Table 3.
Differences in intake of selected nutrients by reported frequency of organic consumption among 63 808 women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study 2002-2007
| |
Total organic consumption (all food groups combined) |
Organic consumption by food groups |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low = sum index≤6 | Frequent = sum index>6 | Organic vegetables | Organic fruit | Organic bread & cereal | Organic milk & dairy | Organic eggs | Organic meat | |
|
Nutrients |
Mean intake (SE) |
Difference in intake |
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| |
|
Frequent vs. low (SE) |
High vs. low organic consumption by food groups (SE) |
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| Energy kJ/day |
9686 (11) |
592 (36)*** |
577 (39)*** |
681 (42)*** |
556 (42)*** |
560 (40)*** |
361 (36)*** |
646 (51)*** |
| E% from protein |
15.5 (0.009) |
-0.3 (0.03)*** |
-0.2 (0.03)*** |
-0.3 (0.03)*** |
-0.3 (0.03)*** |
-0.2 (0.03)*** |
-0.1 (0.03)*** |
-0.4 (0.04)*** |
| E% from fat |
30.4 (0.02) |
0.2 (0.1)** |
ns |
-0.3 (0.1)*** |
0.3 (0.1)** |
0.4 (0.1)*** |
0.3 (0.1)*** |
ns |
| E% from carbohydrate |
53.9 (0.02) |
ns |
0.2 (0.1)** |
0.5 (0.1)*** |
ns |
-0.2 (0.1)** |
-0.2 (0.1)** |
ns |
| E% from added sugar |
10.6 (0.02) |
ns |
-0.3 (0.1)** |
ns |
ns |
ns |
-0.5 (0.1)*** |
0.8 (0.1)*** |
| Dietary fiber g/10MJ |
31.8 (0.03) |
1.5 (0.1)*** |
2.0 (0.1)*** |
1.4 (0.1)*** |
1.3 (0.1)*** |
0.5 (0.1)*** |
2.0 (0.1)*** |
0.7 (0.2)*** |
| β-carotene μg/10MJ |
2702 (7.7) |
293 (26)*** |
520 (28)*** |
294 (30)*** |
230 (30)*** |
150 (29)*** |
316 (26)*** |
ns |
| Vitamin D, μg/10MJ |
3.56 (0.009) |
0.2 (0.03)*** |
0.2 (0.03)*** |
0.1 (0.03)** |
0.1 (0.04)** |
ns |
0.2 (0.03)*** |
ns |
| Vitamin C mg/10MJ |
171 (0.3) |
16 (1.2)*** |
21 (1.3)*** |
21 (1.3)*** |
9.4 (1.4)*** |
7.2 (1.3)*** |
17 (1.2)*** |
6.1 (1.7)*** |
| Folate, μg/10MJ |
284 (0.3) |
21 (1.0)*** |
26 (1.1)*** |
23 (1.1)*** |
15 (1.2)*** |
13 (1.1)*** |
25 (1.0)*** |
4.5 (1.4)** |
| Calcium, mg/10MJ |
1075 (1.3) |
ns |
ns |
ns |
-13. (5.0)** |
30 (4.7)*** |
ns |
-20 (6.1)** |
| Magnesium, mg/10MJ |
414 (0.2) |
7.4 (0.8)*** |
11 (0.9)*** |
6.6 (0.9)*** |
4.8 (1.0)*** |
3.9 (0.9)*** |
14 (0.8)*** |
9.2 (1.2)*** |
| Potassium, mg/10MJ |
4169 (2.9) |
90.6 (9.7)*** |
162 (11)*** |
135 (11)*** |
42 (12)*** |
36 (11)** |
128 (9.7)*** |
41 (14)** |
| Sodium, mg/10MJ | 3190 (2.3) | -127 (6.8)*** | -118 (7.5)*** | -140 (7.9)*** | -119 (8.0)*** | -118 (7.6)*** | -100 (6.8)*** | -97 (9.7)*** |
* p-value < 0.05, ** p-value < 0.01, *** p-value < 0.001. One-way ANOVA analyses.