Table 1.
Food product frequency, Health Star Rating (HSR): median; range; IQR; and distributions for NOVA categories
| NOVA Category | n | % | HSR Median | HSR Range | IQR | n HSR ≤ 2 (%)* | n HSR ≥ 2.5 (%)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP | 159 | 12.5 | 4.5δ | 0.5–5 | 1 | 3(0.02%) | 156(98.1%) |
| PCI | 19 | 1.5 | 1δ | 0.5–4 | 1 | 17(89.5%) | 2(1.1%) |
| P | 147 | 11.6 | 4δ | 0.5–5 | 1 | 15(1.2%) | 132(89.8%) |
| UP | 944 | 74.4 | 3.5δ | 0.5–5 | 1.5 | 218(23.1%) | 726(76.9%) |
| Total Sample | 1269 | 100 | 3.5δ | 0.5–5 | 1.5 | 253 | 1016 |
n number of products, MP unprocessed and minimally processed, PCI processed culinary ingredients, P processed, UP ultra-processed
(%)* percentage of products within each NOVA category. δmedian significantly different to median of all other NOVA categories (Mann Whitney U test, p < 0.05)