Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic, lifestyle, and anthropometric characteristics across clusters identified using the EPI (NutriNet-Santé study, N = 8,905, 2014) 1.

From: Exploring eight-year trajectories of diet-related environmental pressures in the NutriNet-Santé cohort

  

Total

Trajectory profile 1 (Decreasing EPI)

Trajectory profile 2 (Increasing EPI)

Trajectory profile 3 (Stable mean EPI)

Trajectory profile 4 (Stable low EPI)

P-value

N (%)

 

8905

151 (1.7)

41 (0.5)

8421 (94.6)

292 (3.3)

 

Age (y)

 

56.2 (11.9)

54.1 (11.9)

54 (13.4)

56.3 (11.8)

54.7 (12.3)

 < 0.01

Sex, (%)

Men

2663 (29.9)

40 (26.5)

12 (29.3)

2525 (30.0)

86 (29.5)

0.82

 

Women

6242 (70.1)

111 (73.5)

29 (70.7)

5896 (70.0)

206 (70.5)

 

Energy Intake in 2014 (kcal/d)

 

2004.2 (593.8)

2103.4 (570.9)

1985.4 (670.1)

2003.9 (591.6)

1963.1 (653.1)

0.13

Energy Intake in 2022 (kcal/d)

 

2014.2 (606.7)

2081.8 (757.3)

2334.81 (582.0)

2012.61 (601.6)

1979.22 (657.7)

 < 0.01

% of organic food in the diet

 

30 (27)

30 (26)

29 (32)

28 (26)

67 (28)

 

Tobacco use, (%)

Never-smokers

4377 (49.2)

82 (54.3)

20 (48.8)

4114 (48.9)

161 (55.1)

0.1

 

Former smokers

3739 (42.0)

55 (36.4)

16 (39.0)

3551 (42.2)

117 (40.1)

 
 

Current smokers

789 (8.9)

14 (9.3)

5 (12.2)

756 (9.0)

14 (4.8)

 

Physical activity, (%)

High

3117 (35.0)

50 (33.1)

14 (34.1)

2951 (35.0)

102 (34.9)

0.98

 

Moderate

3245 (36.4)

57 (37.7)

14 (34.1)

3068 (36.4)

106 (36.3)

 
 

Low

1661 (18.7)

33 (21.9)

8 (19.5)

1567 (18.6)

53 (18.2)

 
 

Missing data

882 (9.9)

11 (7.3)

5 (12.2)

835 (9.9)

31 (10.6)

 

BMI in 2014 (kg/m2)

 

24.2 (4.3)

23.6 (4.1)

27.7 (6.7)

24.3 (4.3)

21.9 (3.3)

 < 0.01

BMI in 2022 (kg/m2)

 

24.3 (4.5)

23.5 (4.1)

26.9 (6.4)

24.4 (4.5)

21.9 (3.5)

 < 0.01

Education, (%)

 < High school diploma

1851 (20.8)

30 (19.9)

9 (22.0)

1764 (20.9)

48 (16.4)

0.62

 

High school

1289 (14.5)

25 (16.6)

6 (14.6)

1217 (14.5)

41 (14.0)

 
 

Post-secondary graduate

5765 (64.7)

96 (63.6)

26 (63.4)

5440 (64.6)

203 (69.5)

 

Occupation, (%)

Retired

3748 (42.1)

45 (29.8)

16 (39.0)

3586 (42.6)

101 (34.6)

 < 0.01

 

Executive or higher intellectual profession

1882 (21.1)

40 (26.5)

5 (12.2)

1764 (20.9)

73 (25.0)

 
 

Craftsman, trader, business manager, farmer

130 (1.5)

3 (2.0)

0 (0)

121 (1.4)

6 (2.1)

 
 

Intermediate occupation

1317 (14.8)

22 (14.6)

5 (12.2)

1245 (14.8)

45 (15.4)

 
 

Employee

1003 (11.3)

26 (17.2)

4 (9.8)

940 (11.2)

33 (11.3)

 
 

Unemployed

271 (3.0)

5 (3.3)

6 (14.6)

245 (2.9)

15 (5.1)

 
 

Others without professional activity

405 (4.5)

6 (4.0)

3 (7.3)

385 (4.6)

11 (3.8)

 
 

Student

73 (0.8)

2 (1.3)

1 (2.4)

66 (0.8)

4 (1.4)

 
 

Worker

76 (0.9)

2 (1.3)

1 (2.4)

69 (0.8)

4 (1.4)

 

Residential area, (%)

Rural area

2024 (22.7)

25 (16.6)

10 (24.4)

1923 (22.8)

66 (22.6)

0.36

 

Urban area < 20,000

1394 (15.7)

19 (12.6)

4 (9.8)

1326 (15.7)

45 (15.4)

 
 

Urban area 20,000—200,000

1632 (18.3)

32 (21.2)

6 (14.6)

1531 (18.2)

63 (21.6)

 
 

Urban area > 200,000

3855 (43.3)

75 (49.7)

21 (51.2)

3641 (43.2)

118 (40.4)

 

Monthly income per household unit, (%)

 < 1200€

790 (8.9)

10 (6.6)

6 (14.6)

736 (8.7)

38 (13.0)

0.16

 

1200–1800€

1882 (21.1)

36 (23.8)

9 (22.0)

1770 (21.0)

67 (22.9)

 
 

1800–2700€

2479 (27.8)

44 (29.1)

12 (29.3)

2336 (27.7)

87 (29.8)

 
 

 > 2700€

3303 (37.1)

55 (36.4)

11 (26.8)

3147 (37.4)

90 (30.8)

 
 

Missing data

451 (5.1)

6 (4.0)

3 (7.3)

432 (5.1)

10 (3.4)

 

Marital status, (%)

Alone

2168 (24.3)

39 (25.8)

13 (31.7)

2016 (23.9)

100 (34.2)

 < 0.01

 

In a relationship/cohabiting

6737 (75.7)

112 (74.2)

28 (68.3)

6405 (76.1)

192 (65.8)

 
  1. 1Four trajectory profiles for environmental pressure index (EPI) evolution were identified using a latent class model.
  2. The p-values are ANOVA for quantitative variables and chi-square test for the qualitative variables.