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Margaret
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ABSTRACT ination
The third
Survey
and
status
lected
for
status
14 801
among
had
higher
intake
ratio
(EI:BMR,)
nant
adult
BMRCSI food
was
intakes
and
1.28
persons.
Am
adult-
were
similar
had
a
in males).
J C/in
of
This
eluded
mean
El:
in females
1995;62(suppl):
1072S-80S.
KEY
(13).
WORDS
Dietary
surveys,
energy,
NHANES
the
health
alized NHANES
and
of
(CDC). 1974
and
in
from
the
first
nutrition
10725
health
(5,
civilian The
and
noninstitutionthird
such
survey
Control
design
was
a
Hispanic States
special
The
October,
Phase
197 1-
NI-lANES
aged
60 y were
oversampled,
with
previous
(2).
Data are
report.
used
included
(9,
in each
status assessment to track progress 10),
1 1, 12).
(6-9), and This
(3-5). toward
to provide
to study report
NHANES
the
kg) and
presents Am
reference NI-LANES
J Cli,,
Nutr
(2).
stratified
of the civilian States was seinterview
survey
com-
was 2 mo
5 y and
expanding
the
and
persons
age
In addition,
Mexican
con-
nationally
aged to
range
blacks
in years
Information on classify persons
and
at the time
self-reported race as non-Hispanic
American,
with an electronic places. Persons
or
load were
“other.”
cell scale dressed
in in
gown, paper pants, and foamwas made for clothing weight
Pregnancy testing
and
comprise
2 mo
thus
black,
urine
highly
status
was
in females
determined
aged
20
by
self-
y (2).
method
All initial examination
24-h recall schedules
1 study
design 24-h
follow-up
interviews included
24-h
also
included
recall
for
5%
recalls
by
telephone
50 y (2, 14, 15). Phase Phase 1 recalls, intakes 8%
were conducted in the MEC; all days of the week. The the
collection
of MEC
of a second
examinees
for
all
and
persons
two
aged
1 data for 1 d are reported here. Of the are distributed for days of the week as
Sunday,
10%
Monday,
11%
Tuesday,
19%
as a part
NHANES achieving
relations
aged
underwear, a disposable paper rubber slippers. No adjustment
follows: are
ad-
conducted in mobile dietary recall was in-
NHANESs.
non-Hispanic
nonrandom III
1 (1988-1991),
a
a household
as a 6-y
Children
Phase
residing
1994
and
component. designed
in households.
Dietary
Hispanic
subgroups (1).
in
III,
in
was
component A 24-h
living
report
Prevention
completed
were
ended
and
intake survey.
in which a sample of the United
includes
examination III
(0. 1-0.2
survey,
and nutrition examination Center for Health Statistics
1982-1984,
three
United
objectives
intakes
In
of NHANES
interviews
nutrient and
1988
half
in this nutritional data are
of the
Disease
for
of the
Examination Surveys periodic information on
States.
surveys
(1).
conducted
October,
Dietary of the intake
for
national
areas
presented
and
Centers
1976-1980
in selected
United
is the latest health by the National
the
was
began
status
of the
Previous
HANES
and Nutrition to provide
nutritional
III, conducted
(NCHS)
sample design population
Body weight was measured kilograms to two decimal
population
survey
III
ducted in two 3-y phases. Both phases representative samples of the US population
white, INTRODUCTION Health designed
energy in the
METHODS
of the household interview. and ethnicity was used to
The National (NHANESs) are
daily energy
Mexican Americans were oversampled. In NI-lANES III, age was defined as age
nutrition
national
on
an examination centers (MECs).
in the
compared
surveys.
data
AND
The
NHANES
Underreporting
Nutr
DESIGN
ponent and examination
for nonpreg-
among
L Bischo/
of total
NHANES
lected
a ratio
lower
problematic
SURVEY The
Mexican
(BMRCSI).
1.26
reference
underreporting
multistage probability noninstitutionalized
young
by computing rate
inrace-
females.
and
Ann
col-
and
did
patterns
males
remains
sex,
blacks,
adults
and
surveys
energy
than
metabolic
for adult
nutri-
SEM)
and
intake
the were
R Caughman.
dresses
health
of
Clifford
1, population
Examthe
recalls
age,
adolescence
basal
in females
by
non-Hispanic
Overweight
overweight
(±
was addressed 1.47
females.
energy late
to estimated
consumption
and
2 mo
whites,
(El)
(1.09
aged
Energy
Underreporting
energy
Mean
during
part
dietary
persons.
thereafter.
non-Hispanic
As
24-h
mean
Nutrition
to assess
population.
reliable
peaked
declined
Americans.
US
and
conducted
Alairno,
dietary health data
between
on diet
III, Phase 1995;62(suppl):1072S-80S.
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for
From
the
Health
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MD.
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Examination
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the
Health
was
for persons
intakes
hood
of
examined
Males
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assessment,
are reported
ethnicity.
National
(NHANES
nutritional
tional
takes
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the third National 1 988-i 991 ,2
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higher
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to
tions
and
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Thursday,
proportion
increase
response
the
system,
Coordinating was used
Center to collect
Development,
pilot
described
(NCC) NHANES
plain
recall
all food
list”).
Specific
drinking
items probes
for
amount
mentioned
on the quick read
included
alcoholic
crackers, specified,
and the
spondent
to
for
of
2 mo
to
report
and
their
own
respondent dent
(24%).
was
conducted
(2%
For
(22%),
and
Data
retrieval as
Dietary
conducted
Interviewer’s
tails
24-h
Quality
control
All
NHANES
hensive
2-wk
data
and
bilingual
viewer
training.
were Strict
the
quality
a 10%
comparisons viewers
of over
conducted
and the
conducted Response Survey
using
to reinforce
between
interviewers,
used
interviewer protocol
and
the survey to routinely
and
describe
response
were
rates
and
shown
sample in Table
sizes
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