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01-12-2015 | Original Article

Main meal frequency measures in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study: agreement with 7-day 24-h recalls

Authors: Trine Pagh Pedersen, Bjørn E. Holstein, Bjarne Laursen, Mette Rasmussen

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 8/2015

Abstract

Objectives

To estimate agreement between questionnaire-based frequency measures from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (HBSC) and 7-day 24-h recall measures of breakfast, lunch and evening meals among 11–15-year-olds, and examine whether disagreement between the two methods varied by socio-demographic factors.

Methods

In one week 11–15-year-old Danish students completed HBSC questionnaires including meal frequency items. The following week they completed daily 24-h recall questionnaire about their meals (response rate 88.4 %, n = 412).

Results

Good to moderate agreement for the breakfast measure: per cent agreement 0.70–0.87, kappa 0.43–0.65. Fair agreement for the lunch measure: per cent agreement 0.53–0.84, kappa 0.26–0.54. High per cent agreement for the evening meal measure (0.83–0.95) but poor kappa agreement (0.14–0.19). Being immigrant predicted disagreement between the two methods for week day breakfast OR (95 % CI) 2.17 (1.16–4.04) and lunch 2.44 (1.33–4.48).

Conclusions

We found good to moderate agreement between frequency and 7-day 24-h recall measures for breakfast, a fair agreement for lunch and for evening meal the two agreement methods provided different results. Migration status predicted disagreement between the two methods.

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Title: Main meal frequency measures in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study: agreement with 7-day 24-h recalls
Authors: Trine Pagh Pedersen
Bjørn E. Holstein
Bjarne Laursen
Mette Rasmussen
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 8/2015
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0738-z

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Main meal frequency measures in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study: agreement with 7-day 24-h recalls

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Methods

Results

Conclusions

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