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. 2024 Jul 24;16(15):2404. doi: 10.3390/nu16152404

Table 2.

Diet quality and sustainable nutrition trends of health workers pre-, during and post-night-shifts according to the HEI-2020 and PHDI.

Indices and Their Components Pre-Night-Shift(x¯± SD) During Night Shift (x¯± SD) Post-Night-Shift (x¯± SD) F p η2
HEI-2020 score 46.1 ± 9.2 a 44.0 ± 8.8 b 44.7 ± 9.9 a 6.277 0.002 0.014
HEI-2020 components scores [x¯ ± SD]
  Whole grains 0.8 ± 2.5 a 0.5 ± 1.9 b 0.7 ± 2.3 b 3.633 0.027 0.008
  Refined grains 7.6 ± 2.9 7.2 ± 2.9 7.3 ± 3.3 2.676 0.069 0.006
  Seafood and plant proteins 4.9 ± 0.7 a 4.9 ± 0.5 a 4.8 ± 0.9 b 5.626 0.006 0.012
  Sodium 9.4 ± 1.9 a 6.7 ± 1.3 b 9.4 ± 1.9 a 4.428 0.014 0.010
  Dairy 3.2 ± 2.1 3.1 ± 2.0 3.4 ± 2.7 1.895 0.153 0.004
  Greens and beans 3.5 ± 1.7 a 3.5 ± 1.6 a 3.2 ± 1.8 b 5.796 0.003 0.013
  Total vegetable 3.2 ± 1.5 3.2 ± 1.4 3.1 ± 1.6 0.348 0.706 0.001
  Whole fruit 3.5 ± 1.9 a 2.1 ± 1.7 b 2.4 ± 2.0 a 6.568 0.001 0.014
  Total fruit 1.7 ± 1.6 a 1.3 ± 1.2 b 1.7 ± 1.7 a 10.502 <0.001 0.023
  Added sugar 4.9 ± 4.6 a 4.1 ± 4.5 b 4.6 ± 4.7 a 4.662 0.010 0.010
  MUFA/PUFA ratio 0.1 ± 0.6 b 0.1 ± 0.5 b 0.2 ± 1.3 a 5.001 0.014 0.011
  Saturated fatty acids 0.0 ± 0.0 0.0 ± 0.0 0.1 ± 0.4 1.000 0.318 0.002
PHDI score [x¯ ± SD] 51.9 ± 13.4 a 48.3 ± 13.2 b 50.6 ± 14.9 a 8.208 <0.001 0.018
PHDI components scores [x¯ ± SD]
  Red meat 1.5 ± 3.5 a 0.6 ± 2.3 b 2.3 ± 4.1 c 27.081 <0.001 0.057
  Nuts and peanuts 5.3 ± 4.2 a 5.6 ± 4.2 a 4.7 ± 4.4 b 5.163 0.006 0.011
  Legumes 3.2 ± 3.8 b 3.5 ± 3.8 a 2.7 ± 3.8 b 4.332 0.013 0.010
  Chicken and substitutes 7.7 ± 4.2 a 6.6 ± 4.7 b 8.0 ± 3.9 a 13.943 <0.001 0.030
  Fish and seafood 0.0 ± 0.0 0.0 ± 0.0 0.1 ± 0.1 0.640 0.491 0.001
  Eggs 0.4 ± 1.5 a 0.9 ± 2.4 b 2.9 ± 3.7 a 106.921 <0.001 0.192
  Fruits 6.9 ± 3.7 6.4 ± 3.6 6.4 ± 3.9 2.4560 0.086 0.005
  Vegetables 6.7 ± 2.5 a 8.7 ± 2.5 a 8.3 ± 3.0 b 3.469 0.033 0.008
  DGV/total ratio 0.5 ± 0.3 0.4 ± 0.3 0.4 ± 0.3 0.056 0.944 0.000
  ReV/total ratio 0.8 ± 0.3 a 0.9 ± 0.3 b 0.8 ± 0.4 b 6.928 0.001 0.015
  Whole cereals 0.7 ± 1.8 a 0.4 ± 0.3 b 0.6 ± 0.3 a,b 3.633 0.027 0.008
  Tubers and potatoes 0.3 ± 0.1 0.4 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.8 1.907 0.150 0.004
  Dairy 2.7 ± 0.3 a 2.9 ± 0.4 a 2.3 ± 0.3 b 4.613 0.010 0.010
  Vegetable oils 3.9 ± 0.6 a 3.2 ± 0.7 b 3.1 ± 0.4 b 6.853 0.001 0.015
  Animal fats 5.1 ± 0.9 a 4.6 ± 0.4 b 5.7 ± 0.9 c 7.822 0.001 0.017
  Added sugar 4.3 ± 0.6 a 3.4 ± 0.4 b 4.1 ± 0.6 a 5.706 0.003 0.013

a,b,c represent the statistically significant differences among the line groups at p < 0.05. DGV: dark green vegetables; HEI: Healthy Eating Index; MUFA: mono unsaturated fatty acids; SD: standard deviation; PHDI: Planetary Health Diet Index; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids; ReV: red vegetables.