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Table 4 Percentages of energy and nutrient classification errors

From: Design and validation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for the nutritional evaluation of food intake in the Peruvian Amazon

Item

Lower quintile in R24 and higher in FFQ (%)

Higher quintile in R24 and lower in FFQ (%)

Classified in same quintile or adjacent in FFQ and R24 (%)

Energy

0

0

95.4

Proteins

0

0

95.5

Fats

0

0

94.3

Carbohydrates

0

0

78.3

Calcium

0.9

0.9

77.5

Phosphorum

0

0.9

74.5

Sodium

0

0

94.3

Potasium

0

0

82.9

Iron

0.9

0

74.6

Tiamin

0

0

91.5

Riboflavin

2.8

4.7

64.3

Vitamin B6

0

0

86.9

Folic Acid

0

0

88.6

Vitamin B12

0

0.9

83.0

Vitamin C

0

0

84.1

Vitamin A

1.9

3.8

60.4

Vitamin D

4.7

2.8

50.1