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dc.contributor.authorÅsli, Lene Angell
dc.contributor.authorBraaten, Tonje
dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Anja
dc.contributor.authorLund, Eiliv
dc.contributor.authorSkeie, Guri
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-09T10:08:09Z
dc.date.available2016-03-09T10:08:09Z
dc.date.issued2015-02-19
dc.description.abstract<p>Background: Studies of potato consumption have shown that age, region, socioeconomic status, and household structure are important determinants. <p>Objective: This study aims to map which factors influence potato consumption among women in the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) study. <p>Design: A cross-sectional study using a postal questionnaire among 74,208 NOWAC participants aged 41–70. <p>Results: Results showed that 56% of the women ate at least two potatoes a day. A north–south gradient in potato consumption was observed in logistic regression models (OR: 3.41, 95% CI: 3.19–3.64 for the north compared to the capital). Women in households with children had lower odds of high potato consumption than women living only with a partner, and women who lived alone had the lowest odds of all (OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.37–0.41). Smokers had higher odds of high potato consumption, while diabetics had lower odds. The odds of high potato consumption were greater among older women, and among those with lower income and education. In a sub-cohort, women who were dieting had lower odds of high potato consumption. Consumption of different foods varied in the low versus the high potato consumption group, with largest effect for fish and pasta/rice. The groups had similar nutrient densities. <p>Conclusions: In addition to lifestyle and socioeconomic factors, health-related factors like smoking and diabetes were found to influence potato consumption. The high potato consumption group had an especially high consumption of fish and a low consumption of pasta/rice, though the nutrient density in the groups was similar.en_US
dc.descriptionPublished version. Also available at <a href= http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v59.25703> http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v59.25703</a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationFood & Nutrition Research 2015, 59:25703en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1257575
dc.identifier.doi10.3402/fnr.v59.25703
dc.identifier.issn1654-661X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/8798
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_8370
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherCo-Action Publishingen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Ernæring: 811en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Nutrition: 811en_US
dc.subjectpotato consumptionen_US
dc.subjectsocioeconomic determinantsen_US
dc.subjectdietary factorsen_US
dc.subjectwomen’s dieten_US
dc.subjectnutritionen_US
dc.subjectNorwayen_US
dc.subjectcross-sectional studyen_US
dc.subjectepidemiologyen_US
dc.titleWhat characterises women who eat potatoes? A cross-sectional study among 74,208 women in the Norwegian Women and Cancer cohorten_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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