TABLE 2.

Diet quality in adult survivors of childhood cancer: the SJLIFE cohort¹

HEI-2010 component	Maximum score	Standard for maximum score	Standard for minimum score of 0	Score2
Total fruit	5	≥0.8 cup equiv./1000 kcal	No fruit	2.9 ± 1.6
Whole fruit	5	≥0.4 cup equiv./1000 kcal	No whole fruit	3.2 ± 1.6
Total vegetables	5	≥1.1 cup equiv./1000 kcal	No vegetables	3.7 ± 1.2
Greens and beans	5	≥0.2 cup equiv./1000 kcal	No dark-green vegetables, beans, or peas	3.4 ± 1.7
Whole grains	10	≥1.5 ounce equiv./1000 kcal	No whole grains	3.4 ± 2.5
Dairy	10	≥1.3 cup equiv./1000 kcal	No dairy	5.7 ± 2.6
Total protein foods	5	≥2.5 cup equiv./1000 kcal	No protein foods	4.6 ± 0.7
Seafood and plant protein	5	≥0.8 cup equiv./1000 kcal	No seafood or plant proteins	3.7 ± 1.4
FAs	10	(PUFAs + MUFAs):SFAs ≥2.5	(PUFAs + MUFAs):SFAs <1.2	5.4 ± 2.4
Refined grains	10	≤1.8 ounce equiv./1000 kcal	≥4.3 ounce equiv./1000 kcal	8.0 ± 2.1
Sodium	10	≤1.1 g/1000 kcal	≥2.0 g/1000 kcal	3.9 ± 2.5
Empty calories3	20	≤19% of calories	≥50% of calories	9.8 ± 5.1
Total HEI-2010 score	100	—	—	57.9 ± 12.4

¹equiv., equivalents; HEI-2010, Healthy Eating Index–2010; SJLIFE, St. Jude Lifetime.

²Values are means ± SDs.

³“Empty calories” refers to calories from solid fats, alcohol, and added sugars. The threshold for counting alcohol is >13 g/1000 kcal.