@article{fdi:010095517,
  title = {{D}evelopment, reproducibility, and validity of a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire for use among the adult population in {R}eunion {I}sland},
  author = {{V}erger, {E}ric and {E}ymard-{D}uvernay, {S}abrina and {A}miri, {S}arah and {N}ourly, {N}. and {T}arnus, {M}. and {G}auvreau-{B}{\'e}ziat, {J}. and {D}u {C}haffaut, {L}. and {O}seredczuk, {M}. and {A}ll{\`e}s, {B}. and {M}{\'e}jean, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {T}o date, there is no specific food frequency questionnaire ({FFQ}) to assess dietary habits in any of the {F}rench overseas regions. {O}bjectives: {T}his study aimed to describe the development of a culture and context-specific semiquantitative {FFQ} for use among the adult population in {R}eunion {I}sland, to assess its reproducibility and its relative validity compared with 24-h dietary recalls ({DR}s). {M}ethods: {T}he {CARI} (observatoire des {C}omportements {A}limentaires a la {R}eun{I}on) {FFQ} was adapted from the {N}utri{N}et-{S}ante {FFQ}, with a revised list of 181 food and beverage items reflecting local dietary practices and nutritional concerns. {T}o assess its reproducibility, the {FFQ} was administered twice, 4 wk apart, to a purposive sample of 108 adults in {R}eunion {I}sland. {D}uring the same period, participants also completed a weekly {DR} to evaluate the {FFQ}'s validity. {R}eproducibility and validity were assessed for 18 food groups, energy, and 38 nutrients using correlations, cross-classification, and weighted kappa. {R}esults: {R}egarding reproducibility, we found a median rank correlation of 0.56 (nutrients) and 0.64 (food groups). {M}ost participants were correctly classified with a median of 78% (nutrients) and 83% (food group), whereas gross misclassification was low (2.8% and 0.9%, respectively). {W}e found a median weighted kappa of 0.44 (nutrients) and 0.47 (food groups). {R}egarding validity, we found a median crude rank correlation of 0.51 (nutrients) and 0.43 (food groups). {M}ost participants were correctly classified with a median agreement of 71% for nutrients and of 68% for food groups, whereas gross misclassification was low (1.9% and 0.9%, respectively). {W}e found a median weighted kappa of 0.32 (nutrients) and 0.27 (food groups). {C}onclusions: {T}he {CARI} {FFQ} has a moderate to good level of validity for ranking food and nutrient intakes, and a good level of reproducibility, supporting its use for dietary assessment in {R}eunion {I}sland.},
  keywords = {{F}rench overseas region ; dietary habits ; assessment ; tool ; food frequency ; questionnaire ; {REUNION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}urrent {D}evelopments in {N}utrition},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {107571 [11 ]},
  ISSN = {2475-2991},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107571},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095517},
}