Validation of a Food Propensity Questionnaire for the Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey (HNNHS) and Results on This Population's Adherence to Key Food-Group Nutritional Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food propensity questionnaires (FPQs) are means of dietary assessment in nutritional epidemiology, which provide valuable information for long term intakes and food group consumption. These tools, however, may be subjected to misreporting and need to be validated against standard quantitative methods.

Aim

The aim of this study was to examine the validity of the qualitative FPQ developed to assess the dietary habits of the general population in Greece during the Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey (HNNHS) and to assess the population's intake of specific food groups in relation to guidelines.

Methods

Validation analysis was based on 3796 [1543 men (42.82%) and 2253 women (57.18%)] participants of the HNNHS in relation to two interviewer-administere

SUBMITTER: Smiliotopoulos T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7353208 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature