Table 1.

DASH diet scores, nutrient intake, and food intake

		DASH component score		Food and nutrient recommendations		Food recommendations		Nutrient recommendations
Correlations with other scores
	DASH component score	1
	Food and nutrient recommendations	0.60		1
	Food recommendations	0.57		0.44		1
	Nutrient recommendations	0.61		0.68		0.46		1
Mean nutrient intake in lowest/highest quartilea		Q1	Q4	Q1	Q4	Q1	Q4	Q1	Q4
	Total fat, g/d	64.4	54.4	68.0	50.5	64.1	54.8	68.7	49.8
	Saturated fat, g/d	29.8	24.4	31.7	22.2	30.1	24.2	32.3	21.7
	Protein, g/d	67.9	72.6	71.2	69.9	64.7	76.6	70.6	70.1
	Carbohydrate, g/d	203	221	192	232	208	215	191	233
	Cholesterol, mg/d	254	209	267	197	233	231	272	188
	Sodium, mg/d	2,542	2,496	2,572	2,491	2,378	2,686	2,566	2,471
	Potassium, mg/d	2,723	3,413	2,761	3,448	2,652	3,493	2,662	3,516
	Calcium, mg/d	963	1,104	1,039	1,035	963	1,104	1,004	1,063
	Magnesium, mg/d	288	350	289	354	289	350	283	358
	Fiber, g/d	18.0	26.3	17.8	27.2	19.1	25.5	17.9	26.8
	Alcohol, g/d	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.0	3.9	4.4	4.0	4.3
Mean food group intake in lowest/highest quartile		Q1	Q4	Q1	Q4	Q1	Q4	Q1	Q4
	Fruit (servings/d)	1.4	3.0	1.5	3.0	1.4	3.0	1.2	3.1
	Vegetables (servings/d)	1.8	3.5	2.0	3.4	1.6	3.7	1.8	3.4
	Whole grain (servings/d)	3.3	5.1	3.2	5.2	4.2	4.4	2.9	5.4
	Low-fat dairy (servings/d)	0.6	1.6	0.8	1.4	0.6	1.6	0.6	1.7
	Sweetened beverages (servings/d)	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.2
	Red or processed meat (servings/d)	1.3	0.8	1.3	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.9

^aNutrients (except alcohol) were adjusted for energy intake using the residuals method.