Healthy Nordic food groups
|
Intake categories (g/day)
|
Total N
|
No. of deaths
|
All-cause mortality
|
---|
Age-adjusted*
|
Multivariable-adjusted model**
|
P for trend
|
---|
HR (95% CI)
|
HR (95% CI)
| |
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Nordic fruits and vegetables
|
< 100
|
20 537
|
2 530
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
0.94
|
100–199
|
32 501
|
3 168
|
0.79 (0.75–0.83)
|
0.91 (0.87–0.96)
|
200–299
|
18 904
|
1 787
|
0.77 (0.72–0.82)
|
0.96 (0.90–1.02)
|
≥ 300
|
11 727
|
1 022
|
0.78 (0.73–0.84)
|
1.00 (0.91–1.08)
|
Wholegrain products
|
< 60
|
14 724
|
1 419
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
0.02
|
60–119
|
24 439
|
2 669
|
0.91 (0.85–0.97)
|
0.96 (0.90–1.03)
|
120–179
|
16 071
|
1 550
|
0.78 (0.73–0.83)
|
0.91 (0.84–0.98)
|
≥ 180
|
28 435
|
2 869
|
0.84 (0.79–0.90)
|
0.89 (0.82–0.97)
|
Fatty fish
|
< 5
|
23 792
|
2 497
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
0.17
|
5–14
|
25 882
|
2 517
|
0.94 (0.89–1.00)
|
1.01 (0.95–1.07)
|
15–29
|
22 074
|
2 090
|
0.90 (0.85–0.96)
|
0.99 (0.93–1.05)
|
≥ 30
|
11 921
|
1 403
|
0.98 (0.92–1.05)
|
1.06 (0.99–1.14)
|
Lean fish
|
< 15
|
28 254
|
2 529
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
0.04
|
15–29
|
22 562
|
2 023
|
0.92 (0.87–0.97)
|
0.96 (0.91–1.02)
|
30–44
|
14 841
|
1 469
|
0.93 (0.87–0.99)
|
0.99 (0.92–1.05)
|
≥ 45
|
18 012
|
2 486
|
0.95 (0.90–1.01)
|
0.93 (0.88–0.99)
|
Low-fat dairy products
|
Non-consumers
|
13 916
|
1 554
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
0.14
|
< 200
|
34 848
|
3 078
|
0.79 (0.74–0.84)
|
0.91 (0.85–0.96)
|
200–399
|
18 203
|
1 883
|
0.78 (0.73–0.84)
|
0.96 (0.90–1.03)
|
≥ 400
|
16 702
|
1 992
|
0.84 (0.78–0.90)
|
0.99 (0.92–1.06)
|
- HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval
- *Age-adjusted with age as underlying timescale and subcohorts (n = 5) included as strata variable
- **Age-adjusted and mutually adjusted for the healthy Nordic food groups, BMI < 20, 20–24.9, 25–29.9, ≥ 30 (kg/m2), physical activity (low, medium, high), smoking status (never, current heavy smoker early starter, current moderate smoker early starter, current smoker late starter, former smoker early starter, former smoker late starter), education (< 10, 10–12, > 12 years of schooling) intake of energy (kJ/day continuous), alcohol (non-consumer, 0–5, > 5 g/day), and processed red meat (< 15, 15–29, 30–44, ≥ 45 g/day)