Relative validity of a brief dietary survey to assess food intake and adherence to national dietary guidelines among Sri Lankan adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suboptimal diet is the leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Addressing this problem requires context-specific solutions informed by context-specific data collected by context-specific tools. This study aimed to assess the relative validity of a newly developed brief dietary survey to estimate food intake and adherence to the Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Sri Lankans.

Methods

Between December 2018 and February 2019, we interviewed 94 Sri Lankan adults living in Colombo (Western Province), Kalutara (Western Province), and Trincomalee (Eastern Province). We assessed the relative validity of the Sri Lankan Brief Dietary Survey (SLBDS) with Wilcoxon rank-sum tests, Spearman's Rho correlation coefficients, Bland-Altman plots, and Cohen's kappa tests usin

SUBMITTER: Renzella J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7690106 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature