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ArticleNutrition research and practice2026

Comparability of food frequency questionnaires between Korean Children's Environmental Health Study (Ko-CHENS) and Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) in pregnant women.

Minsu Cho, Bom Kim, Hyesook Kim, Sunghun Na, Se Jin Lee, Tae Gyu Ahn, Kyung Ho Son, Woo Jin Kim, Jung Eun Lee, Ko-CHENS Study Group

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Minsu ChoDepartment of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8243-1750
Bom KimDepartment of Medical Informatics, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9405-2407
Hyesook KimDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4840-3082
Sunghun NaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2803-8356
Se Jin LeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8626-6250
Tae Gyu AhnDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5519-0572
Kyung Ho SonDepartment of AI Convergence, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2466-8334
Woo Jin KimDepartment of Medical Informatics, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2927-370X
Jung Eun LeeDepartment of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1141-878X
Ko-CHENS Study Group

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objectivesThe Korean Children's Environmental Health Study (Ko-CHENS) developed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess maternal dietary intake during pregnancy. This FFQ shares high structural similarity with the validated FFQ of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES), a representative dietary assessment tool for the Korean adult population, which includes 97 of the 112 items in the Ko-CHENS FFQ. The comparability of the Ko-CHENS and KoGES FFQs among pregnant women was evaluated. SUBJECTS/

methodsNinety-four women recruited from Kangwon National University Hospital between December 2024 and February 2025 were included. The participants consecutively completed the Ko-CHENS and KoGES FFQs. The nutrient intakes were adjusted for the total energy intake using the residual method. Log-transformed intakes of energy, nutrients, and food groups were compared using the correlation coefficients, cross-classification percent agreement, weighted kappa statistics, and Bland-Altman plots.

resultsThe Ko-CHENS FFQ yielded higher absolute intake estimates for energy and the majority of nutrients and food groups than the KoGES FFQ. The Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficients ranged from 0.34 (vitamin E) to 0.68 (β-carotene) for energy and nutrients and from 0.15 (sugars and jams) to 0.77 (salted vegetables) for food groups, with median values of 0.55 and 0.61, respectively. The median proportions of the participants classified into the same or adjacent quartiles were 96.39% for energy and nutrients and 96.52% for food groups. The weighted kappa statistics ranged from 0.23 to 0.52 for energy and nutrients and from 0.06 to 0.59 for food groups, with median values of 0.38 and 0.45, respectively. The Bland-Altman plots for energy and macronutrients showed that the data points were primarily within the limits of agreement.

conclusionThe Ko-CHENS and KoGES FFQs showed fair-to-moderate comparability, suggesting that the Ko-CHENS FFQ can be used for ranking Korean pregnant women based on their dietary intake levels.

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comparative studyDiet surveysnutrition assessmentpregnancy

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