Table 2.

Index value of healthy eating index—for monitoring (HEI-MON) and planetary healthy eating index—for monitoring (PHEI-MON) in population groups

			Healthy eating index—for monitoring (HEI-MON)						Planetary healthy eating index—for monitoring (PHEI-MON)
			N	%a	Mean	95% CI		p for trendb	N		%a	Mean	95% CI		p for trendb
Gender	Womenc		3521	50.4	54	54	55	< .0001	3533		50.3	41	41	42	< .0001
	Men		3237	49.6	51	51	52		3248		49.7	37	37	38
Age in years	Women	18–29	524	18.6	50	49	51	< .0001	527	18.6		38	38	39	< .0001
		30–44	727	24.5	52	51	53		728	24.5		40	39	41
		45–64	1419	36.7	56	55	57		1424	36.7		43	42	43
		65-79c	851	20.2	58	57	59		854	20.2		43	43	44
	Men	18–29	504	19.6	46	45	47	< .0001	505	19.6		34	33	35	< .0001
		30–44	646	25.7	49	47	50		650	25.8		35	35	36
		45–64	1233	37.4	53	52	54		1237	37.4		38	38	39
		65-79c	854	17.3	57	56	58		856	17.3		40	39	41
Education level	Women	High	928	19.8	58	56	59	< .0001	930	19.8		43	42	44	< .0001
		Medium	2005	55.9	54	54	55		2012	55.9		41	41	42
		Lowc	568	24.3	52	51	53		571	24.3		40	39	41
	Men	High	1272	28.6	54	53	55	< .0001	1273	28.5		40	39	40	< .0001
		Medium	1607	55.4	51	50	52		1614	55.5		37	36	37
		Lowc	342	16.0	48	46	49		343	16.1		34	33	36

^a Weighted percentage

^b Result of linear regression analysis. A p-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant

^c Reference category

95% CI 95% confidence interval