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The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
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ISSN: 1606-0997 EISSN: 1606-0997
Vol. 32, No. 1, 2014, pp. 36-45
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Bioline Code: hn14005
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, Vol. 32, No. 1, 2014, pp. 36-45
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Validity of Energy Intake Reports in Relation to Dietary Patterns
Shaneshin, Mahboubeh; Jessri, Mahsa & Rashidkhani, Bahram
Abstract
The role of under- and overreporting of energy intake in determining the dietary patterns is yet unclear,
especially in the Middle Eastern countries. This study identifies the prevalence of misreporting among
Tehranian women aged 18-45 years and to compare the dietary intake patterns of plausible and all energy
reporters. Dietary intakes and anthropometric data were collected. FitMate™ metabolic analyzer and Goldberg
equation were used in determining the under/overreporting of energy intake. Underreporters were
more likely to be overweight and older compared to plausible reporters. Three dietary patterns emerged for
all reporters, and two were identified for plausible reporters. Using only plausible reporters to determine
dietary patterns was not similar to using all reporters. The proportion of underreporters was 59.3% in the
mixture cluster, 30.4% in the unhealthy cluster, and 35.3% in the healthy cluster (p<0.05). Underreporting
of energy intake is not uniformly distributed among dietary pattern clusters and tends to be less severe
among subjects in the unhealthy cluster. Our data suggested that misreporting of energy intake might affect
the dietary pattern analysis.
Keywords
Dietary patterns; Energy underreporting; Validity; Women; Iran
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