A simple tool for diet evaluation in primary health care: validation of a 16-item food intake questionnaire

Katri Hemiö, Auli Pölönen, Kirsti Ahonen, Mikko Kosola, Katriina Viitasalo, Jaana Lindström, Katri Hemiö, Auli Pölönen, Kirsti Ahonen, Mikko Kosola, Katriina Viitasalo, Jaana Lindström

Abstract

Our aim was to validate a 16-item food intake questionnaire (16-FIQ) and create an easy to use method to estimate patients' nutrient intake in primary health care. Participants (52 men, 25 women) completed a 7-day food record and a 16-FIQ. Food and nutrient intakes were calculated and compared using Spearman correlation. Further, nutrient intakes were compared using kappa-statistics and exact and opposite agreement of intake tertiles. The results indicated that the 16-FIQ reliably categorized individuals according to their nutrient intakes. Methods to estimate nutrient intake based on the answers given in 16-FIQ were created. In linear regression models nutrient intake estimates from the food records were used as the dependent variables and sum variables derived from the 16-FIQ were used as the independent variables. Valid regression models were created for the energy proportion of fat, saturated fat, and sucrose and the amount of fibre (g), vitamin C (mg), iron (mg), and vitamin D (μg) intake. The 16-FIQ is a valid method for estimating nutrient intakes in group level. In addition, the 16-FIQ could be a useful tool to facilitate identification of people in need of dietary counselling and to monitor the effect of counselling in primary health care.

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Residuals plotted against nutrient intakes predicted with the regression models.

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