Development and evaluation of a brief questionnaire to assess dietary fat quality in low-income overweight women in the southern united states

Objective: To develop a brief questionnaire to assess dietary fat quality, the Dietary Fat Quality Assessment (DFQA), for use in dietary counseling to reduce heart disease risk. Methods: A subsample of 120 underserved, midlife women enrolled in a randomized, controlled weight loss trial completed baseline and follow-up telephone surveys. Main outcome measures included dietary fat components (total fat, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, omega-3 fatty acids, and cholesterol). Results: Assessments of major dietary fat components using the DFQA and a food frequency questionnaire were significantly correlated, with correlation coefficients of 0.54-0.66 (P < .001). Intra-class correlation coefficients to assess reliability ranged from 0.48 to 0.59 for each of the fat components studied. Conclusions and Implications: The DFQA provides a reasonable assessment of dietary fat quality associated with coronary heart disease risk and may prove useful as a brief assessment tool to guide dietary counseling given to reduce heart disease risk.

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Work Title Development and evaluation of a brief questionnaire to assess dietary fat quality in low-income overweight women in the southern united states
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  1. Jennifer L. Kraschnewski
  2. Alison D. Gold
  3. Ziya Gizlice
  4. Larry F. Johnston
  5. Beverly A. Garcia
  6. Carmen D. Samuel-Hodge
  7. Thomas C. Keyserling
Keyword
  1. Dietary fat quality
  2. Brief questionnaire
  3. Diet assessment
  4. Midlife women
  5. Low income
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  1. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Publication Date January 20, 2013
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  1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2012.10.008
Deposited July 25, 2022

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  • Added Creator Jennifer L. Kraschnewski
  • Added Creator Alison D. Gold
  • Added Creator Ziya Gizlice
  • Added Creator Larry F. Johnston
  • Added Creator Beverly A. Garcia
  • Added Creator Carmen D. Samuel-Hodge
  • Added Creator Thomas C. Keyserling
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    Keyword
    • Dietary fat quality, Brief questionnaire, Diet assessment, Midlife women, Low income
    Publisher
    • Journal of Nutrition Education
    • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
    Publication Date
    • 2013-07-01
    • 2013-01-20
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