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. 2014 Nov 2;14:375. doi: 10.1186/s12884-014-0375-1

Table 2.

Folate intake from diet and supplements

All Spontaneous delivery 37 +0 - 42 +6 Spontaneous PTD 22 +0 -36 +6
Folate (μg/d) Median IQR Median IQR Median IQR
All women n = 66014 n = 51141 n = 1755
Diet 157 (126–196) 157 (126–196) 157 (126–196)
Supplements 143 (0–400) 143 (0–400) 171 (0–400)
Total intake 313 (167–558) 312 (167–558) 322 (167–568)
Supplement users n = 39600 n = 30684 n = 1056
Diet 158 (127–197) 158 (127–197) 159 (128–198)
Supplements 400 (200–429) 400 (200–429) 400 (200–457)
Total intake 530 (355–636) 530 (355–634) 541 (369–651)

Folic acid supplementation, dietary and total folate intake during the first half of pregnancy (FFQ data) for all 66,014 participants, as well as in folic acid supplement users (n = 39,600), from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (2002–2009).