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Table 1 Characteristics of the validation and drop-out groups

From: Validation of a digital food frequency questionnaire for the Northern Sweden Diet Database

 

Validation group

Drop-out group

Number

244

430

Proportion men/women

38.9/61.1

41.9/58.1

Age, years, mean (sd)

49.8 (8.5)

50.3 (8.7)

BMI, mean (sd)1

26.1 (4.3)

27.6 (5.6)

Never smoker, %

75.0

71.4

Education, % with university level

61.5

46.1

Physical activity, % ≥twice weekly

43.8

29.1

Proportion with “optimal” FFQ2020 (exclusion score 0)2

100

96.0

  1. 1Mean BMI (body mass index) was adjusted for sex and age in general linear modeling (glm) and the p-value between the two groups was < 0.001
  2. 2Complete portion indications and ≤10% missing FFQ2020 questions