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Table 3 Dietary intake and adherence to Nordic dietary guidelines (adherence scores and % of adherence)

From: Adherence of pregnant women to Nordic dietary guidelines in relation to postpartum weight retention: results from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study

Food groups/Macronutrients

Mean (STD)

Adherence score: Mean (STD)

% of women adhering to recommendations

Food groups

 

HEI-NFG

 

Fresh fruits (g/day)

263.7 (191.7)

6.9 (3.0)

32.9

Vegetables (g/day)

151.6 (90.0)

4.9 (2.5)

6.5

Whole-grain (g/day)

116.7 (97.3)

7.4 (3.7)

61.1

Fish and seafood (g/week)

259.0 (157.9)

3.5 (1.4)†

22.8

Fatty fish (g/week)

75.2 (92.3)

1.6 (1.5)†

6.7

Red meat (g/week)

527.5 (195.6)

8.8 (1.5)

44.7

Sodium (g/day)

3.1 (0.8)

8.0 (1.5)

19.4

Added sugar (E%)

10.7 (5.0)

8.7 (1.8)

50.9

Macronutrients

 

HEI-NNR

 

Total fat (E%)

31.1 (4.5)

4.9 (0.2)†

72.5

Saturated + trans fat (E%)

12.9 (2.2)

4.0 (0.6)†

8.2

Monounsaturated fat (E%)

10.0 (1.8)

4.6 (0.5)†

47.1

Polyunsaturated fat (E%)

5.9 (1.6)

4.8 (0.4)†

65.4

Fibre (g/day)

30.8 (10.4)

9.4 (1.2)

69.6

Added sugar (E%)

10.7 (5.0)

8.7 (1.8)

50.9

Total protein (E%)

15.3 (2.1)

10.0 (0.1)

97.7

Total energy intake (kcal/day)

2306.7 (606.8)

  
  1. Abbreviations: E% percentage of total energy intake, HEI Healthy Eating Index, NFG Norwegian Food Guidelines, NNR Nordic Nutrition Recommendations, STD Standard Deviation.
  2. †Maximum score was 5 whereas for the rest of the components the maximum score was 10.