Second Version of a Mini-Survey to Evaluate Food Intake Quality (Mini-ECCA v.2): Reproducibility and Ability to Identify Dietary Patterns in University Students

Autor: Barbara Vizmanos, Fabiola Márquez-Sandoval, Montserrat González-Gómez, Martha Betzaida Altamirano-Martínez, Ruth Jackelyne Prado-Arriaga, Jaime Fernando Orozco-Gutiérrez, Gabriela Macedo-Ojeda, Nayeli Badillo-Camacho, Porfirio Gutiérrez-González, María Fernanda Bernal-Orozco, Patricia Belen Salmeron-Curiel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nutrients
Volume 12
Issue 3
Nutrients, Vol 12, Iss 3, p 809 (2020)
ISSN: 2072-6643
DOI: 10.3390/nu12030809
Popis: Evaluation of food intake quality using validated tools makes it possible to give individuals or populations recommendations for improving their diet. This study&rsquo
s objective was to evaluate the reproducibility and ability to identify dietary patterns of the second version of the Mini Food Intake Quality Survey (Mini-ECCA v.2). The survey was administered using a remote voting system on two occasions with four-week intervals between administrations to 276 health science students (average age = 20.1 ±
3.1 years
68% women). We then performed a per-question weighted kappa calculation, a cluster analysis, an ANOVA test by questionnaire item and between identified clusters, and a discriminant analysis. Moderate to excellent agreement was observed (weighted &kappa
= 0.422&ndash
0.662). The cluster analysis identified three groups, and the discriminant analysis obtained three classification functions (85.9% of cases were correctly classified): group 1 (19.9%) was characterized by higher intake of water, vegetables, fruit, fats, oilseeds/avocado, meat and legumes (healthy food intake)
group 2 (47.1%) frequently consumed both fish and unhealthy fats (habits in need of improvement)
group 3 (33%) frequently consumed sweetened beverages, foods not prepared at home, processed foods, refined cereals and alcohol (unhealthy food intake). In conclusion, the Mini-ECCA v.2 has moderate to excellent agreement, and it is able to identify dietary patterns in university students.
Databáze: OpenAIRE