Table 1 Population distribution, intake of Nordic food groups and baseline information according to intake categories of Nordic food groups. From: Non-linear associations between healthy Nordic foods and all-cause mortality in the NOWAC study: a prospective study

Lowest and highest intake categories (g/day)

 < 100

 ≥ 300

 < 60

 ≥ 180

 < 5

 ≥ 30

 < 15

 ≥ 45

Non-consumers

 ≥ 400

 Median intake (g/day)

65

368

34

180

0

42

6

61

0

550

 Number of women

20 537

11 727

14 724

28 435

23 792

11 921

28 254

18 012

13 916

16 702

 Number of deaths

2 530

1 022

1 419

2 869

2 497

1 403

2 529

2 486

1 554

1 992

Covariates

 Age, mean (SD)

51.2 (6.6)

52.2 (5.9)

52.1 (6.1)

51.1 (6.5)

51.0 (6.5)

53.1 (6.4)

51.0 (6.1)

53.4 (6.9)

51.7 (6.3)

51.5 (6.9)

Physical activity n (%)

 Low

6 811 (33)

2,500 (21)

4 494 (30)

6 918 (24)

6 984 (29)

2 872 (24)

8 076 (29)

4 672 (26)

4 202 (30)

4 374 (26)

 Medium

8 582 (42)

4 752 (41)

6 027 (41)

12 594 (44)

10 138 (43)

4 919 (41)

11 744 (41)

7 690 (43)

5 703 (41)

7 256 (44)

 High

5 144 (25)

4 475 (38)

4 203 (29)

8 923 (32)

6 670 (28)

4 130 (35)

8 434 (30)

5 650 (31)

4 011 (29)

5 072 (30)

BMI n (%)

  < 20

1 686 (8)

606 (6)

900 (6)

2 348 (8)

1 690 (7)

705 (6)

2 070 (7)

962 (5)

1 212 (9)

981 (6)

 20–24.9

11 336 (55)

5 948 (51)

7 442 (51)

16 232 (57)

12 690 (53)

6 285 (53)

15 478 (55)

9 181 (51)

7 472 (54)

9 179 (55)

 25–29.9

5 666 (28)

3 869 (33)

4 771 (32)

7 513 (27)

7 164 (30)

3 701 (31)

8 143 (29)

5 924 (33)

3 912 (28)

5 026 (30)

  ≥ 30

1 849 (9)

1 304 (11)

1 611 (11)

2 342 (8)

2 248 (10)

1 230 (10)

2 563 (9)

1 945 (11)

1 320 (9)

1 516 (9)

Smoking status n (%)

 Never

6 452 (31)

4 477 (38)

4 434 (30)

10 820 (38)

8 263 (35)

4 078 (34)

9 846 (35)

6 078 (34)

4 434 (30)

10 820 (38)

 Current heavy smoker early starter

2 129 (10)

508 (5)

1 453 (10)

1 719 (6)

1 686 (7)

885 (7)

2 209 (8)

1 227 (7)

1 453 (10)

1 719 (6)

 Current moderate smoker early starter

3 365 (16)

1 090 (9)

2 165 (15)

3 784 (13)

3 515 (15)

1 431 (12)

3 770 (13)

2 366 (13)

2 165 (15)

3 784 (13)

 Current smoker late starter

2 408 (12)

875 (8)

1 338 (9)

2 753 (10)

2 371 (10)

1 296 (11)

2 373 (9)

2 280 (13)

1 338 (9)

2 753 (10)

 Former smoker early starter

3 961 (19)

3 217 (27)

3 821 (26)

5 885 (21)

5 122 (21)

2 677 (23)

6 902 (24)

3 439 (19)

3 821 (26)

5 885 (21)

 Former smoker late starter

2 222 (11)

1 560 (13)

1 513 (10)

3 474 (12)

2 835 (12)

1 554 (13)

3 154 (11)

2 622 (14)

1 513 (10)

3 474 (12)

Education n (%)

  < 10 years

5 882 (29)

2 284 (19)

3 530 (24)

7 062 (25)

6 930 (29)

2 848 (24)

5 562 (20)

6 655 (37)

3 801 (27)

4 440 (26)

 10–12 years

7 258 (35)

3 953 (34)

5 345 (36)

9 432 (33)

8 664 (36)

3 797 (32)

9 911 (35)

6 057 (34)

5 017 (36)

5 813 (35)

  > 12 years

7 397 (36)

5 490 (47)

5 849 (40)

11 941 (42)

8 198 (35)

5 276 (44)

12 781 (45)

5 300 (29)

5 098 (37)

6 449 (39)

Alcohol n (%)

 Non-consumers

4 447 (22)

2 415 (21)

2 646 (18)

6 914 (24)

6 403 (27)

2 030 (17)

5 241 (19)

4 556 (25)

3 218 (23)

3 949 (24)

 0–5 (g/d)

11 029 (54)

6 590 (56)

7 981 (54)

15 621 (55)

12 991 (55)

6 203 (52)

15 235 (54)

9 971 (56)

7 156 (51)

9 159 (55)

  > 5 (g/d)

5 061 (24)

2 722 (23)

4 097 (28)

5 900 (21)

4 398 (18)

3 688 (31)

7 778 (27)

3 485 (19)

3 542 (26)

3 594 (21)

 Energy P50 (P10–P90) MJ/d

6.1 (4.1–8.5)

7.5 (5.4–10.3)

5.5 (3.6–8.1)

7.9 (6.1–10.3)

6.4 (4.3–8.9)

7.5 (5.3–10.2)

6.4 (4.3–8.8)

7.3 (5.1–10.0)

6.2 (4.1–8.8)

7.6 (5.6–10.1)

Processed red meat intake n (%)

  < 15 (g/d)

4 034 (20)

2 903 (25)

3 599 (24)

4 269 (15)

4 538 (19)

2 852 (24)

6 328 (23)

3 540 (20)

2 948 (21)

2 599 (16)

 15–29 (g/d)

6 135 (30)

3 311 (28)

4 493 (31)

7 379 (26)

6 693 (28)

3 491 (29)

8 236 (29)

5 293 (29)

3 905 (28)

4 718 (28)

 30–44 (g/d)

5 029 (24)

2 676 (23)

3 502 (24)

7 274 (26)

5 986 (25)

2 743 (23)

6 827 (24)

4 369 (24)

3 287 (24)

4 472 (27)

  ≥ 45 (g/d)

5 339 (26)

2 837 (24)

3 130 (21)

9 513 (33)

6 575 (28)

2 835 (24)

6 863 (24)

4 810 (27)

3 776 (27)

4 913 (29)