Table 2.
HEI-2015 total and component scores by treatment group and time point
| Study arm | Baseline | 6 months | 12 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 95 % CI | Mean | 95 % CI | Mean | 95 % CI | ||
| Total HEI-2015 score | SM | 61·02 | 58·72, 62·81 | 63·19 | 61·22, 64·97 | 63·56 | 60·81, 65·42 |
| SM + FB | 63·11 | 60·41, 65·24 | 65·42 | 63·30, 67·20 | 63·94 | 61·40, 66·29 | |
| Adequacy components | |||||||
| Total vegetables | SM | 4·76 | 4·29, 5·00 | 5·00 | 4·57, 5·00 | 5·00 | 4·79, 5·00 |
| SM + FB | 4·71 | 4·33, 5·00 | 5·00 | 4·81, 5·00 | 4·78 | 4·37, 5·00 | |
| Greens and beans | SM | 5·00 | 4·85, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 |
| SM + FB | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | |
| Total fruit | SM | 2·80 | 2·39, 3·22 | 3·34 | 2·89, 3·87 | 2·97 | 2·48, 3·39 |
| SM + FB | 2·81 | 2·35, 3·30 | 3·17 | 2·76, 3·81 | 3·01 | 2·57, 3·46 | |
| Whole fruit | SM | 5·00 | 4·28, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | 5·00 | 4·29, 5·00 |
| SM + FB | 5·00 | 4·31, 5·00 | 5·00 | 4·88, 5·00 | 5·00 | 4·68, 5·00 | |
| Whole grains | SM | 2·39 | 2·02, 2·82 | 2·80 | 2·37, 3·32 | 3·12 | 2·61, 3·53 |
| SM + FB | 2·93 | 2·34, 3·38 | 3·57 | 2·99, 4·04 | 3·55 | 2·93, 4·23 | |
| Dairy | SM | 6·22 | 5·72, 6·73 | 6·02 | 5·43, 6·68 | 6·58 | 5·94, 7·20 |
| SM + FB | 6·57 | 6·09, 7·04 | 6·08 | 5·49, 6·63 | 5·89 | 5·45, 6·42 | |
| Total protein foods | SM | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 |
| SM + FB | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | |
| Seafood and plant protein | SM | 5·00 | 4·97, 5·00 | 5·00 | 4·94, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 |
| SM + FB | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | 5·00 | 5·00, 5·00 | |
| Moderation components | |||||||
| Fatty acid ratio | SM | 4·26 | 3·61, 4·92 | 4·50 | 3·92, 5·10 | 4·20 | 3·63, 4·95 |
| SM + FB | 4·76 | 4·11, 5·40 | 4·97 | 4·32, 5·66 | 5·07 | 4·44, 5·63 | |
| Sodium | SM | 2·22 | 1·56, 2·91 | 1·94 | 1·24, 2·69 | 1·85 | 1·06, 2·57 |
| SM + FB | 2·21 | 1·52, 2·81 | 1·59 | 0·82, 2·31 | 1·46 | 0·72, 2·08 | |
| Refined grains | SM | 6·74 | 5·97, 7·38 | 6·60 | 5·92, 7·21 | 7·07 | 6·48, 7·81 |
| SM + FB | 6·60 | 5·87, 7·31 | 7·12 | 6·36, 7·83 | 6·48 | 5·78, 7·04 | |
| Saturated fat | SM | 4·50 | 3·77, 5·07 | 4·58 | 3·88, 5·26 | 4·63 | 4·04, 5·28 |
| SM + FB | 4·39 | 3·80, 5·02 | 5·53 | 5·00, 6·12 | 5·17 | 4·51, 5·85 | |
| Added sugar | SM | 7·14 | 6·50, 7·68 | 8·40 | 7·91, 8·86 | 8·14 | 7·57, 8·73 |
| SM + FB | 8·15 | 7·76, 8·62 | 8·39 | 8·01, 8·77 | 8·54 | 8·12, 8·91 | |
HEI-2015, Healthy Eating Index-2015, SM, Self-monitoring group, SM + FB, self-monitoring + feedback group.
95 % CI are based on bootstrapped resamples.