Table 2.
Mean (±SEM) HEI-2005 component scores for HANDLS participants by sex and race.
| Component | Maximum scorea | Total | Women | Men | Women | Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | African American | White | African American | |||||
| n= 999 | n=565 | n=434 | n = 215 | n = 350 | n = 167 | n = 267 | ||
| Total Fruit (includes 100% juice) | 5 | 2.51±0.06 | 2.60±0.08 | 2.38±0.09 | 2.74±0.12 | 2.52±0.10 | 2.46±0.14 | 2.32±0.11 |
| Whole Fruit (not juice) | 5 | 2.57±0.06 | 2.71±0.09 | 2.39±0.09 | 3.00±0.14 | 2.53±0.11 | 2.64±0.16 | 2.24±0.12 |
| Total Vegetables | 5 | 3.99±0.04 | 4.08±0.06 | 3.87±0.07 | 4.14±0.09 | 4.04±0.07 | 3.90±0.10 | 3.85±0.08 |
| Dark Green and Orange Vegetables and Legumes | 5 | 1.76±0.06 | 1.96±0.08 | 1.49±0.08 | 2.02±0.13 | 1.93±0.11 | 1.38±0.13 | 1.56±0.11 |
| Total Grains | 5 | 4.03±0.03 | 4.05±0.04 | 4.01±0.05 | 4.11±0.07 | 4.01±0.06 | 4.23±.08 | 3.87±.06 |
| Whole Grains | 5 | 1.34±0.04 | 1.43±0.06 | 1.24±0.06 | 1.68±0.10 | 1.27±0.07 | 1.46±.11 | 1.10±.07 |
| Milk | 10 | 4.00±0.09 | 4.14±0.12 | 3.83±0.12 | 5.18±0.21 | 3.50±0.14 | 4.98±.21 | 3.11±.13 |
| Meat and Beans | 10 | 9.00±0.06 | 8.88±0.09 | 9.17±0.08 | 8.24±0.17 | 9.27±.009 | 8.76±.15 | 9.42±0.09 |
| Oils | 10 | 5.71±0.10 | 5.87±0.13 | 5.50±0.14 | 5.84±0.21 | 5.88±0.16 | 5.47±0.23 | 5.52±0.18 |
| Saturated Fat | 10 | 5.43±0.10 | 5.52±0.14 | 5.31±0.15 | 5.20±0.23 | 5.72±0.17 | 5.12±0.24 | 5.43±0.20 |
| Sodium | 10 | 4.12±0.09 | 4.12±0.12 | 4.12±0.13 | 3.95±0.19 | 4.21±0.15 | 3.79±0.22 | 4.33±0.17 |
| SoFAASb | 20 | 7.71±0.19 | 7.89±0.26 | 7.49±0.29 | 8.56±0.45 | 7.47±0.31 | 8.28±0.48 | 6.99±.36 |
| Total | 100 | 52.17±0.40 | 53.23±0.54c | 50.79±0.56c | 54.66±0.92d,e | 52.35±0.67d,f | 52.48±0.97g | 49.74±0.68e-g |
a
Standards for the maximum score and zero score are available at http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/HEI/healthyeatingindex2005factsheet.pdf (21).
b
Calories from Solid Fat, Alcohol, and Added Sugar
c-g
Means with the same superscript are statistically different (P< 0.05)