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Table 1 Comparison of servings of food and beverage categories by the Eating and Physical Activity Questionnaire (EPAQ) and 24 hr-recall methods (n = 90)

From: Assessing the intake of obesity-related foods and beverages in young children: comparison of a simple population survey with 24 hr-recall

 

EPAQ

24 hr-recall

  

Food/Beverage groups

Consumption %

Servings Mean (95% CI)

Consumption %

Servings Mean (95% CI)

Significance (p-value) a

rhob

Vegetables

90

1.4 (1.2-1.6)

86

1.7 (1.5-2.0)

n.s.

0.74

Packaged Snacks

40

0.4 (0.3-0.5)

37

0.5 (0.3-0.6)

n.s.

0.60

Fruit

93

2.0 (1.8-2.4)

91

2.1 (1.8-2.4)

n.s.

0.66

Chocolate/Confectionary

39

0.4 (0.3-0.5)

32

0.4 (0.3-0.6)

n.s.

0.57

Cake/Sweet Biscuits

53

0.6 (0.5-0.8)

57

0.7 (0.6-0.9)

n.s.

0.60

Water

99

3.2 (2.8-3.5)

94

4.0 (3.6-4.4)

0.001

0.59

Fruit Juice

49

0.6 (0.4-0.8)

42

0.9 (0.6-1.2)

n.s.

0.88

Cordial/Soft Drink

36

0.6 (0.4-0.8)

32

0.7 (0.4--0.9)

n.s.

0.82

Plain Milk

82

1.7 (1.4-1.9)

81

2.1 (1.7-2.4)

n.s.

0.65

Flavoured Milk

21

0.3 (0.2-0.5)

22

0.6 (0.3-0.8)

n.s.

0.74

  1. a Kruskal Wallis test between EPAQ and 24-hr recall; n.s. not significant; bSpearman correlations (rho) between 24 hr-recall and EPAQ, all p < 0.001
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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