Effects of Misclassification and Temporal Change of Response in Food Frequency on Risk Ratio

• Published in: Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 153 - 159
• Main Authors: Hashimoto, Shuji, Nakai, Satoshi, Tsubono, Yoshitaka, Nishino, Yoshikazu, Fukao, Akira, Hisamichi, Shigeru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japan Epidemiological Association 1997
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Bias; Feeding Behavior - classification; Female; food frequency; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; misclassification; Nutrition Surveys; Probability; Risk Factors; risk ratio; Sensitivity and Specificity; Surveys and Questionnaires; temporal change

Misclassification and temporal changes of food consumption frequencies were estimated under the statistical models with some assumptions, and their effects on risk ratios were evaluated. Food frequencies of 27 items in 214 subjects were doubly measured by a questionnaire with 2 weeks interval, and t...