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. 2017 Jan 12;9(1):61. doi: 10.3390/nu9010061

Table 4.

Economic-related indicators, N = 22,866, NutriNet-Santé study, 2014.

Conv–NoMed Conv–Med Org–NoMed Org–Med
N = 14,266 (62%) N = 3498 (15%) N = 2532 (11%) N = 2570 (12%)
Cost of the diet * (€/day) 8.59 a (8.55–8.63) 9.11 b (9.03–9.19) 10.90 c (10.81–10.98) 11.43 d (11.34–11.52)
Total organic energy intake (kcal/day) 311 a (304–318) 526 b (513–539) 1186 c (1171–1202) 1566 d (1551–1582)
Cost of the intake for 100 organic calories †,‡ (€) 0.58 a (0.56–0.59) 0.56 a (0.54–0.58) 0.58 a (0.55–0.60) 0.55 a (0.53–0.58)
Cost of the intake for 100 conventional calories †,§ (€) 0.37 a (0.36–0.37) 0.39 b (0.38–0.40) 0.45 c (0.44–0.45) 0.54 d (0.53–0.55)
Portion of the total budget allocated to food || (%) 19.3 a (19.1–19.5) 22.0 b (21.7–22.3) 23.4 c (23.0–23.7) 26.4 d (26.0–26.8)

Abbreviations: Conv–NoMed: Conventional consumers and non-Mediterranean diet followers; Conv–Med: Conventional consumers and Mediterranean diet followers; Org–NoMed: Organic consumers and non-Mediterranean diet followers; Org–Med: Organic consumers and Mediterranean diet followers; Values are adjusted means (95% CI). Means annotated with the same letter are not different (p > 0.05), using multiple testing adjustment with Bonferroni correction; * Adjustment for sex, age and energy intake; Adjustment for sex and age; Cost of the intake for 100 organic calories defined as the cost of total organic intake *100/energy intake from organic food (zero-calorie beverages are not included); § Cost of the intake for 100 conventional calories defined as the cost of total conventional intake*100/total energy from conventional food (zero-calorie beverages are not included); || Adjustment for sex, age and income.