Table 2.

Age-adjusted means for the HEI score and its components based on daily food consumption in cases and controls

Variables	Cases (n = 417) mean (SE)	Controls (n = 395) mean (SE)	p value
HEI-2005 (score 0–100)	70.69 (0.41)	71.40 (0.42)	0.22
Total fruit (daily cups/1,000 kcal)	1.44 (0.06)	1.48 (0.06)	0.66
Whole fruit (daily cups/1,000 kcal)	1.59 (0.08)	1.80 (0.08)	0.05
Total vegetables (daily cups/1,000 kcal)	4.20 (0.13)	4.32 (0.13)	0.54
Dark green/orange vegetables (daily cups/1,000 kcal)	0.53 (0.02)	0.56 (0.02)	0.32
Total grain (daily ounces/1,000 kcal)	2.32 (0.04)	2.30 (0.05)	0.75
Whole grain (daily ounces/1,000 kcal)	0.82 (0.04)	0.87 (0.04)	0.38
Dairy (daily cups/1,000 kcal)	0.62 (0.03)	0.69 (0.03)	0.06
Meat and beans (daily ounces/1,000 kcal)	0.36 (0.007)	0.37 (0.007)	0.30
Oils (daily grams per 1,000 kcal)	27.08 (0.33)	27.43 (0.34)	0.46
Saturated fat (daily grams per total cal)	19.28 (0.56)	18.01 (0.57)	0.12
Sodium (daily grams per 1,000 kcal)	1.40 (0.02)	1.39 (0.02)	0.72
Calories from solid fat, alcohol, and added sugar	292.42 (10.23)	274.33 (10.51)	0.22

Note: Meat and beans component includes meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and beans