Table 2. Diet Quality Using HEI-2010, DASH Score, and Energy Density of 698 Parents and Their Child from the Neighborhood Impact on Kids Study.

Diet Quality Measure	Score Rangea	Parent M±SDb	Child M±SDb	p-valuec
HEI-2010d total score	0 - 100	64.5 ± 13.3	58.3 ± 12.1	<0.001
Total fruit	0-5	2.5 ± 1.8	3.1 ± 1.8	<0.001
Whole fruit	0-5	3.1 ± 1.9	3.3 ± 1.8	0.025
Total vegetables	0-5	4.6 ± 0.9	3.3 ± 1.5	<0.001
Greens and beans	0-5	2.6 ± 2.1	1.2 ± 1.7	<0.001
Whole grains	0-10	5.3 ± 3.5	5.1 ± 3.3	0.067
Dairy	0-10	6.7 ± 2.8	8.3 ± 2.2	<0.001
Total protein foods	0-5	4.6 ± 0.9	4.0 ± 1.1	<0.001
Seafood and plant proteins	0-5	3.5 ± 1.9	2.8 ± 2.0	<0.001
Fatty acids	0-10	4.6 ± 3.2	3.2 ± 2.7	<0.001
Sodium	0-10	4.4 ± 3.1	5.1 ± 3.0	<0.001
Refined grains	0-10	6.6 ± 3.1	5.3 ± 3.2	<0.001
Empty calories	0-20	16.0 ± 3.7	13.7 ± 3.8	<0.001
DASHe total score	0 - 80	45.3 ± 10.2	43.4 ± 9	<0.001
Total grains	0-5	4.3 ± 1.0	4.9 ± 0.4	<0.001
Whole grains	0-5	2.7 ± 1.6	3.1 ± 1.6	<0.001
Vegetables	0-10	6.5 ± 2.7	4.7 ± 2.9	<0.001
Fruits	0-10	3.8 ± 3.1	6.4 ± 3.4	<0.001
Total dairy	0-5	3.0 ± 1.4	4.0 ± 1.2	<0.001
Low-fat dairy	0-5	1.2 ± 1.5	1.5 ± 1.7	<0.001
Meat, poultry, fish, eggs	0-10	9.7 ± 1.1	9.6 ± 1.4	0.1727
Nuts, seeds, legumes	0-10	5.3 ± 4.4	3.1 ± 4.0	<0.001
Fats, oils	0-10	5.4 ± 4.2	4.4 ± 4.4	<0.001
Sweets	0-10	3.3 ± 4.3	1.6 ± 3.3	<0.001
Energy density (kcal/gf)
Food only		1.7 ± 0.4	1.9 ± 0.4	<0.001

^aIntakes between the minimum and maximum are scored proportionally.

^bM±SD, mean ± standard deviation

^cP-values indicate significance of differences between parent and child dietary variables.

^dHEI-2010, Healthy Eating Index-2010

^eDASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension

^fkcal/g, kilocalories per gram