Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the sample across sex-specific quintiles of the proportion of organic food in the diet, NutriNet-Santé study, 2014–2019, N = 33,256*
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | P1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 6650 | 6652 | 6652 | 6652 | 6650 | |
| Cut-off of organic food Share | ||||||
| Women | ≤0.04 | > 0.04–0.17 | > 0.17–0.32 | > 0.32–0.56 | > 0.56 | |
| Men | ≤0.01 | 0.01–0.12 | 0.12–0.26 | 0.26–0.5 | > 0.50 | |
| Female (%) | 76.33 | 76.32 | 76.32 | 76.32 | 76.33 | – |
| Age (years) | 52.7 (14.9) | 52.5 (14.3) | 53.3 (13.8) | 53.8 (13.5) | 53.7 (13.3) | < 0·0001 |
| Education (%) | < 0·0001 | |||||
| < High school diploma | 25.1 | 19.3 | 20.7 | 19.3 | 17.8 | |
| High school diploma | 16.6 | 15.3 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | |
| Post-secondary graduate | 58.3 | 65.4 | 65.5 | 67.2 | 68.4 | |
| Monthly income per unit household unit in € (%) | < 0·0001 | |||||
| Missing | 6.74 | 5.97 | 6.21 | 6.06 | 6.32 | |
| < 1200 | 14.81 | 10.96 | 10.37 | 9.86 | 11.94 | |
| 1200–1800 | 25.13 | 22.81 | 22.49 | 21.83 | 22.74 | |
| 1800–2700 | 25.5 | 27.6 | 27.27 | 28.16 | 27.53 | |
| > 2700 | 27.82 | 32.67 | 33.66 | 34.1 | 31.47 | |
| Occupational categories (%) | < 0·0001 | |||||
| Non-employed | 4.41 | 3.76 | 3.97 | 3.85 | 4.87 | |
| Retired | 35.97 | 33.51 | 35.24 | 36.35 | 34.56 | |
| Employee/Manual worker | 19.23 | 16.07 | 14 | 11.91 | 12.6 | |
| Intermediate profession | 14.17 | 15.81 | 16.15 | 15.94 | 14.27 | |
| Managerial staff | 16.57 | 22.34 | 22.96 | 22.91 | 23.31 | |
| Never employed | 7.97 | 7.07 | 6.1 | 7.13 | 7.62 | |
| Craftsman, shopkeeper, business owner, and farmer | 1.68 | 1.44 | 1.59 | 1.92 | 2.77 | |
| Cohabiting (%) | 86.36 | 86.64 | 88.05 | 88.08 | 86.96 | 0.04 |
| Tobacco status (%) | 0.64 | |||||
| Former smoker | 38.78 | 39.13 | 39.37 | 40.83 | 40.6 | |
| Current smoker | 12.8 | 11.68 | 11.79 | 9.89 | 9.2 | |
| Never smoker | 48.42 | 49.19 | 48.84 | 49.28 | 50.2 | |
| Physical activity (%) | < 0·0001 | |||||
| Missing | 23.16 | 21.2 | 20.11 | 19.35 | 16.19 | |
| Low | 25.08 | 22.34 | 19.69 | 17.61 | 15.29 | |
| Medium | 18.4 | 20.25 | 20.76 | 20.44 | 20.16 | |
| High | 17.81 | 17.99 | 19.31 | 21.11 | 23.77 | |
| Energy intake (kcal/d) | 1965 (648) | 1980 (618) | 1995 (611) | 2022 (635) | 2011 (618) | < 0·0001 |
| % Carbohydrates | 39.73 (7.72) | 39.43 (7.38) | 39.68 (7.37) | 39.45 (7.27) | 40.25 (7.82) | 0.0003 |
| % Lipids | 40.29 (7.17) | 40.77 (6.92) | 40.87 (6.84) | 41.59 (6.85) | 42.38 (7.62) | 0·0017 |
| % Proteins | 19.58 (3.82) | 19.40 (3.49) | 19.05 (3.50) | 18.58 (3.52) | 17.00 (3.51) | < 0·0001 |
| Alcohol consumption (g/d) | 8.54 (14.31) | 8.65 (12.41) | 8.62 (11.91) | 8.58 (11.73) | 7.41 (10.53) | < 0·0001 |
| sPNNS-GS2 | 1.83 (3.48) | 2.16 (3.40) | 2.60 (3.30) | 2.99 (3.29) | 4.29 (3.03) | < 0·0001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.77 (4.86) | 24.25 (4.65) | 24.11 (4.36) | 23.84 (4.24) | 22.97 (3.89) | < 0·0001 |
| Family history of T2D | 18.45 | 17.51 | 16.58 | 16.37 | 16.75 | 0.002 |
| History of hypertension | 17.98 | 16.27 | 15.53 | 14.51 | 10.75 | < 0·0001 |
| History of dyslipidemia | 19.85 | 18.72 | 18.64 | 18.13 | 13.31 | < 0·0001 |
Abbreviations: Q sex-specific Quintile
*All variables were assessed at baseline
1P for linear contrast or Chi2 test