Both Comprehensive and Brief Self-Administered Diet History Questionnaires Satisfactorily Rank Nutrient Intakes in Japanese Adults

Abstract

BackgroundA comprehensive self-administered diet history questionnaire (DHQ: 150-item semi-quantitative questionnaire) and a brief self-administered DHQ (BDHQ: 58-item fixed-portion–type questionnaire) were developed for assessing Japanese diets. We compared the relative validity of nutrient intake derived from DHQ with that from the BDHQ, using semi-weighed 16-day dietary records (DRs) as reference.MethodsNinety-two Japanese women aged 31 to 69 years and 92 Japanese men aged 32 to 76 years completed a 4-nonconsecutive-day DR, a DHQ, and a BDHQ 4 times each (once per season) in 3 areas of Japan (Osaka, Nagano, and Tottori).ResultsNo significant differences were seen in estimates of energy-adjusted intakes of 42 selected nutrients (based on the residual method) between the 16-day DRs and the first DHQ (DHQ1) or between the DR and the first BDHQ (BDHQ1) for 18 (43%) and 14 (33%) nutrients, respectively, among women and for 4 (10%) and 21 (50%) nutrients among men. The median (interquartile range) Pearson correlation coefficients with the DR for energy-adjusted intakes of the 42 nutrients were 0.57 (0.50 to 0.64) for the DHQ1 and 0.54 (0.45 to 0.61) for the BDHQ1 in women; in men, the respective values were 0.50 (0.42 to 0.59) and 0.56 (0.41 to 0.63). Similar results were observed for the means of the 4 DHQs and BDHQs.ConclusionsThe DHQ and BDHQ had satisfactory ranking ability for the energy-adjusted intakes of many nutrients among the present Japanese population, although these instruments were satisfactory in estimating mean values for only a small number of nutrients.

Association between the Frequency of Meals Combining “Shushoku, Shusai, and Hukusai” (Staple Food, Main Dish, and Side Dish) and Intake of Nutrients and Food Groups among Japanese Young Adults Aged 18-24 Years: a Cross-Sectional Study

“…The BDHQ was validated for the intake of nutrients and food groups against 16-d weighed dietary records of Japanese adults as the gold standard (18,19). The average correlation coeffi cients used in the present study were between 0.17 and 0.52 for the food groups and between 0.27 and 0.65 for the nutrients (18,19). Since many of the subjects are minors, alcohol consumption is not shown in present study.…”

“…The dietary intake of the 58 food and beverage items was categorized according to previously validated food groups (18). The BDHQ was validated for the intake of nutrients and food groups against 16-d weighed dietary records of Japanese adults as the gold standard (18,19). The average correlation coeffi cients used in the present study were between 0.17 and 0.52 for the food groups and between 0.27 and 0.65 for the nutrients (18,19).…”

“…The energy-adjusted values were calculated using a density method. This involved computing the amount of each nutrient and food group consumed daily and reporting it as either a percentage of daily energy intake for energy-containing nutrients (% energy) or per 1,000 kcal of daily energy intake for non-energy-containing nutrients (18,19). Subject characteristics were categorized by the frequency of meals combining "Shushoku, Shusai, Hukusai."…”

Feeding practices in early life and later intake of fruit and vegetables among Japanese toddlers: the Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study

“…Diet during the preceding month was assessed using a validated, self-administered dietary history questionnaire (DHQ) (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27) . Estimates of daily intake for 150 food and beverage items as well as for energy, nutrients and alcohol were calculated using an ad hoc computer algorithm for the DHQ, which was based on the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (28) .…”

Impact of Interactions Between Self-Reported Psychological Stress and Habitual Exercise on the Dietary Intake of Japanese Men and Women: a Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study

“…The subjects who answered yes were considered exercisers and those who answered no were non-exercisers. A scientifically validated food frequency questionnaire (Kobayashi et al, 2011;Kobayashi et al, 2012) was used. This questionnaire contains 58 food items and foods, which were used to calculate the intake of energy and 42 nutrients.…”