ERIC Number: EJ1403240
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Comparative Analysis between a Brief Nutrition Screening Survey and Validated Food Frequency Questionnaire among Physically Active College Students
Barrack, Michelle T.; Gray, Virginia B.; Olson, Caroline; Richard, Chyann; West, Jazmine
Journal of American College Health, v71 n9 p2697-2704 2023
Objective: To evaluate the agreement between a 61-item Nutrition Screening Survey (NSS) and 127-item validated Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Participants: Forty-seven college students (male, n = 29; female, n = 18), age 21.7 ± 0.4 years, BMI of 23.5 ± 0.4 kg/m[superscript 2]. Methods: Participants completed the NSS, Block FFQ, and anthropometric measurements. Pearson's correlation, paired sample t test, and Bland-Altman plot evaluated agreement between the assessments. Results: Moderate to strong associations between assessments (0.61-0.89, p < 0.001) were identified for meals/day, snacks/day, calories, carbohydrate, fiber, grains, non-starchy vegetables, potatoes, legumes, fruit, yogurt, cheese, and eggs. Mean daily meals/day, calories, fat, fiber, grains, fruit, milk, and eggs did not significantly differ between surveys. The Bland-Altman plot analyses indicated no proportional bias for calories, fat, fiber, grains, fruit, milk, and eggs. p Conclusions: The NSS and Block FFQ display reasonable agreement, supporting use of the NSS for evaluating a range of dietary components among physically active college students.
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits, Nutrition, Food, Exercise, Test Validity, Surveys, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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