Research Article
Repeatability of a Short Food Frequency Questionnaire to Assess Calcium Intake in Older Australians
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study participants.
| Baseline characteristics | Participants, | Male | Female |
| Age | | | 65–74 | 7 | 33 | 75–84 | 17 | 35 | 85 | 5 | 3 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | | | 22 | 1 | 7 | 22–27 | 20 | 30 | 27 | 8 | 34 |
| Marital status | | | Married | 17 | 20 | Never married/ single | 0 | 7 | Divorced/separated | 3 | 10 | Widowed | 9 | 34 |
| Takes a calcium supplement | | | Yes | 4 | 32 | No | 25 | 39 |
| Consumes Alcohol | | | Yes | 17 | 31 | No | 8 | 35 | Occasionally | 4 | 5 |
| Smoker | | | Yes | 0 | 2 | No | 29 | 69 |
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