Table 2

Associations between consumption of organic food groups and risk of pre-eclampsia among 28 192 pregnant women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study 2002–2008

Organic food groupTotal nPre-eclampsia
n (%)
Unadjusted
OR (95% CI)
Adjusted for consumption of any organic food group, (sum index low/frequent)
OR (95% CI)
28 1921491 (5.3)
Organic consumption in any food group (sum index)
 Low25 6991368 (5.3)1
 Frequent2493123 (4.9)0.92 (0.76 to 1.12)
Vegetables
 Low26 2411410 (5.4)11
 High195181 (4.2)0.76 (0.61 to 0.96)0.68 (0.50 to 0.92)
Fruit
 Low26 4161404 (5.3)11
 High177687 (4.9)0.92 (0.73 to 1.15)0.96 (0.70 to 1.32)
Cereals
 Low26 4031395 (5.3)11
 High178996 (5.4)1.02 (0.82 to 1.26)1.18 (0.87 to 1.61)
Milk/dairy
 Low26 1551383 (5.3)11
 High2037109 (5.4)1.03 (0.83 to 1.24)1.14 (0.87 to 1.50)
Eggs
 Low25 6021363 (5.3)11
 High2590128 (4.9)0.93 (0.77 to 1.11)0.95 (0.76 to 1.18)
Meat
 Low27 0371425 (5.3)11
 High115566 (5.7)1.09 (0.84 to 1.40)1.28 (0.92 to 1.79)