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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nurs Health Sci. 2015 Jun 18;17(4):467–475. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12218

Table 5.

Dietary quality and nutrient intakes

2010 Dietary guidelines for Americans mEOSS-0 (n=9) mEOSS-1 (n=13) mEOSS-2 (n=83) p-value

Mean± SD Mean± SD Mean± SD
Dietary quality (DQIR-Y) N/A
Total score Range: 0-95 68.6 ± 6.6 58.2 ±10.7 62.0 ±11.8 .110
Food diversity sub-score Range: 0-10 5.5 ± 2.0 4.5 ± 1.7 4.8 ± 1.8 .428

Total Calorie (Kcal) 1800-2600 Kcal 1682.0 ± 590.9 1759.1 ±715.1 1758.7 ± 567.7 .932
Total added sugar (g/day) < 25 g for women; 37.5 g for men 48.6±27.4 63.9 ± 32.2 58.0 ± 28.2 .461
Total dietary fiber (g/day) (14g/1000Kcal) 19.0 ± 5.6 14.9 ± 6.5 16.9 ± 8.0 .473
Total Sodium (mg/day) ≤ 1500-2300 mg 1917.5 ±720.8 2055.2 ± 895.9 2126.5 ± 787.0 .739
Cholesterol <300 mg 251.5 ± 130.2 215.4 ± 113.6 227.7 ± 104.2 .736
Trans fat 0 mg 1.8±.7 2.6±1.2 2.3±.8 .114
Calcium 1000 mg 898.3 ± 425.0 723.3 ± 272.6 742.9 ± 316.3 .366
Magnesium 310 mg for women; 400 mg for men 284.9±89.4 226.0±83.7 248.4 ± 97.7 .366
Vitamin D 600 IU 263.3±226.0 204.2±170.2 185.6±164.2 .423
Fruit 2 cups 1.2 ± 0.6 1.1 ± 1.0 1.5 ± 1.2 .490
Vegetables 3 cups 3.0 ± 1.3 2.0 ± 1.4 2.1 ± 1.4 .175

% of energy sources
% of carbohydrate 45-65% 54.8 ±5.4 54.2 ± 5.9 53.3 ± 6.5 .763
% of added sugar < 5-15% 11.2 ± 3.1 14.7 ±4.7 13.2 ± 5.3 .305
% of protein 10-35% 17.9 ±4.0 14.2 ±2.1 15.9 ±3.2 .028
% of total fat 20-35% 27.7 ± 3.6 32.7 ± 4.7 31.4 ±5.3 .064
% of saturated fat < 10% of total calorie 9.1 ± 1.8 11.4 ± 1.7 10.4 ±2.4 .065