Table 2. Dietary intakes of participants in different tertiles of the adherence to the Nordic dietary pattern scores (n = 339) .
| Variables | Nordic diet adherence | P value a | ||
| Low (n = 42) | Medium (n = 162) | High (n = 135) | ||
| Energy (kcal/d) | 1296 ± 224.57 | 1429 ± 114.70 | 1787 ± 125.26 | 0.052 |
| Carbohydrate (g/d) | 273.1 ± 6.15b | 257.2 ± 3.14 | 244.6 ± 3.44 | <0.0001 |
| Protein (g/d) | 40.19 ± 2.53 | 47.63 ± 1.29 | 54.78 ± 1.41 | <0.0001 |
| Fat (g/d) | 36.13 ± 1.80 | 39.41 ± 0.92 | 42.60 ± 1.01 | 0.004 |
| Dietary fiber (g/d) | 7.92 ± 0.75 | 9.08 ± 0.38 | 12.17 ± 0.42 | <0.0001 |
| PUFA (g/d) | 11.45 ± 0.72 | 11.83 ± 0.36 | 12.70 ± 0.40 | 0.173 |
| MUFA (g/d) | 11.06 ± 0.76 | 12.07 ± 0.38 | 13.29 ± 0.42 | 0.019 |
| SFA (g/d) | 9.90 ± 0.71 | 11.14 ± 0.36 | 11.71 ± 0.40 | 0.086 |
| Iron (mg/d) | 11.42 ± 0.92 | 13.32 ± 0.47 | 15.25 ± 0.51 | 0.001 |
| Magnesium (mg/d) | 120.29 ± 8.51 | 153.66 ± 4.34 | 181.40 ± 4.76 | <0.0001 |
| Zinc (mg/d) | 4.00 ± 0.28 | 4.96 ± 0.14 | 5.65 ± 0.16 | <0.0001 |
| Folate (mcg/d) | 137.01 ± 13.57 | 176.57 ± 6.93 | 213.38 ± 7.59 | <0.0001 |
| Potassium (mg/d) | 1486 ± 113.05 | 1878 ± 57.73 | 2262 ± 63.25 | <0.0001 |
| Phosphorus (mg/d) | 573.4 ± 46.56 | 672.1 ± 23.78 | 795.4 ± 26.05 | <0.0001 |
| Calcium (mg/d) | 560 ± 49.63 | 681 ± 25.34 | 795.1 ± 27.76 | <0.0001 |
| Vitamin C (mg/d) | 73.24 ± 9.47 | 73.31 ± 4.83 | 95.81 ± 5.30 | 0.005 |
| Vitamin E (mg/d) | 10.25 ± 1.02 | 12.21 ± 0.52 | 13.09 ± 0.57 | 0.054 |
| Vitamin B1 (mg/d) | 1.18 ± 0.07 | 1.19 ± 0.03 | 1.36 ± 0.03 | 0.004 |
| Vitamin B2 (mg/d) | 0.93 ± 0.06 | 1.10 ± 0.03 | 1.27 ± 0.03 | <0.0001 |
| Vitamin B3 (mg/d) | 13.04 ± 0.81 | 13.78 ± 0.41 | 15.43 ± 0.45 | 0.007 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg/d) | 0.64 ± 0.05 | 0.81 ± 0.02 | 0.97 ± 0.02 | <0.0001 |
| Vitamin B12 (mcg/d) | 1.44 ± 0.18 | 1.85 ± 0.09 | 2.04 ± 0.10 | 0.017 |
| α-Tocopherol (mg/d) | 4.01 ± 0.34 | 4.08 ± 0.17 | 4.52 ± 0.19 | 0.181 |
| Β-Carotene (mg/d) | 112.10 ± 58.08 | 306.13 ± 29.66 | 550.21 ± 32.49 | <0.0001 |
| Rye/ wholegrain breads (g/d) | 77.49 ± 15.08 | 127.0 ± 7.70 | 137.50 ± 8.44 | 0.003 |
| Oatmeal (g/d) | 11.50 ± 3.51 | 21.72 ± 1.79 | 34.34 ± 1.96 | <0.0001 |
| Cabbages/vegetables (g/d) | 65.97 ± 56.89 | 135.30 ± 29.05 | 250.60 ± 31.83 | 0.004 |
| Apples, pears/high antioxidant fruits (g/d) | 70.38 ± 10.56 | 86.87 ± 5.39 | 131.8 ± 5.91 | <0.0001 |
| Root vegetables (g/d) | 13.38 ± 5.29 | 42.94 ± 2.70 | 67.18 ± 2.96 | <0.0001 |
| Fish (g/d) | 0.33 ± 1.06 | 4.52 ± 0.54 | 8.35 ± 0.59 | <0.0001 |
| Sweets (g/d) | 35.18 ± 7.27 | 41.98 ± 3.71 | 43.94 ± 4.07 | 0.578 |
| Processed foods (g/d) | 0.01 ± 0.20 | 0.23 ± 0.10 | 0.32 ± 0.11 | 0.411 |
| Red meat (g/d) | 9.76 ± 1.42 | 6.49 ± 0.72 | 6.88 ± 0.79 | 0.119 |
| Dairy products (g/d) | 259.57 ± 35.77 | 308.82 ± 18.26 | 355.44 ± 20.01 | 0.044 |
| Egg (g/d) | 5.51 ± 1.34 | 8.25 ± 0.68 | 8.92 ± 0.75 | 0.086 |
Abbreviations: PUFA, poly-unsaturated fatty acids; MUFA, mono-unsaturated fatty acids; SFA, saturated fatty acids.
Energy intake is presented as mean and SD.
a Calculated by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
b All values from this row are adjusted for energy intake and presented as mean and SE.