Variable Consumers Non-Consumers  
LSM ±SE LSM ±SE P
HEI-2010 Total Score 58.8 ±1.2 46.7 ±0.2 <0.0001
Component 1 (Total Vegetables) 3.2 ±0.1 3.1 ±0.02 0.2619
Component 2 (Greens and Beans) 1.7 ±0.2 1.1 ±0.02 0.001
Component 3 (Total Fruit) 4.2 ±0.1 2.2 ±0.03 <0.0001
Component 4 (Whole Fruit) 4.5 ±0.1 2.0 ±0.03 <0.0001
Component 5 (Whole Grains) 3.1 ±0.2 2.1 ±0.04 0.0001
Component 6 (Dairy) 4.8 ±0.3 4.9 ±0.1 0.67
Component 7 (Total Protein Foods) 4.2 ±0.1 4.1 ±0.01 0.8439
Component 8 (Seafood and Plant Protein) 2.4 ±0.2 1.9 ±0.02 0.0025
Component 9 (Fatty Acid Ratio) 5.8 ±0.2 4.9 ±0.04 0.0002
Component 10 (Sodium) 4.9 ±0.2 4.2 ±0.04 0.0039
Component 11 (Refined Grains) 6.5 ±0.3 5.9 ±0.1 0.0351
Component 12 (Empty Calories) 13.7 ±0.4 10.3 ±0.1 <0.0001
Data source: Participants 19 years and older of the NHANES 2001-2010.
1Adjusted for race/ethnicity, age, poverty income ratio, physical activity, smoker status, and alcohol.
Table 4: Healthy eating index-20101 total and component scores for consumers and non-consumers of pears.