Table 2.
Associations of foods, alcohol and macronutrients with other characteristics at baseline
| Height (cm) |
BMI (kg/m2) |
Full-term pregnancies |
HT use |
SES (tertile) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <165 | 165+ | <25 | 25+ | <3 | 3+ | Not current | Current | Highest | Remainder | |
| N | 416 846 | 266 281 | 303 905 | 335 363 | 472 118 | 217 613 | 484 088 | 190 170 | 229 964 | 456 522 |
| Foods and alcohol | ||||||||||
| Meat (g/d) | 55.0 | 56.9 | 53.6 | 58.0 | 55.9 | 55.3 | 55.4 | 57.1 | 57.8 | 54.6 |
| Milk (g/d) | 264 | 266 | 264 | 267 | 263 | 268 | 267 | 259 | 262 | 266 |
| Cheese (g/d) | 17.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 17.6 |
| Yogurt (g/d) | 70.9 | 76.1 | 70.4 | 76.3 | 73.5 | 71.3 | 73.9 | 70.6 | 76.5 | 70.9 |
| Eggs (g/d) | 16.7 | 17.8 | 16.4 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.1 |
| Fruit (g/d) | 180 | 196 | 192 | 183 | 188 | 180 | 187 | 184 | 198 | 179 |
| Vegetables (g/d) | 108 | 118 | 115 | 112 | 114 | 109 | 112 | 115 | 118 | 109 |
| Alcohol (g/d) | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
| Nutrients | ||||||||||
| Energy kJ/d | 6647 | 6976 | 6843 | 6768 | 6781 | 6758 | 6800 | 6751 | 6896 | 6710 |
| Protein % energy | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.4 |
| Dairy protein % energy | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Total fat % energy | 33.2 | 33.6 | 33.5 | 33.2 | 33.3 | 33.6 | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.4 | 33.4 |
| Saturated fat % energy | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| Carbohydrate % energy | 48.0 | 47.5 | 47.8 | 48.1 | 47.8 | 48.0 | 47.9 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 48.0 |
| Free sugars % energy | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.9 |
| Dietary fibre (g/d) | 13.1 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 13.1 |
BMI, body mass index; HT, hormonal therapy for menopause; SES, socioeconomic status; d, day.