TABLE 1.
Distribution of the HEI-2005 score for total vegetables (range 0–5) in the total U.S. population and selected age-gender subgroups, 2001–20041
| Percentiles |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subpopulation | n | Mean ± SE | 5% | 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% | 95% |
| Males and females | |||||||||
| 2–3 y | 937 | 2.18 ± 0.07 | 1.07 | 1.26 | 1.62 | 2.10 | 2.65 | 3.21 | 3.57 |
| 4–8 y | 1701 | 2.17 ± 0.07 | 1.13 | 1.31 | 1.66 | 2.11 | 2.60 | 3.12 | 3.44 |
| Males | |||||||||
| 9–13 y | 1061 | 2.44 ± 0.10 | 1.11 | 1.30 | 1.72 | 2.32 | 3.02 | 3.75 | 4.26 |
| 14–18 y | 1424 | 2.50 ± 0.09 | 1.17 | 1.39 | 1.83 | 2.39 | 3.06 | 3.75 | 4.22 |
| 19–30 y | 1100 | 2.86 ± 0.07 | 1.44 | 1.70 | 2.18 | 2.78 | 3.47 | 4.19 | 4.66 |
| 31–50 y | 1466 | 3.22 ± 0.07 | 1.70 | 1.97 | 2.49 | 3.15 | 3.92 | 4.69 | 5.00 |
| 51–70 y | 1252 | 3.64 ± 0.08 | 1.93 | 2.26 | 2.87 | 3.66 | 4.57 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| ≥71 y | 832 | 3.64 ± 0.09 | 1.86 | 2.18 | 2.82 | 3.65 | 4.66 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| ≥19 y | 4650 | 3.28 ± 0.05 | 1.67 | 1.96 | 2.50 | 3.22 | 4.06 | 4.96 | 5.00 |
| Females | |||||||||
| 9–13 y | 1112 | 2.62 ± 0.09 | 1.19 | 1.42 | 1.88 | 2.50 | 3.24 | 4.03 | 4.57 |
| 14–18 y | 1362 | 2.72 ± 0.10 | 1.25 | 1.49 | 1.97 | 2.61 | 3.37 | 4.18 | 4.74 |
| 19–30 y | 1325 | 3.23 ± 0.09 | 1.62 | 1.91 | 2.44 | 3.15 | 3.99 | 4.87 | 5.00 |
| 31–50 y | 1595 | 3.58 ± 0.07 | 1.87 | 2.18 | 2.79 | 3.57 | 4.51 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| 51–70 y | 1284 | 4.01 ± 0.06 | 2.22 | 2.60 | 3.28 | 4.19 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| ≥71 y | 860 | 4.03 ± 0.09 | 2.17 | 2.55 | 3.29 | 4.26 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| ≥19 y | 5064 | 3.67 ± 0.05 | 1.88 | 2.21 | 2.84 | 3.69 | 4.72 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| All persons | |||||||||
| ≥2 y | 17,311 | 3.21 ± 0.03 | 1.47 | 1.75 | 2.34 | 3.13 | 4.11 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Observed2 | 17,311 | 2.95 ± 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.72 | 1.67 | 2.92 | 4.64 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
1
Estimated from data on 17311 participants in NHANES.
2
Empirical distribution of 24HR-based HEI-2005 score.