Table 3.

Comparing mild and moderate COVID patients according to HEI-2015

	Covid severity		P value
	Mild COVID patients (n = 38)	Moderate COVID patients (n = 30)
	Median (range)	Median (range)
Total fruit	1.1 (0-2.8)	0.4 (0-2.7)	0.103
Whole fruit	2.5 (0-5.8)	1.2 (0–5)	0.116
Total vegetable	0.8 (0-2.3)	0.4 (0-2.8)	0.040*
Green & beans	3 (0-7.8)	2.3 (0-6.2)	0.034*
Whole grains	5.8 (1.8–10)	5.8 (0–10)	0.880
Dairy	0.8 (0-5.3)	0.8 (0-4.8)	0.890
Total protein	5 (1.4-5)	5 (4.2-5)	0.537
Sea food& plant protein	3.4 (0–5)	2.6 (0–5)	0.127
Fatty acids	0	0	1.000
Refined grains	8 (3–10)	4 (0–8)	< 0.001*
Sodium	9 (2–10)	8 (2–10)	0.142
Add sugar	10 (4–10)	6 (0–10)	0.001*
Saturated fat	8 (5–10)	2.5 (0–9)	< 0.001*
HEI	56.5 (50–71)	41.5 (23–52)	< 0.001*

*P value < 0.05 is considered significant.