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dc.contributor.authorLevine, J A
dc.contributor.authorMadden, A M
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, M Y
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-18T15:01:05Z
dc.date.available2011-08-18T15:01:05Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.identifier.citationLevine , J A , Madden , A M & Morgan , M Y 1987 , ' Validation of a computer based system for assessing dietary intake ' , British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.) , vol. 295 , no. 6594 , pp. 369-72 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.295.6594.369
dc.identifier.issn0267-0623
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/6317
dc.description.abstractDietary intake was assessed in 50 patients in hospital by using a dietary history method and computer based system for data collection and standard food tables to calculate the composition of nutrients. The results were compared with those from a weighed assessment that was calculated by using both food tables and manufacturers' food analyses. The use of the food tables overestimated mean (SEM) individual nutrient intakes by between 2.5% (1.5%) and 15.5% (3.0%). The mean errors associated with the dietary history assessment varied from -23% (7.8%) for fat intake to +21.4% (8.5%) for carbohydrate intake. Overall, 30% of the assessments of total nutrient intakes that were calculated using this method were within -20% to +20% of actual values; 18% were within -10% to +10%. The mean errors associated with the computer based assessment varied from -1.0% (4.3%) for carbohydrate intake to +8.5% (3.4%) for protein intake. Overall, 56% of the assessments of total nutrient intakes were within -20% to +20% of actual intakes; 31% were within -10% to +10%. The computer based system provides an accurate, reproducible, convenient, and inexpensive method for assessing dietary intake.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofBritish Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)
dc.subjectAutomatic Data Processing
dc.subjectData Collection
dc.subjectDiet Surveys
dc.subjectEnergy Intake
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMicrocomputers
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectNutrition Surveys
dc.titleValidation of a computer based system for assessing dietary intakeen
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Allied Health Professions and Midwifery
dc.contributor.institutionHealth & Human Sciences Research Institute
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1136/bmj.295.6594.369
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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