Table 3.
Age-standardized baseline dietary patterns (in 1984–1986) of healthy agers and usual agers in the Nurses’ Health Study
| Healthy agers (n=1,171) Mean (SD) |
Usual agers (n=9,499) Mean (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|
| AHEI-2010 score | 53.2 (10.3) | 50.6 (10.1) |
| A-MeDi score | 4.5 (1.6) | 4.3 (1.7) |
| Fruit, servings/day | 1.9 (1.1) | 1.7 (1.1) |
| Vegetables, servings/day | 3.5 (1.6) | 3.3 (1.6) |
| Whole grains, g/day | 18.4 (15.6) | 16.3 (12.7) |
| Red/processed meats, servings/day | 0.9 (0.6) | 1.0 (0.6) |
| Alcohol, drinks/day | 0.6 (0.8) | 0.5 (0.8) |
| Long-chain n-3 fats, mg/day | 221 (148) | 221 (165) |
| PUFA, % of energy | 6.1 (1.5) | 6.3 (1.5) |
| Trans fat, % of energy | 1.6 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.5) |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice, servings/day | 1.0 (0.9) | 1.0 (0.8) |
| Low Sodium intake score a | 5.5 (2.8) | 5.1 (2.8) |
| Nuts, beans and soy products, servings/day | 0.3 (0.4) | 0.3 (0.3) |
| Nuts, servings/day | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.2) |
| Legumes, servings/day | 0.4 (0.3) | 0.4 (0.3) |
| Fish, servings/day | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.3) |
| MUFA:SFA ratio | 1.0 (0.1) | 1.0 (0.1) |
Abbreviations: AHEI-2010: Alternative-Healthy Eating Index-2010; A-MeDi: Alternate Mediterranean diet; MUFA: monounsaturated fats; n-3: omega-3; PUFA: polyunsaturated fats; SFA: saturated fats. Values are means (SD) and are standardized to the age distribution of the study population at baseline.
a
10 point-score based on deciles of the distribution of intake (lowest decile = higher score).