Basic Theory and Methodology
Method of dietary nutritional status assessment and its application in cohort study of nutritional epidemiology
Gu Yeqing, Xia Yang, Zhang Shunming, Bao Xue, Wu Hongmei, Bian Shanshan, Huang Liyan, Meng Ge, Niu Kaijun
Published 2020-07-10
Cite as Chin J Epidemiol, 2020, 41(7): 1145-1150. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200110-00027
Abstract
Minimizing the burden on study subjects and assessing the general dietary nutritional status as accurately as possible are the basis of a nutritional epidemiological cohort study in the general population. While introducing the main dietary nutrition assessment methods, this paper manly describes the basic contents and principles for the development of food frequency questionnaire, and briefly illustrates the problems and solutions for the development of area specific food frequency questionnaires by taking the example of Tianjin Chronic Low-grade Systemic Inflammation and Health (TCLSIH) cohort study. Finally, discusses preliminarily the necessity and possibility of developing a national food frequency questionnaire.
Key words:
Nutritional epidemiology; Dietary habit; Food frequency questionnaire
Contributor Information
Gu Yeqing
Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Xia Yang
Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Zhang Shunming
Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Bao Xue
Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Wu Hongmei
Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Bian Shanshan
Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Huang Liyan
Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Meng Ge
Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Niu Kaijun
Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
