Development of food frequency questionnaires and a nutrient database for the prospective Urban and Rural epidemiological (PURE) pilot study in South India: Methodological issues

Bharathi, A. V. and Kurpad, A. V. and Thomas, T. and Yusuf, S. and Saraswathi, G. and Vaz, M. (2008) Development of food frequency questionnaires and a nutrient database for the prospective Urban and Rural epidemiological (PURE) pilot study in South India: Methodological issues. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 17 (1). pp. 178-185. ISSN 1440-6047

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Abstract

To develop Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQs) and nutrient databases for urban and rural Indian populations with diverse dietary habits for the PURE (Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological) pilot study. PROCEDURE: 24 hour dietary recalls were obtained from 84 rural and 60 urban subjects. From a comprehensive food list, separate FFQs were developed for the two groups. Nutrient analysis of the FFQ required the selection of foods, development of recipes and application of these to cooked foods to develop a nutrient database. The FFQs were piloted in 80 urban and 77 rural subjects. Separately for each group, a stepwise regression method was used to identify foods contributing to a cumulative 90% of variance to total energy intake. Nutrient and food group intakes were compared using an independent t-test. MAIN FINDINGS: The urban and the rural FFQs contained 129 and 102 foods respectively, of which 82 foods were common to both. Fourteen urban foods and eight rural foods explained a cumulative 90% of variance for total energy intake. Daily intakes for most nutrients and food groups were two to three fold higher in the urban than in the rural group. CONCLUSIONS: In Indian populations with diverse dietary habits, using standard methods to develop separate FFQs can capture dietary intakes adequately. To develop nutrient databases, substitution of local food composition tables with data from other sources using standard methods to match foods can be adopted.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	B Life Science > Food Science and Nutrition
Divisions:	Department of > Food Science and Nutrition
Depositing User:	Manjula P Library Assistant
Date Deposited:	30 Aug 2019 07:30
Last Modified:	30 Aug 2019 07:30
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/7381

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