Table 2.
Distribution of the total and the components of the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index – Revised (B HEI-R) scores, according to the gender and for the overall population study. São Paulo.
| Percentiles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Components | Maximum Allowed | Mean ± SD | 5% | 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% | 95% |
| Male | |||||||||
| Total grains | 5.00 | 4.98 ± 0.10 | 4.95 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Whole grains | 5.00 | 0.20 ± 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.49 | 0.72 |
| Total fruit a | 5.00 | 1.02 ± 0.57 | 0.15 | 0.33 | 0.60 | 0.97 | 1.39 | 1.80 | 2.02 |
| Whole fruit b | 5.00 | 0.29 ± 0.30 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.67 | 0.90 |
| Total vegetables | 5.00 | 0.85 ± 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.54 | 0.76 | 1.06 | 1.42 | 1.69 |
| Dark green and Orange vegetables and Legumes c | 5.00 | 4.03 ± 1.24 | 1.53 | 2.01 | 3.10 | 4.90 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Milk d | 10.00 | 4.07 ± 2.45 | 0.22 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 3.88 | 5.57 | 7.28 | 8.42 |
| Meat, egg and beans e | 10.00 | 8.16 ± 0.94 | 6.63 | 6.94 | 7.51 | 8.15 | 8.82 | 9.46 | 9.86 |
| Oils f | 10.00 | 9.99 ± 0.11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Saturated fat | 10.00 | 6.39 ± 1.56 | 3.58 | 4.28 | 5.36 | 6.64 | 7.66 | 8.27 | 8.49 |
| Sodium | 10.00 | 1.90 ± 1.09 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 1.11 | 1.91 | 2.68 | 3.33 | 3.71 |
| SoFAAS g | 20.00 | 4.42 ± 2.77 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 2.34 | 4.37 | 6.43 | 8.12 | 9.10 |
| Overall BHEI-R | 100.00 | 46.3 | 27.41 | 30.77 | 37.98 | 46.88 | 54.25 | 60.84 | 64.91 |
| Female | |||||||||
| Total grains | 5.00 | 4.98 ± 0.12 | 4.88 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Whole grains | 5.00 | 0.39 ± 0.48 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.49 | 0.92 | 1.34 |
| Total fruit a | 5.00 | 1.50 ± 0.69 | 0.42 | 0.62 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 1.98 | 2.42 | 2.68 |
| Whole fruit b | 5.00 | 0.50 ± 0.45 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.37 | 0.68 | 1.08 | 1.40 |
| Total vegetables | 5.00 | 1.17 ± 0.61 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.74 | 1.04 | 1.44 | 1.96 | 2.31 |
| Dark green and Orange vegetables and Legumes c | 5.00 | 4.46 ± 0.98 | 2.15 | 2.79 | 4.26 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Milk d | 10.00 | 4.91 ± 2.74 | 0.78 | 1.49 | 2.93 | 4.68 | 6.58 | 8.5 | 9.79 |
| Meat, egg and beans e | 10.00 | 7.85 ± 1.08 | 6.08 | 6.45 | 7.13 | 7.85 | 8.61 | 9.3 | 9.72 |
| Oils f | 10.00 | 9.97 ± 0.22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Saturated fat | 10.00 | 5.20 ± 1.86 | 1.9 | 2.71 | 3.97 | 5.28 | 6.58 | 7.64 | 8.11 |
| Sodium | 10.00 | 2.45 ± 1.18 | 0.41 | 0.88 | 1.64 | 2.48 | 3.27 | 3.98 | 4.38 |
| SoFAAS g | 20.00 | 4.59 ± 2.87 | 0 | 0.39 | 2.43 | 4.57 | 6.66 | 8.38 | 9.4 |
| Overall BHEI-R | 100.00 | 47.97 | 27.15 | 31.01 | 39.38 | 47.96 | 56.29 | 64.18 | 69.13 |
| Overall population | |||||||||
| Total grains | 5.00 | 4.98 ± 0.11 | 4.95 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Whole grains | 5.00 | 0.29 ± 0.40 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.71 | 1.05 |
| Total fruit a | 5.00 | 1.26 ± 0.68 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.75 | 1.20 | 1.70 | 2.18 | 2.45 |
| Whole fruit b | 5.00 | 0.39 ± 0.39 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.53 | 0.90 | 1.18 |
| Total vegetables | 5.00 | 1.01 ± 0.55 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 0.89 | 1.25 | 1.71 | 2.07 |
| Dark green and Orange vegetables and Legumes c | 5.00 | 4.24 ± 1.14 | 1.75 | 2.30 | 3.60 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Milk d | 10.00 | 4.48 ± 2.63 | 0.49 | 1.22 | 2.58 | 4.26 | 6.08 | 7.93 | 9.16 |
| Meat, egg and beans e | 10.00 | 8.01 ± 1.03 | 6.30 | 6.69 | 7.32 | 8.01 | 8.72 | 9.39 | 9.80 |
| Oils f | 10.00 | 9.98 ± 0.18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Saturated fat | 10.00 | 5.80 ± 1.81 | 2.54 | 3.36 | 4.61 | 5.94 | 7.20 | 8.11 | 8.36 |
| Sodium | 10.00 | 2.18 ± 1.17 | 0.10 | 0.57 | 1.34 | 2.18 | 2.99 | 3.70 | 4.12 |
| SoFAAS g | 20.00 | 4.51 ± 2.82 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 2.38 | 4.47 | 6.55 | 8.26 | 9.24 |
| Overall BHEI-R | 100.00 | 47.13 | 26.79 | 30.48 | 38.38 | 47.37 | 55.37 | 62.89 | 67.43 |
a Includes 100% juice; b Includes all forms except juice; c Includes legumes only after meat and beans standard is met; d Includes all milk products, such as fluid milk, yogurt and cheese, and soy beverages; e Includes legumes only if the meat and beans standard is otherwise not met; f Includes nonhydrogenated vegetable oils and oils in fish, nuts, and seeds; g SoFAAS–Total calories from solid fats, alcoholic beverages and added sugar.