A methodological report from the Malmö Diet and Cancer study: development and evaluation of altered routines in dietary data processing
(2002) In Nutrition Journal 1(3).- Abstract
- Background: In the Malmö Diet and Cancer study, information on dietary habits was obtained
through a modified diet history method, combining a 7-day menu book for cooked meals and a diet
questionnaire for foods with low day-to-day variation. Half way through the baseline data
collection, a change of interview routines was implemented in order to reduce interview time.
Methods: Changes concentrated on portion-size estimation and recipe coding of mixed dishes
reported in the menu book. All method development and tests were carefully monitored, based
on experiential knowledge, and supplemented with empirical data. A post hoc evaluation study using
"real world" data compared... (More) - Background: In the Malmö Diet and Cancer study, information on dietary habits was obtained
through a modified diet history method, combining a 7-day menu book for cooked meals and a diet
questionnaire for foods with low day-to-day variation. Half way through the baseline data
collection, a change of interview routines was implemented in order to reduce interview time.
Methods: Changes concentrated on portion-size estimation and recipe coding of mixed dishes
reported in the menu book. All method development and tests were carefully monitored, based
on experiential knowledge, and supplemented with empirical data. A post hoc evaluation study using
"real world" data compared observed means of selected dietary variables before and after the
alteration of routines handling dietary data, controlling for potential confounders.
Results: These tests suggested that simplified coding rules and standard portion-sizes could be
used on a limited number of foods, without distortions of the group mean nutrient intakes, or the
participants' ranking. The post hoc evaluation suggested that mean intakes of energy-adjusted fat
were higher after the change in routines. The impact appeared greater in women than in men.
Conclusions: Future descriptive studies should consider selecting subsets assessed with either
method version to avoid distortion of observed mean intakes. The impact in analytical studies may
be small, because method version and diet assistant explained less than 1 percent of total variation.
The distribution of cases and non-cases across method versions should be monitored. (Less)
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- Wirfält, Elisabet LU ; Mattison, Irene ; Johansson, Ulla LU ; Gullberg, Bo LU ; Wallström, Peter LU and Berglund, Göran LU
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- Nutrition Journal
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- 3
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- BioMed Central (BMC)
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- 1475-2891
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- 10.1186/1475-2891-1-3
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- English
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abstract = {{Background: In the Malmö Diet and Cancer study, information on dietary habits was obtained<br/><br>
through a modified diet history method, combining a 7-day menu book for cooked meals and a diet<br/><br>
questionnaire for foods with low day-to-day variation. Half way through the baseline data<br/><br>
collection, a change of interview routines was implemented in order to reduce interview time.<br/><br>
Methods: Changes concentrated on portion-size estimation and recipe coding of mixed dishes<br/><br>
reported in the menu book. All method development and tests were carefully monitored, based<br/><br>
on experiential knowledge, and supplemented with empirical data. A post hoc evaluation study using<br/><br>
"real world" data compared observed means of selected dietary variables before and after the<br/><br>
alteration of routines handling dietary data, controlling for potential confounders.<br/><br>
Results: These tests suggested that simplified coding rules and standard portion-sizes could be<br/><br>
used on a limited number of foods, without distortions of the group mean nutrient intakes, or the<br/><br>
participants' ranking. The post hoc evaluation suggested that mean intakes of energy-adjusted fat<br/><br>
were higher after the change in routines. The impact appeared greater in women than in men.<br/><br>
Conclusions: Future descriptive studies should consider selecting subsets assessed with either<br/><br>
method version to avoid distortion of observed mean intakes. The impact in analytical studies may<br/><br>
be small, because method version and diet assistant explained less than 1 percent of total variation.<br/><br>
The distribution of cases and non-cases across method versions should be monitored.}},
author = {{Wirfält, Elisabet and Mattison, Irene and Johansson, Ulla and Gullberg, Bo and Wallström, Peter and Berglund, Göran}},
issn = {{1475-2891}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{3}},
publisher = {{BioMed Central (BMC)}},
series = {{Nutrition Journal}},
title = {{A methodological report from the Malmö Diet and Cancer study: development and evaluation of altered routines in dietary data processing}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-1-3}},
doi = {{10.1186/1475-2891-1-3}},
volume = {{1}},
year = {{2002}},
}