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Published in final edited form as: Nutr Res. 2024 Feb 2;128:1–13. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.01.010

Table 5.

Total and component scores1 for AHEI-20102 at months 0, 3, 6 and 12 among African Americans with overweight/obesity.

AHEI-2010
Components
(0-10)		 Month 0 Month 3 Month 6 Month 12
Vegan
(n=53)
(mean,
SE)		 Omni
(n=60)
(mean,
SE		 Diff.
(mean,
SE)		 P 3 Vegan
(mean,
SE)		 Omni
(mean,
SE)		 Diff.
(mean,
SE)		 P Vegan
(mean,
SE)		 Omni
(mean,
SE)		 Diff.
(mean,
SE)		 P Vegan
(mean,
SE)		 Omni
(mean,
SE)		 Diff.
(mean,
SE)		 P
Total vegetables 3.8
(0.3)		 4.1
(0.3)		 −0.3
(0.4)		 0.5 5.7
(0.3)		 4.4
(0.3)		 1.3
(0.4)		 0.004 5.3
(0.3)		 4.4
(0.3)		 0.8
(0.5)		 0.1 5.7
(0.3)		 4.3
(0.3)		 1.4
(0.4)		 0.001
Total fruit 2.5
(0.3)		 2.0
(0.2)		 0.4
(0.4)		 0.2 3.5
(0.3)		 3.1
(0.3)		 0.4
(0.5)		 0.4 3.5
(0.3)		 2.7
(0.3)		 0.8
(0.4)		 0.1 3.7
(0.3)		 2.8
(0.3)		 0.9
(0.4)		 0.1
Whole grains 1.7
(0.3)		 1.6
(0.2)		 0.1
(0.3)		 0.8 2.8
(0.3)		 2.2
(0.3)		 0.6
(0.4)		 0.2 3.4
(0.3)		 2.2
(0.3)		 1.3
(0.4)		 0.01 2.9
(0.3)		 2.2
(0.3)		 0.7
(0.5)		 0.1
Nuts and legumes 6.0
(0.6)		 5.3
(0.6)		 0.7
(0.8)		 0.4 8.1
(0.6)		 6.5
(0.5)		 1.6
(0.8)		 0.04 7.7
(0.5)		 6.8
(0.5)		 0.9
(0.7)		 0.2 7.7
(0.6)		 6.8
(0.5)		 0.8
(0.8)		 0.3
Long-chain fats 4.5
(0.5)		 4.8
(0.5)		 −0.3
(0.7)		 0.7 1.0
(0.4)		 4.0
(0.4)		 −3.0
(0.6)		 <.001 1.4
(0.5)		 4.0
(0.4)		 −2.6
(0.7)		 <.001 2.1
(0.5)		 4.4
(0.5)		 −2.3
(0.7)		 0.002
Polyunsaturated fats 8.4
(0.3)		 8.5
(0.2)		 −0.1
(0.4)		 0.7 8.5
(0.3)		 8.6
(0.3)		 −0.1
(0.4)		 0.8 8.1
(0.3)		 8.6
(0.3)		 −0.5
(0.4)		 0.2 8.4
(0.3)		 8.1
(0.3)		 0.3
(0.4)		 0.4
Red/processed meat 3.4
(0.6)		 5.0
(0.6)		 −1.6
(0.9)		 0.1 10.0
(0.5)		 6.6
(0.4)		 3.4
(0.6)		 <.001 9.0
(0.5)		 5.5
(0.5)		 3.5
(0.7)		 <.001 9.8
(0.5)		 6.3
(0.5)		 3.4
(0.7)		 <.001
Sodium 4.9
(0.4)		 5.2
(0.4)		 −0.2
(0.5)		 0.7 5.0
(0.4)		 5.1
(0.4)		 −0.1
(0.5)		 0.8 4.8
(0.4)		 5.3
(0.3)		 −0.5
(0.5)		 0.3 4.9
(0.4)		 5.2
(0.4)		 −0.4
(0.5)		 0.5
Alcohol 3.0
(0.3)		 2.8
(0.3)		 0.2
(0.4)		 0.7 3.1
(0.3)		 3.0
(0.3)		 0.1
(0.4)		 0.7 3.3
(0.3)		 2.5
(0.2)		 0.8
(0.4)		 0.03 3.6
(0.3)		 2.8
(0.3)		 0.9
(0.4)		 0.04
AHEI-2010 (0-90) 38.2
(17)		 39.3
(14)		 −1.1
(2.1)		 0.6 47.5
(14)		 43.6
(13)		 3.9
(11)		 0.04 46.6
(13)		 42.1
(13)		 4.5
(18)		 0.02 48.9
(11)		 42.8
(15)		 6.0
(24)		 0.01
1

Adjusted for baseline consumption (month 0) as a covariate in regression models.

2

Each component has a possible score of 0–10, with 0 being least healthy and 10 being healthiest.

3

t-test used to test differences.

Statistically significant (P<0.05) changes are bolded.

Abbreviations: AHEI-2010, Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010; diff, difference; omni, omnivorous; SE, standard error