Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)

A food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) consists of a finite list of foods and beverages with response categories to indicate usual frequency of consumption over the time period queried.

The FFQs used in the Generation R Study were developed based on results from a national food consumption survey in the Netherlands, and included food items that are population and age specific. Included questions concern the frequency of consumption and portion sizes of these foods. Briefly, the FFQ during pregnancy has 293 items for pregnant women. The FFQ at 1 year has 221 items for the infant. The FFQ at 2 years was only assessed in the focus cohort. The FFQ at 8 years has 71 items.

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Constructs
Waves
  • Generation R

  • Mid pregnancy
    •   MM
    0 months - 4 months   From 2002-01-01 to 2005-12-31
  • 1 year
    •   P1C
    10 months - 41 months   From 2003-01-01 to 2007-12-31
  • 2 years
    •   P1C
    22 months - 47 months   From 2004-01-01 to 2008-12-31
  • 8 years
    •   P1C
    7.5 - 10.8 years   From 2010-01-01 to 2014-12-31
    Mode of collection SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ)
    Measure name Nutrition, diet (mother and child)
    References
    Nguyen, A., Elbert, N., Pasmans, S., Kiefte-de Jong, J., De Jong, N., Moll, H., Jaddoe, V., De Jongste, J., Franco, O., Duijts, L., & Voortman, T. (2017). Diet Quality throughout Early Life in Relation to Allergic Sensitization and Atopic Diseases in Childhood. Nutrients, 9(8), 841. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9080841
    Voortman, T., Kiefte-de Jong, J. C., Geelen, A., Villamor, E., Moll, H. A., de Jongste, J. C., Raat, H., Hofman, A., Jaddoe, V. W., Franco, O. H., & van den Hooven, E. H. (2015). The Development of a Diet Quality Score for Preschool Children and Its Validation and Determinants in the Generation R Study. The Journal of Nutrition, 145(2), 306–314. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.114.199349
    Dutman, A. E., Stafleu, A., Kruizinga, A., Brants, H. A., Westerterp, K. R., Kistemaker, C., Meuling, W. J., & Goldbohm, R. A. (2010). Validation of an FFQ and options for data processing using the doubly labelled water method in children. Public Health Nutrition, 14(03), 410–417. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980010002119
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