Abstract
Misreporting of dietary intake affects the validity of data collected and conclusions
drawn in studies exploring diet and health outcomes. One consequence of misreporting
is biological implausibility. Little is known regarding how accounting for biological
implausibility of reported intake affects nutrient intake estimates in Hispanics,
a rapidly growing demographic in the United States. Our study explores the effect
of accounting for plausibility on nutrient intake estimates in a sample of Mexican-American
women in northern California in 2008. Nutrient intakes are compared with Dietary Reference
Intake recommendations, and intakes of Mexican-American women in a national survey
are presented as a reference. Eighty-two women provided three 24-hour recalls. Reported
energy intakes were classified as biologically plausible or implausible using the
reported energy intakes to total energy expenditure cutoff of <0.76 or >1.24, with
low-active physical activity levels used to estimate total energy expenditure. Differences
in the means of nutrient intakes between implausible (n=36) and plausible (n=46) reporters
of energy intake were examined by bivariate linear regression. Estimated energy, protein,
cholesterol, dietary fiber, and vitamin E intakes were significantly higher in plausible
reporters than implausible. There was a significant difference between the proportions
of plausible vs implausible reporters meeting recommendations for several nutrients,
with a larger proportion of plausible reporters meeting recommendations. Further research
related to misreporting in Hispanic populations is warranted to explore the causes
and effects of misreporting in studies measuring dietary intake, as well as actions
to be taken to prevent or account for this issue.
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Biography
J. C. Banna is a certified dietitian/nutritionist and an assistant professor, Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.
Biography
M. K. Fialkowski is assistant program director, Children’s Healthy Living Program, Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.
Biography
M. S. Townsend is a nutrition specialist, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis.
Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 12, 2014
Accepted:
June 16,
2014
Received:
June 12,
2013
Footnotes
STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
FUNDING/SUPPORT This work was funded by the US Department of Agriculture Food Stamp Program via the Network for a Healthy California, University of California Cooperative Extension, and the Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation through the Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California, Davis.
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