Adherence to AHEI-2010 cutoffs for US-born and foreign-born, non-Hispanic blacks.
Values were adjusted for age, sex, income-poverty ratio, education, smoking status,
physical activity status, and caloric intake. All differences were significant except
for sodium and alcohol. AHEI-2010 cutoffs: vegetables, ≥5 servings/d; fruit, ≥4
servings/d; whole grain, ≥50% total grains/d; sugar-sweetened beverages, 0 servings/d;
nut, legume, and vegetable protein, ≥1 servings/d; seafood n–3 fatty acids, ≥250 mg/d;
PUFAs ≥10%; sodium, lowest decile; alcohol, 0.5–1.5 and 0.5–2.0 drinks/d for women and
men, respectively. AHEI-2010, Alternative Healthy Eating Index–2010.