | Both | 4 | ✓ | |||||||||
| Estimated/Weighed Food Diary | Adults, Elderly | Male Only | 14 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Estimated/Weighed Food Diary | Adults, Elderly | Female Only | 14 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Lietz | 2002 | Weighed Food Diary | Adolescents | Both | 9 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | Detailed Information | Web Link |
| Biomarkers | Adolescents | Both | 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Verkasalo | 2001 | Estimated Food Diary | Adults | Female Only | 0 | ✓ | Subjects were a part of the EPIC-Oxford cohort | Detailed Information | Web Link | ||||