Investigating sex differences in the accuracy of dietary assessment methods to measure energy intake in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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  • Authors
    McKenzie, Briar L; Coyle, Daisy H; Santos, Joseph Alvin; Burrows, Tracy; Rosewarne, Emalie; Peters, Sanne A E; Carcel, Cheryl; Jaacks, Lindsay M; Norton, Robyn; Collins, Clare E; Woodward, Mark; Webster, Jacqui
  • Type
    Original research
  • Journal
    The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Publication Date
    2021
  • Abstract

    Background: To inform the interpretation of dietary data in the context of sex differences in diet-disease relations, it is important to understand whether there are any sex differences in accuracy of dietary reporting.

    Objective: To quantify sex differences in self-reported total energy intake (TEI) compared with a reference measure of total energy expenditure (TEE).

    Methods: Six electronic databases were systematically searched for published original research articles between 1980 and April 2020. Studies were included if they were conducted in adult populations with measures for both females and males of self-reported TEI and TEE from doubly labeled water (DLW). Studies were screened and quality assessed independently by 2 authors. Random-effects meta-analyses were conducted to pool the mean differences between TEI and TEE for, and between, females and males, by method of dietary assessment.

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