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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 119, No. 4: 581-590
Copyright © 1984 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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ASSESSMENT OF THREE BRIEF METHODS OF ESTIMATION OF VITAMIN A AND C INTAKES FOR A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF CANCER: COMPARISON WITH DIETARY HISTORY1

GREGORY E. GRAY3 2, ANNLIA PAGANINI-HILL, RONALD K. ROSS4 and BRIAN E. HENDERSON

3Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine Los Angeles, ca 90033

4Reprint requests to Dr. Ross.

Three methods of estimating vitamin A and C in takes from food frequency data obtained in June 1981 were compared with estimates obtained from dietary histories taken in September 1982, in 50 elderly residents of a Southern California retirement community. The first method of estimating vitamin A and C in takes (Af and Cf) was to add the products of the frequency of use of foods and the vitamin content of an average serving. The second method of estimating the in takes of these vitamins (Al and Cl) was to develop an index based on the sum of frequencies of consumption of foods rich in these vitamins. This was then converted to absolute amounts using a regression equation. The third method (Ar and Cr) was to use stepwlse multiple regression with the estimated in takes from the history (Ah and Ch) as dependent variables and to develop an equation with a small number of foods as the independent variables. When in takes from food alone were examined, the Spearman correlations between Ah and Af' Al' and Ar' respectively, were 0.03, 0.16, and 0.43; the correlations between Ch and Cf' Cl' and Cr were 0.29, 0.36, and 0.38. When supplemental vitamin in takes were in cluded, the correlations were between 0.35 and 0.44 for vitamin A and between 0.62 and 0.64 for vitamin C. The results demonstrated the importance of including the contribution of supplemental vitamins in estimating total vitamin A and C in take and suggested that the index and regression approaches may be superior to Af and Cf for estimating dietary vitamin in takes from food frequency questionnaires.

dietary habits; epidemiologic methods; vitamin A; vitamin C

1From the Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 2026 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033.

2Current address: Department of Psychiatry, Los Angeles County - University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.


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