Development and Validation of a Salt Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ-Na) and a Discretionary Salt Questionnaire (DSQ) for the Evaluation of Salt Intake among French-Canadian Population.

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      Publisher: MDPI Publishing Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101521595 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2072-6643 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20726643 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nutrients Subsets: MEDLINE
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      Original Publication: Basel, Switzerland : MDPI Publishing
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    • Abstract:
      We assessed the reliability and validity of a Salty Food Frequency Questionnaire for Sodium (FFQ-Na) and a Discretionary Salt Questionnaire (DSQ) developed for the French-Canadian population. The reliability was evaluated according to temporal stability over a 7-15 day interval ( n = 36). Validity was evaluated by testing the tools against a 24-h urine sodium excretion (24 h Uri-Na) and a 3-day food record, and this at individual and group levels ( n = 164). The intra-class coefficients (ICC) values for the test-retest of the DSQ, the FFQ-Na and the two questionnaires combined were 0.73, 0.97 and 0.98 respectively. Correlations of the FFQ-Na with the 24 h Uri-Na and the 3-day food record were 0.3 ( p < 0.001) and 0.35 ( p < 0.001) respectively. The DSQ showed no significant correlation with the reference measures. The correlation between the two methods combined were 0.29 ( p < 0.001) with the 24 h Uri-Na and 0.31 ( p < 0.001) with the 3-day food record. The results of Bland-Altman indicated that for the combined questionnaires, there was a bias of measurement (underestimation of intake), but it was constant for every level of intake according to the reference measures. Finally, the cross-classification indicated an acceptable proportion of agreement, but a rate between 20% and 30% of classification in the opposite quartile. In conclusion, the developed tools are reliable and showed some facets of validity.
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    • Grant Information:
      MOP-114820 Foundation of The Quebec Heart, and Lung Institute, Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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      Keywords: Food-Frequency Questionnaire; discretionary salt; measurement; reliability; salt intake; validity
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Sodium Chloride, Dietary)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20210105 Date Completed: 20210907 Latest Revision: 20210907
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      PMC7824404
    • Accession Number:
      10.3390/nu13010105
    • Accession Number:
      33396829