Validation of a new questionnaire for assessing caffeine intake in adults
摘要
The aim of the present study was to development and to determine the validity and reproducibility of a self-developed caffeine food frequency questionnaire (CFFQ) for the Brazilian adult population. The questionnaire’s validity and reproducibility were measured by a combination of six statistical tests. The CFFQ presented good/moderate relative validity for four tests: SCC for validity (CFFFQ1: r = 0.69, p < 0.001; CFFQ2: r = 0.68; p < 0.001); cross-quartile classification (opposite tertile, CFFQ1 validity: 0%; CFFQ2 validity: 2%); weighted Kappa (CFFQ1 validity: 0.50; p < 0.001; CFFQ2 validity: 0.50; p < 0.001), Wilcoxon test (CFFQ2 validity: p = 0.07). The CFFQ present good reproducibility for five tests: ICC (r = 0.84 [0.77 ;0.89]; p < 0.001); Cross-quartile classification (opposite tertile, reproducibility: 0%); weighted Kappa (reproducibility: 0.68; p < 0.001), percentage mean difference (reproducibility: 10.50%), Wilcoxon test (reproducibility: p = 0.28); Bland-Altman analysis presented less than 95% of points outside the limits of agreement (mean ± 1.96 SD) for both validity and reproducibility. In conclusion, the CFFQ developed in this study showed moderate-to-good relative validity and good reproducibility, supporting its use in epidemiological and clinical research for assessing caffeine consumption in adults.