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Table 2 Folate intake from diet and supplements

From: Folic acid supplementation, dietary folate intake during pregnancy and risk for spontaneous preterm delivery: a prospective observational cohort study

 

All

Spontaneous delivery 37 +0- 42 +6

Spontaneous PTD 22 +0-36 +6

Folate (μg/d)

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

All women

n = 66014

n = 51141

n = 1755

Diet

157

(126–196)

157

(126–196)

157

(126–196)

Supplements

143

(0–400)

143

(0–400)

171

(0–400)

Total intake

313

(167–558)

312

(167–558)

322

(167–568)

Supplement users

n = 39600

n = 30684

n = 1056

Diet

158

(127–197)

158

(127–197)

159

(128–198)

Supplements

400

(200–429)

400

(200–429)

400

(200–457)

Total intake

530

(355–636)

530

(355–634)

541

(369–651)

  1. Folic acid supplementation, dietary and total folate intake during the first half of pregnancy (FFQ data) for all 66,014 participants, as well as in folic acid supplement users (n = 39,600), from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (2002–2009).