Abstract
Background
It is of major importance to measure the validity of self-reported dietary intake
using web-based instruments before applying them in large-scale studies.
Objective
This study aimed to validate self-reported intake of fish, fruit and vegetables, and
selected micronutrient intakes assessed by a web-based self-administered dietary record
tool used in the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort study, against the following concentration
biomarkers: plasma beta carotene, vitamin C, and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Participants/setting
One hundred ninety-eight adult volunteers (103 men and 95 women, mean age=50.5 years)
were included in the protocol: they completed 3 nonconsecutive-day dietary records
and two blood samples were drawn 3 weeks apart. The study was conducted in the area
of Paris, France, between October 2012 and May 2013.
Main outcome measures
Reported fish, fruit and vegetables, and selected micronutrient intakes and plasma
beta carotene, vitamin C, and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels were compared.
Statistical analyses
Simple and adjusted Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients were estimated after
de-attenuation for intra-individual variation.
Results
Regarding food groups in men, adjusted correlations ranged from 0.20 for vegetables
and plasma vitamin C to 0.49 for fruits and plasma vitamin C, and from 0.40 for fish
and plasma c20:5 n-3 (eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA]) to 0.55 for fish and plasma c22:6
n-3 (docosahexaenoic acid). In women, correlations ranged from 0.13 (nonsignificant)
for vegetables and plasma vitamin C to 0.41 for fruits and vegetables and plasma beta
carotene, and from 0.27 for fatty fish and EPA to 0.54 for fish and EPA+docosahexaenoic
acid. Regarding micronutrients, adjusted correlations ranged from 0.36 (EPA) to 0.58
(vitamin C) in men and from 0.32 (vitamin C) to 0.38 (EPA) in women.
Conclusions
The findings suggest that three nonconsecutive web-based dietary records provide reasonable
estimates of true intake of fruits, vegetables, fish, beta carotene, vitamin C, and
n-3 fatty acids. Along with other validation studies, this study shows acceptable
validity of using such diet-assessment methods in large epidemiologic surveys and
broadens new perspectives for epidemiology.
Keywords
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Biography
C. Lassale is a nutritional epidemiology research team member, Research Center in Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U1153, Bobigny, France.
Biography
G. M. Camilleri is a nutritional epidemiology research team member, Research Center in Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U1153, Bobigny, France.
Biography
P. Galan is a nutritional epidemiology research team member, Research Center in Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U1153, Bobigny, France.
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E. Kesse-Guyot is a nutritional epidemiology research team member, Research Center in Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U1153, Bobigny, France.
Biography
K. Castetbon is director, Nutrition Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit, University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Bobigny, France, and director, Nutrition Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit, French Institute for Health Surveillance, Saint Maurice, France.
Biography
F. Laporte is a researcher, Department of Biochemistry, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
Biography
V. Deschamps is an epidemiologist, Nutrition Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit, University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Bobigny, France, and an epidemiologist, Nutrition Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit, French Institute for Health Surveillance, Saint Maurice, France.
Biography
M. Vernay is an epidemiologist, Nutrition Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit, University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Bobigny, France, and an epidemiologist, Nutrition Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit, French Institute for Health Surveillance, Saint Maurice, France.
Biography
P. Faure is head, Department of Biochemistry, University Hospital of Grenoble, and head, HP2 Laboratory, University Grenoble Alpes, HP2 Laboratory, France.
Biography
S. Hercberg is the nutritional epidemiology research team director, Research Center in Epidemiology and Biostatistics Sorbonne Paris Cité, Inserm U1153, Bobigny, France, and nutrition professor and practitioner, Public Health Department, Avicenne Hospital, Bobigny, France.
Article info
Publication history
Published online: October 27, 2015
Accepted:
September 21,
2015
Received:
March 19,
2015
Footnotes
Supplementary materials: Table 4, Table 5, Table 6, Table 7, Table 8 are available at www.andjrnl.org
STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
FUNDING/SUPPORT This work was funded by Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS) and supported by grants from the Région Ile de France (CORDDIM). The NutriNet-Santé study is being supported and granted by the following institutions: Ministère de la Santé (DGS), InVS, Institut National de la Prévention et de l’Education pour la Santé (INPES), Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), and Université Paris 13.
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