| Diet Quality Score and Components |
Consumers
Mean ± SE |
Non-consumers
Mean ± SE |
P Value |
| Healthy Eating Index |
62.15 ± 1.31 |
51.91 ± 0.20 |
<0.0001 |
| HEI Component 1 (Total Fruit) |
2.93 ± 0.17 |
2.25 ± 0.03 |
0.0004 |
| HEI Component 2 (Whole Fruit) |
2.70 ± 0.17 |
2.04 ± 0.03 |
0.0005 |
| HEI Component 3 (Total Vegetable) |
3.82 ± 0.08 |
3.11 ± 0.02 |
<0.0001 |
| HEI Component 4 (DrkGrn& Orange Veg) |
2.69 ± 0.13 |
1.25 ± 0.02 |
<0.0001 |
| HEI Component 5 (Total Grains) |
4.28 ± 0.10 |
4.20 ± 0.01 |
0.3895 |
| HEI Component 6 (Whole Grains) |
1.82 ± 0.13 |
1.14 ± 0.02 |
<0.0001 |
| HEI Component 7 (Milk) |
4.74 ± 0.17 |
5.01 ± 0.05 |
0.0942 |
| HEI Component 8 (Meat and Beans) |
8.01 ± 0.24 |
8.10 ± 0.03 |
0.7036 |
| HEI Component 9 (Oils) |
7.18 ± 0.18 |
5.77 ± 0.03 |
<0.0001 |
| HEI Component 10 (Saturated Fat) |
7.20 ± 0.26 |
5.80 ± 0.04 |
<0.0001 |
| HEI Component 11 (Sodium) |
3.55 ± 0.21 |
3.25 ± 0.03 |
0.1434 |
| HEI Component 12 (SoFAAS) |
13.24 ± 0.50 |
10.00 ± 0.09 |
<0.0001 |
| Data Source: Participants 19 years and older in the NHANES 2003-2010
Covariates: gender, ethnicity, age, poverty income ratio, physical activity, smoker status, alcohol |
