Table 1b Minimal and fully adjusted mean glycaemic load (GL)a by centre ordered from south to north, and gender

From: Dietary glycaemic index and glycaemic load in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

Country and center

Men

Women

 

Adjusted mean±s.e.

Adjusted mean±s.e.

 

N

Minimal b

Full c

N

Minimal b

Full c

EPIC-wide

11 978

151.9

0.7

149.3

0.4

21 586

114.4

0.4

114.0

0.3

Greece

1139

119.8

1.7

136.0

1.2

1263

88.7

1.3

105.7

0.9

Spain

          

 Granada

189

132.1

4.2

133.0

2.8

273

99.1

2.7

108.5

1.8

 Murcia

226

149.1

3.9

144.1

2.6

284

110.6

2.7

107.0

1.7

 Navarra

418

131.5

2.8

124.8

1.9

264

96.1

2.8

96.7

1.8

 San Sebastian

450

133.8

2.8

117.0

1.8

239

105.0

2.9

100.6

1.9

 Asturias

369

141.1

3.0

134.0

2.0

316

104.4

2.6

105.9

1.6

Italy

          

 Ragusa

162

184.5

4.7

178.4

3.1

135

122.8

3.9

123.5

2.5

 Naples

     

394

119.3

2.3

122.8

1.5

 Florence

262

176.1

3.6

170.6

2.4

760

120.3

1.6

123.2

1.1

 Turin

666

171.4

2.3

168.9

1.5

385

119.1

2.3

122.8

1.5

 Varese

314

182.8

3.3

166.9

2.2

780

124.9

1.6

126.5

1.1

France

          

 South coast

     

608

109.5

1.8

100.7

1.2

 South

     

1405

116.7

1.2

110.5

0.8

 North-east

     

2007

116.2

1.0

106.1

0.7

 North-west

     

619

117.1

1.8

109.2

1.2

Germany

          

 Heidelberg

966

137.7

1.9

138.1

1.2

1068

107.4

1.4

106.6

0.9

 Potsdam

1136

141.6

1.7

138.3

1.1

1015

111.1

1.4

114.1

0.9

The Netherlands

 Bilthoven

1000

163.5

1.9

158.0

1.3

1066

122.8

1.4

121.4

0.9

 Utrecht

     

1809

121.5

1.1

116.6

0.7

United Kingdom

 General population

146

153.9

5.0

159.5

3.3

244

112.1

3.0

119.0

1.9

 Health-conscious

106

163.9

5.6

173.3

3.7

180

133.6

3.4

130.9

2.2

Denmark

          

 Copenhagen

1264

150.3

1.6

144.5

1.1

1406

116.3

1.2

113.3

0.8

 Aarhus

520

160.9

2.6

148.0

1.7

470

131.7

2.1

118.0

1.3

Sweden

          

 Malmö

1335

140.8

1.7

147.9

1.1

1602

107.1

1.2

109.6

0.8

 Umeå

1310

157.6

1.6

156.7

1.1

1552

118.5

1.2

118.8

0.7

Norway

          

 South and East

     

802

118.2

1.6

117.8

1.0

 North and West

     

640

118.1

1.8

119.3

1.2

  1. Abbreviations: EPIC, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition; 24-HDR, 24-h dietary recall; s.e., standard error.
  2. aBased on the glucose=100 scale.
  3. bMean nutrient intakes weighted for day of the week and season of 24-HDR.
  4. cMean nutrient intakes adjusted for age, height, weight, total energy and weighted for day of the week and season.
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