Validity of 24-h recalls in (pre-)school aged children: Comparison of proxy-reported energy intakes with measured energy expenditure.

C. Bornhorst, S. Bel Serrat, I. Pigeot, I. Huybrechts, C. Ottavaere, I. Sioen, S. De Henauw, T. Mouratidou, M.I. Mesana, K. Westerterp, K. Bammann, L. Lissner, G. Eiben, V. Pala, M. Rayson, V. Krogh, L.A. Moreno*

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Abstract

Background & aims: Little is known about the validity of repeated 24-h dietary recalls (24-HDR) as a measure of total energy intake (El) in young children. This study aimed to evaluate the validity of proxy-reported El by comparison with total energy expenditure (TEE) measured by the doubly labeled water (DLW) technique.

Methods: The agreement between El and TEE was investigated in 36 (47.2% boys) children aged 4-10 years from Belgium and Spain using subgroup analyses and Bland-Altman plots. Low-energy-reporters (LER), adequate-energy-reporters (AER) and high-energy-reporters (HER) were defined from the ratio of El over TEE by application of age- and sex-specific cut-off values.

Results: There was good agreement between means of El (1500 kcal/day) and TEE (1523 kcal/day) at group level though in single children, i.e. at the individual level, large differences were observed. Almost perfect agreement between El and TEE was observed in thin/normal weight children (EI: 1511 kcal/day; TEE: 1513 kcal/day). Even in overweight/obese children the mean difference between El and TEE was only 86 kcal/day. Among the participants, 28(78%) were classified as AER, five (14%) as HER and three (8%) as LER.

Conclusion: Two proxy-reported 24-HDRs were found to be a valid instrument to assess El on group level but not on the individual level. 

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)79-84
Number of pages6
JournalClinical Nutrition
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2014

Keywords

  • Child
  • Doubly labeled water
  • Energy expenditure
  • Energy intake
  • DOUBLY-LABELED WATER
  • BODY-COMPOSITION
  • SUBJECT VARIATION
  • BETWEEN-SUBJECT
  • VALIDATION
  • ADOLESCENTS
  • CHILDHOOD
  • INFANCY
  • OBESITY
  • HUMANS

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