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Rapid assessment of dietary calcium intake

Archives of Disease in Childhood, ISSN: 1468-2044, Vol: 101, Issue: 7, Page: 634-636
2016
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  • Citations
    16
    • Citation Indexes
      14
    • Clinical Citations
      1
      • PubMed Guidelines
        1
    • Policy Citations
      1
      • Policy Citation
        1
  • Captures
    39

Article Description

A five-food item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and a 3-day food diary (3DFD) were used to estimate daily dietary calcium (Ca) intake in 32 patients aged 1-17years. Median and IQR of Ca intake from 3DFD was 840 mg and 438mg while from FFQ it was 700 mg and 987mg, respectively. The non-parametrical Bland-Altman limits of agreement plot between two methods showed that most of the values fell between the limits of agreement at +794 mg and -388mg. The FFQ had a specificity of 93% in identifying children who consumed inadequate amount of dietary Ca and a sensitivity of 78% in identifying children whose dietary Ca intake exceeded UK's Reference Nutrient Intake. Thus the FFQ allows rapid estimation of children with low daily dietary Ca intake in the clinic setting; however it does not replace 3DFD.

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