Maternal characteristics associated with consumption of organic food among 28 192 pregnant women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study 2002–2008
| Consumption of any organic food group, (sum index) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Low 25 699 (91.2) | Frequent 2493 (8.8) |
| Mean±SD | Mean±SD | |
| Maternal age, years | 28.6±4.3 | 27.6±4.9** |
| Maternal body mass index | 23.8±4.1 | 23.3±3.9** |
| Gestational weight gain, kg | 15.2±6.0 | 15.5±6.5† |
| Energy intake, MJ/day | 9.51±2.5 | 10.0±2.9** |
| Per cent | Per cent | |
| Maternal education ≤12 years | 25.5 | 37.7** |
| Maternal education 17+years | 27.1 | 28.6* |
| Smoking in pregnancy‡ | 6.6 | 11.0** |
| High household income§ | 29.7 | 23.1** |
| Alcohol in pregnancy (yes/no) | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| Hypertension prior to pregnancy (yes/no) | 0.5 | 0.2* |
| High score ‘healthy’ food pattern¶ (yes/no) | 36.0 | 50.2** |
Independent samples t test (continuous variables), χ2 (categorical variables): *p<0.05, **p<0.001, †0.05>p<0.01.
‡Comprise occasional and daily smoking.
§High income denotes that both participant and her partner have annual income ≥300 000 NOK.
¶High score denotes upper third on pattern scores. The food pattern is described in detail in Torjusen et al.33