European Food Consumption Validation (EFCOVAL) Closing Conference

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1 Arch Public Health 2010, 68 (Supplement 1), S1-S4 European Food Consumption Validation (EFCOVAL) Closing Conference 9-10 September 2009, Utrecht, The Netherlands General information

2 S2 Programme Wednesday 9 September Registration/ poster session Opening Session 1: The EFCOVAL study Background, study aims and work packages Dr E. de Boer Lunch Poster session Session 2: Upgrade and validity of the repeated 24hr recall method with Epic-Soft Overview of dietary validation studies in relation to the 24-hour recall Dr A. Welsh Towards a standardised computerized 24-hour dietary recall methodology for use in and for bridging international nutritional studies: The web-based EPICsoft Methodological Platform Dr N. Slimani Coffee break Validity of a computerized two-day 24-h recall (EPIC-Soft) for comparisons of nutrient and food intakes between five European countries - results from the European Food Consumption Validation (EFCOVAL) Ms S. Crispim/ Dr A. Geelen

3 S3 Thursday 10 September Opening Session 3: Statistical methods to calculate usual intake and uncertainty of food intake Modeling long-term intake using short-term measurements: a unified framework Dr K. Dodd An improved statistical tool for estimating usual intake distributions: the Multiple Source Method (MSM) Dr U. Harttig/Mrs J. Haubrock Coffee break Estimation of the uncertainty for food consumption data: examples of application to some sources of uncertainty Dr M. Feinberg Lunch/poster session Session 4: Expanding the applicability of the repeated 24hr recall method to food safety and children Can EPIC-soft contribute to the enhancement of dietary exposure assessments in the EU? Dr C. Leclercq Feasibility and validity of the suggested method for a trans-european dietary assessment method among school children Dr E. Trolle Coffee break Session 5: Closing + future of EFCOVAL Overall summary of sessions and link to panel discussion Dr M. Ocké Panel discussion on the future of EFCOVAL Panel members Mrs T. Wijnhoven Mr D. Arcella Dr P. Emmett Prof L. Moreno Dr K. Hulshof Closing & departure

4 S4 Organising Committee Evelien de Boer (RIVM, The Netherlands) Caroline Wilson-van den Hooven (RIVM, The Netherlands) Marga Ocké (RIVM, The Netherlands) Anouk Geelen (WUR, The Netherlands) Jeanne de Vries (WUR, The Netherlands) Pieter van t Veer (WUR, The Netherlands) Inge Huybrechts (DPH, Belgium) On behalf of the Efcoval consortium Conference Secretariat MCI - Amsterdam Office P.O. box LC Amsterdam The Netherlands Phone Fax efcoval2009-reg@mci-group.com EFCOVAL Partners 14 partners are involved from 11 countries. The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM, NL) coordinates the project. Belgium Ghent University (DPH) Croatia Academy of Medical Sciences (AMZH) Czech Republic National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) Denmark National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark France International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA) Germany German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) Italy National Research Institute for Food and Nutrition (INRAN) The Netherlands Wageningen University (WU) National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) Norway University of Oslo (UiO) Spain Basque Foundation for Health Innovation and Research (BIOEF) United Kingdom Prima informatics limited (Primainfo) Editors special issue Archives of Public Health Inge Huybrechts, Ghent University, Department of Public Health, Belgium Evelien De Boer, RIVM, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands Caroline Wilson, RIVM, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

5 Arch Public Health 2010, 68 (Supplement 1), S47 Relative validity of repeated 24h recalls using EPIC-SOFT for estimating nutrient intakes among the Belgian population by De Keyzer W 1, Huybrechts I 2, De Henauw S 1,2 Objectives To evaluate the relative validity of two non-consecutive 24 hour recalls (24HR) using EPIC- Soft SOFT by comparison with a 5-day estimated food records. Methods A total of 175 subjects, aged 15 years and more, were recruited to participate in the study. Two EPIC-SOFT guided 24HR s were performed with an interval of 2-6 weeks. After completion of the second interview, subjects were instructed to register their food intake by a 5-day food record. Structured diaries containing different food groups at 6 consumption occasions were provided. Even though different food composition databases were used for calculating macronutrient (10) and micronutrient (5) intakes, priority was given to national food composition databases. Nutrient data was adjusted for within person variability by applying Nusser statistics. Paired T-test was calculated to assess difference between the two methods. Spearman correlations, weighted Kappa s and Bland & Altman plots were used to investigate their agreement. Results In total 127 subjects (56 males, 71 females) completed both 24HR s and the 5-day food record. Mean age was 50.2 years (SD= 24.7) ranging from 15 to 91 years. All days of the week were equally distributed. For the total sample, no significant differences between the two methods were found for protein, carbohydrates, starch, dietary fibre, alcohol, water, potassium and calcium. In general, higher intakes of nutrients were seen in the 24HR. Nutrients not falling within a 10% difference for both methods were total energy, total fat, fatty acids and vitamin C. Correlation coefficients and weighted kappa s were significantly higher for men versus women. Conclusions Our results demonstrate fair agreement of the EPIC-SOFT assisted 24HR methodology when compared to a 5-day food record. For most of the nutrients investigated it can be considered as a suitable instrument for assessment of intake in a context of food consumption surveillance. 1 University College Ghent, Faculty of Health Care Vesalius, Department of Nutrition and dietetics, Ghent, Belgium 2 Ghent University, University Hospital, Department of Public Health, Ghent, Belgium