Table 4.
Food intake among women (edible amount g/day) in Norwaya (n = 911) and Polandb (n = 2712) by age groups
| Food items | 18–35 | 36–55 | 56–69 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway n = 226 | Poland n = 692 | Norway n = 465 | Poland n = 1168 | Norway n = 220 | Poland n = 852 | |
| Milk and milk products (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile) | 312 ± 264 | 198 ± 1921 | 256 ± 226 | 179 ± 1671 | 258 ± 236 | 182 ± 1871 |
| 244 (125–445) | 150 (50–288) | 200 (83–369) | 140 (46–260) | 186 (97–395) | 125 (42–262) | |
| Poultry and meat (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile) | 122 ± 83 | 132 ± 111 | 119 ± 77 | 132 ± 1132 | 105 ± 74 | 138 ± 1171 |
| Fish and shellfish (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile) | 113 (60–162) | 117 (44–185) | 107 (63–164) | 121 (40–189) | 92 (50–148) | 122 (35–202) |
| 28 ± 61 | 13 ± 481 | 58 ± 74 | 15 ± 541 | 68 ± 72 | 16 ± 571 | |
| 0 (0–59) | 0 (0–0) | 30 (0–91) | 0 (0–0) | 43 (0–118) | 0 (0–0) | |
| Cereals inc. rice (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile) | 199 ± 101 | 176 ± 1042 | 182 ± 86 | 171 ± 1012 | 154 ± 77 | 160 ± 75 |
| 177 (131–253) | 156 (107–223) | 168 (120–231) | 154 (105–210) | 142 (103–191) | 152 (108–203) | |
| Vegetables (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile) | 135 ± 89 | 212 ± 1501 | 163 ± 108 | 245 ± 1681 | 161 ± 111 | 253 ± 1631 |
| 125 (71–177) | 195 (102–291) | 144 (96–210) | 215 (125–334) | 140 (92–199) | 228 (130–359) | |
| Potatoes (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile) | 42 ± 60 | 177 ± 2041 | 50 ± 58 | 204 ± 2121 | 58 ± 52 | 203 ± 2011 |
| 7 (0–72) | 117 (0–292) | 35 (0–82) | 179 (0–328) | 50 (0–93) | 200 (0–308) | |
| Fruit and berries (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile) | 160 ± 136 | 209 ± 2281 | 185 ± 139 | 223 ± 2361 | 226 ± 155 | 246 ± 240 |
| 138 (56–239) | 150 (15–300) | 166 (75–264) | 175 (41–305) | 205 (105–301) | 197 (81–340) | |
| Sugar and sweet prod. (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile) | 56 ± 60 | 68 ± 762 | 51 ± 51 | 68 ± 771 | 51 ± 55 | 61 ± 722 |
| 40 (13–89) | 45 (12–100) | 37 (10–75) | 45 (10–100) | 37 (8–70) | 38 (9–85) | |
| Margarine, butter, oil etc. (mean ± SD) median (25–75 percentile) | 23 ± 19 | 35 ± 261 | 24 ± 19 | 36 ± 251 | 26 ± 20 | 34 ± 221 |
| 19 (10–32) | 30 (18–44) | 20 (10–33) | 31 (19–47) | 22 (13–34) | 30 (18–45) | |
Highlighted numbers show statistical difference between countries within each age group:1 p ≤ 0.001; 2 p ≤ 0.05
aFrom NORKOST 3; bFrom WOBASZ II