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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018 Feb 1;50(3):275–282.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2017.11.003

Table 2.

Adjusted means and standard errors (SE)1 for Health Eating Index -2010, stratified by group and time


Range of score Intervention (n=53) Comparison (n=54)

Pre Post Pre Post

Mean ± SE Mean ± SE Mean ± SE Mean ± SE

Total HEI-2010 Score 0–100 55.7±2.0 56.5±2.0 57.3±1.8 53.7±1.8
Adequacy (Higher score indicates higher consumption)
Total Fruit 0–5 3.3±0.4 3.5±0.4 3.3±0.3 2.8±0.3
Whole Fruit 0–5 3.3±0.4 3.4±0.4 3.7±0.4 3.1±0.4
Total Vegetablesa** 0–5 1.8±0.3 1.4±0.3 1.7±0.2 1.2±0.2
Greens and Beansa* 0–5 1.0±0.3 0.7±0.3 0.9±0.3 0.5±0.3
Whole Grains 0–10 3.8±0.7 4.0±0.7 4.1±0.6 4.3±0.6
Dairy 0–10 9.0±0.4 9.1±0.4 8.8±0.4 8.4±0.4
Total Protein Foods 0–5 4.6±0.2 4.5±0.2 4.4±0.1 4.6±0.2
Seafood and Plant Proteins 0–5 1.9±0.3 1.5±0.3 1.5±0.3 1.0±0.3
Fatty Acids 0–10 3.2±0.6 4.0±0.6 3.8±0.6 4.2±0.6
Moderation (higher score indicate lower consumption)
Refined Grains 0–10 5.2±0.6 5.2±0.6 6.2±0.6 6.1±0.6
Sodiumb** 0–10 2.9±0.6 4.1±0.6 3.8±0.5 3.1±0.5
Empty Calories 0–20 15.7±0.8 15.3±0.8 15.1±0.7 14.4±0.7
1

Linear mixed-effect model with group, time, group, and group*time interaction as fixed effects with adjusted for child gender, race/ethnic group, parent’s age, parent’s race/ethnicity, education.

a

significant time effect;

b

significant group*time effect;

*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01;

***

p< 0.001