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Table 1 Personal, socioeconomic and lifestyle characteristics of the study participants and associations with frequent organic consumption and mean dietary patterns scores (n = 63808)

From: Food patterns and dietary quality associated with organic food consumption during pregnancy; data from a large cohort of pregnant women in Norway

  

All total n

Frequent organic consumption

Mean score PC1§

Mean score PC2§§

   

n

%

 

Frequent organic consumption

 

No

 

58022

90.9

-0.07

0.01

 

Yes

 

5785

9.1

0.66

0.14

Age

 

<20

860

242

28.1

-1.28

-0.24

 

20-24

7758

998

12.9

-0.73

-0.08

 

25-29

22760

1829

8.0

-0.11

0.01

 

30-34

23015

1875

8.1

0.21

0.05

 

35-39

8358

723

8.7

0.42

-0.04

 

40 +

1053

118

11.2

0.77

-0.21

 

Missing data

4

    

Prepregnant BMI

 

<18.5

1834

226

12.3

0.01

0.02

 

18.5-24.9

40674

3819

9.4

0.16

0.01

 

25-29.9

13606

1107

8.1

-0.24

-0.002

 

30-34.9

4368

315

7.2

-0.48

-0.03

 

35+

1651

129

7.8

-0.55

0.03

 

Missing data

1675

190

11.3

0.04

-0.04

Dietary habits

 

Meat/fish

63696

5748

9.0

0.00

0.00

 

Vegetarian

112

38

33.9

2.15

0.93

Alcohol in pregnancy

 

No

56391

5101

9.0

-0.04

-0.04

 

Yes

7417

685

9.2

0.32

0.28

Smoking in pregnancy

 

No smoking

58462

5144

8.8

0.09

0.01

 

Occasionally

1815

219

12.1

-0.54

-0.01

 

Daily

3531

426

12.0

-1.21

-0.13

Education

 

<10y-12 y

20460

2260

11.0

-0.64

-0.13

 

13-16y

26559

1931

6.9

0.01

-0.03

 

17+

15401

1548

10.1

0.84

0.22

 

Missing data

1388

147

10.6

0.01

0.12

Student

 

No

57499

4956

8.6

-0.01

0.00

 

Yes

6309

830

13.2

0.08

0.04

Household income

 

Low (both<NOK300 000)

18850

2073

11.0

-0.40

-0.13

 

Medium (one ≥NOK 300 000)

26456

2137

8.1

-0.05

-0.06

 

High (both ≥NOK 300 000)

16625

1277

7.7

0.56

0.26

 

Missing data

1887

299

15.9

-0.25

-0.17

Living area

 

Rural

31070

2675

8.6

-0.37

-0.22

 

Urban

32492

3079

9.5

0.35

0.21

 

Missing data

246

32

13.0

0.52

0.27

  1. § High scores on PC1 indicate high intake of vegetables, fruit and berries, wholegrain cereal products and cooking oil, low scores on PC1 indicate high intake of meat, white bread, cakes and sweets.
  2. §§ High scores on PC2 indicate high intake of pasta, rice, poultry, olive/cooking oil and vegetables, low scores on PC2 indicate high intake of potatoes, lean fish, margarine, fruit and berries.