The validation of a home food inventory

Fulkerson, Jayne A; Nelson, Melissa C; Lytle, Leslie; Moe, Stacey; Heitzler, Carrie; Pasch, Keryn E

doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-55

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 2 Inventory major and subgroup food category validity indices (Sample 1, n = 51)

From: The validation of a home food inventory

Food category	# Items	Average kappa for category	Sensitivity	Specificity	Staff/participant correlation^a
Dairy	21	0.72	0.81	0.91	0.92
Cheese	11	0.64	0.74	0.90	0.85
Regular fat	5	0.62	0.76	0.84	0.70
Reduced fat	6	0.65	0.72	0.95	0.80
Milk/other dairy beverages	6	0.89	0.90	0.97	0.90
Regular fat	1	0.94	1.00	0.98	0.88
Reduced fat	5	0.87	0.88	0.97	0.89
Yogurt	2	0.71	0.85	0.86	0.89
Regular fat	1	0.70	0.78	0.91	0.70
Reduced fat	1	0.72	0.91	0.81	0.73
Other Dairy	3	0.78	0.87	0.90	0.87
Regular fat	2	0.73	0.90	0.86	0.78
Reduced fat	1	0.88	0.82	1.00	0.88
All vegetables, including potatoes	20	0.80	0.89	0.90	0.88
All vegetables, no potatoes	19	0.80	0.89	0.90	0.88
Fruits	26	0.83	0.87	0.95	0.95
Meats & other nondairy protein	16	0.74	0.88	0.86	0.85
Processed meat	4	0.74	0.84	0.91	0.78
All other protein	11	0.74	0.89	0.85	0.83
Added Fat	13	0.76	0.84	0.92	0.79
Regular fat	8	0.78	0.88	0.91	0.76
Reduced fat	5	0.72	0.78	0.94	0.77
Frozen Desserts	7	0.64	0.70	0.94	0.71
Regular fat	3	0.83	0.86	0.95	0.82
Reduced fat	4	0.50	0.58	0.93	0.70
Prepared Desserts	8	0.61	0.69	0.93	0.73
Regular fat	6	0.58	0.68	0.92	0.65
Reduced fat	2	0.81	0.80	0.98	0.81
Savory Snacks	18	0.73	0.84	0.91	0.95
Regular fat	10	0.71	0.88	0.89	0.93
Reduced fat	8	0.76	0.78	0.95	0.91
Microwavable/quick-cook foods	8	0.71	0.78	0.95	0.81
Bread ^b	12	0.71	0.80	0.91	0.86
Wheat	5	0.77	0.76	0.95	0.74
White	7	0.66	0.83	0.87	0.79
Dry breakfast cereal ^c
Whole grain	1	--	--	--	0.75
High sugar	1	--	--	--	0.87
Low sugar	1	--	--	--	0.77
Candy	5	0.79	0.87	0.94	0.97
Beverages	9	0.76	0.86	0.88	0.84
Regular sugar	6	0.74	0.86	0.86	0.78
Low sugar	3	0.82	0.85	0.93	0.89
Kitchen accessibility	12	0.74	0.74	0.95	0.75
Access to healthy foods	6	0.66	0.63	0.95	0.67
Access to unhealthy foods	6	0.83	0.84	0.96	0.86
Refrigerator accessibility	15	0.63	0.75	0.89	0.73
Access to healthy foods	9	0.59	0.70	0.91	0.72
Access to unhealthy foods	6	0.68	0.81	0.86	0.73
Obesogenic food availability score	71	0.73	0.83	0.91	0.94

^aSpearman correlation between staff and participant report of foods present in home.
^bPilot form did not include croissant item.
^cKappa statistic not available owing to multiple category response options for item.

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