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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Relative validity of FFQ to assess food items, energy, macronutrient and micronutrient intake in children and adolescents: a systematic review with meta-analysis

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Author(s):
Saravia, Luisa [1, 2] ; Miguel-Berges, Maria L. [1] ; Iglesia, Iris [1, 3] ; Nascimento-Ferreira, Marcus V. [1, 4] ; Perdomo, Guillermo [2] ; Bove, Isabel [5] ; Slater, Betzabeth [6] ; Moreno, Luis A. [1]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Zaragoza, Inst Invest Sanitaria Aragon IIS Aragon, GENUD Growth Exercise Nutr & Dev Res Grp, Inst Agroalimentario Aragon IA2, Edif SAI Serv, Zaragoza 50009 - Spain
[2] Univ Republica, Escuela Nutr, Montevideo 11600 - Uruguay
[3] Red Salud Maternoinfantil & Desarrollo SAMID, Zaragoza 5009 - Spain
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Med, Youth Child Cardiovasc Risk & Environm YCARE Res, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[5] Catholic Univ, Sch Psychol, Montevideo 11600 - Uruguay
[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Publ Hlth, Publ Hlth Program, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Review article
Source: BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION; v. 125, n. 7, p. 792-818, APR 14 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

FFQ are one of the most widely used tools of research into nutritional epidemiology, and many studies have been conducted in several countries using this dietary assessment method. The present study aimed to evaluate the relative validity of FFQ, in comparison with other methods, in assessing dietary intake of children and adolescents, through a systematic review. Four electronic databases (Embase, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science) found sixty-seven articles, which met the inclusion criteria (healthy children and adolescents from 3 to 18 years of age; journal articles written in English, Spanish and Portuguese between 1988 and March 2019; results showing the comparison between the FFQ with other methods of assessment of dietary intake). The articles were analysed by two independent reviewers. A meta-analysis was conducted using correlation coefficients as estimate effects between the FFQ and the reference standard method. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression were performed to identify the probable source of heterogeneity. In fifty-five of the sixty-seven studies, a single dietary assessment method was used to evaluate the FFQ; nine combined the two methods and three used three reference methods. The most widely used reference method was the 24-h recall, followed by the food record. The overall relative validity of the FFQ to estimate energy, macronutrient, certain micronutrient and certain food item intakes in children and adolescents may be considered weak. The study protocol was registered in PROSPERO under number CRD42016038706. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/11732-3 - Statistical approach in the validation of energy balance-related behaviors: agreement between theory and practice
Grantee:Marcus Vinicius Nascimento Ferreira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 16/18436-8 - Measurement of energy expenditure levels in children and adolescents: validation of methods for studies epidemiologic
Grantee:Marcus Vinicius Nascimento Ferreira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate