Bonne reproductibilité dans une population étudiante d'un court questionnaire (14-item Food Frequency Questionnaire) évaluant l'alimentation à risque vasculaire [Good reproducibility of a 14-item food frequency questionnaire for cardiovascular prevention in students]

Bonne reproductibilité dans une population étudiante d’un court questionnaire (14-item Food Frequency Questionnaire) évaluant l’alimentation à risque vasculaire

L Balquet (1) , B Noury-Desvaux (1) , V Jaquinandi (2) , Guillaume Mahé (3, 4)

1 UCO - Université Catholique de l'Ouest
2 Cabinet de médecine vasculaire
3 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes [CHU Rennes] = Rennes University Hospital [Ponchaillou]
4 CIC - Centre d'Investigation Clinique [Rennes]

Unlabelled - Diet is a modifiable risk factor of atherosclerosis. A 14-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) has been developed. The reproducibility of this FFQ is unknown in a student population whereas its use could be of interest. Methods - This FFQ allows calculating different scores for different food groups involved in cardiovascular disease. The vascular dietary score (VDS) can be calculated. The VSD ranges from -17 to +19. The higher the VSD, the better diet. Reproducibility was assessed in sports faculty students using mean tests comparing measurement 1 and 2 (minimum time interval ≥ 7 days) and intra-class correlation (ICC) tests. Results - Thirty students (50% men) were included in a French Sports Faculty. Time between two FFQ assessments was 19 ± 9 days. Mean VSD was 0.50 ± 3.70 for the first assessment and 0.30 ± 3.14 for the second one (non significant). Any score for each food group was statistically significant between the first and the second measurement. ICC of VSD was 0.68 [95% confidence interval: 0.43-0.83]. Conclusion - This FFQ that assesses a risky vascular diet has good reproducibility. This tool could be useful for large studies involving students.

Mots clés: Cardiovascular risk factor; Food frequency questionnaire; Reproducibility; Nutrition; Atherosclerosis; Diet; Vascular disease

Domaines: Cardiologie et système cardiovasculaire

L Balquet, B Noury-Desvaux, V Jaquinandi, Guillaume Mahé. Bonne reproductibilité dans une population étudiante d’un court questionnaire (14-item Food Frequency Questionnaire) évaluant l’alimentation à risque vasculaire. Journal des Maladies Vasculaires, 2015, 40 (1), pp.18-23. ⟨10.1016/j.jmv.2014.12.005⟩. ⟨hal-01107843⟩