Luisa Saravia1,2, Laura I González-Zapata3, Tara Rendo-Urteaga4, Jamile Ramos5, Tatiana Sadalla Collese4, Isabel Bove6, Carlos Delgado7, Florencia Tello8, Iris Iglesia2,9, Ederson Dassler Gonçalves Sousa4,10, Augusto César Ferreira De Moraes4,11, Heráclito Barbosa Carvalho4, Luis A Moreno2,12,13. 1. School of Nutrition, University of La Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay. 2. Growth, Exercise, Nutrition, and Development (GENUD) Research Group, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain. 3. School of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Antioquia, Medelin, Colombia. 4. Youth/Child Cardiovascular Risk and Environmental Research Group, Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. 5. School of Nutrition, University of Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil. 6. Health and Welfare Institute, School of Psychology, Catholic University of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay. 7. Instituto de Salud y Nutrición del Niño, Lima, Peru. 8. School of Nutrition, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 9. Red de Salud Materno-Infantil y del Desarrollo (SAMID), Zaragoza, Spain. 10. Metabolic Diseases, Exercise and Nutrition Research Group, Department of Biophysics and Physiology, Federal University of Piaui, Piaui, Brazil. 11. Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 12. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), Zaragoza, Spain. 13. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe the development of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess dietary intake in South American children and adolescents. METHODS: A total of 345 children (aged 3-10 years) and 357 adolescents (aged 11-17 years) were included for analysis. The FFQ was designed to be self-administered and to assess dietary intake over the past 3 months. It was developed in Spanish and translated into Portuguese. Multiple approaches were considered to compile the food list, and 11 food groups were included. A food photo booklet was produced as supporting material. RESULTS: The FFQ items maintained a common core list among centers (47 items) and country-specific foods. The FFQ for Buenos Aires and Lima had a total of 63 items; there were 55 items for the FFQ in Medelin, 60 items for Montevideo, 58 items for Santiago, 67 items for Sao Paulo, and 68 items for Teresina. Alcohol was also incorporated in the adolescents' FFQ. CONCLUSIONS: We developed a semiquantitative, culturally adapted FFQ to assess dietary intake in children and adolescents in South America. It has an optimal size allowing its completion in a high proportion of the population; therefore, it can be used in epidemiological studies with South American children and adolescents.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe the development of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess dietary intake in South American children and adolescents. METHODS: A total of 345 children (aged 3-10 years) and 357 adolescents (aged 11-17 years) were included for analysis. The FFQ was designed to be self-administered and to assess dietary intake over the past 3 months. It was developed in Spanish and translated into Portuguese. Multiple approaches were considered to compile the food list, and 11 food groups were included. A food photo booklet was produced as supporting material. RESULTS: The FFQ items maintained a common core list among centers (47 items) and country-specific foods. The FFQ for Buenos Aires and Lima had a total of 63 items; there were 55 items for the FFQ in Medelin, 60 items for Montevideo, 58 items for Santiago, 67 items for Sao Paulo, and 68 items for Teresina. Alcohol was also incorporated in the adolescents' FFQ. CONCLUSIONS: We developed a semiquantitative, culturally adapted FFQ to assess dietary intake in children and adolescents in South America. It has an optimal size allowing its completion in a high proportion of the population; therefore, it can be used in epidemiological studies with South American children and adolescents.
Authors: Ana Zaragoza-Martí; Rosario Ferrer-Cascales; José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez; Ana Laguna-Pérez; María José Cabañero-Martínez Journal: Nutrients Date: 2018-09-01 Impact factor: 5.717