Table 3.
Description of Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 score categorized in by terciles according to sociodemographic characteristics, nutritional status and dietary intake (energy and macronutrients) characteristics in Chilean urban population enrolled in ELANS 2014–2015.
| Sociodemographic Characteristics, Nutritional Status and Dietary Intake | Low AHEI-2010 | Intermediate AHEI-2010 | High AHEI-2010 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptive statistics | ||||
| N | 293 | 293 | 294 | |
| Mean ± SD | 35.5 ± 0.2 | 43.4 ± 0.1 | 52.4 ± 0.3 | <0.001 |
| Median (range) | 36.1 | 43.4 | 51.7 | <0.001 |
| (20.1–40.2) | (40.2–46.7) | (46.7–69.4) | ||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Sex (%) | ||||
| Women | 33.6 | 54.1 | 64.6 | <0.001 |
| Men | 66.4 | 45.9 | 35.4 | |
| Age group (%) | ||||
| 15–19 years | 15.4 | 8.6 | 6.8 | <0.001 |
| 20–34 years | 42.3 | 33.2 | 29.3 | |
| 35–49 years | 25.3 | 31.2 | 33.3 | |
| 50–65 years | 17.1 | 27.1 | 30.6 | |
| Socioeconomic level (%) | ||||
| Low | 59.2 | 42.5 | 34.6 | <0.001 |
| Medium | 30.8 | 42.9 | 41.7 | |
| High | 9.9 | 14.6 | 23.7 | |
| Nutritional status | ||||
| Nutritional status (%) | ||||
| Underweight | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.003 |
| Normal | 36.2 | 30.5 | 24.2 | |
| Overweight | 33.4 | 38.4 | 35.8 | |
| Obesity | 29.4 | 31.2 | 39.9 | |
| Energy and macronutrients | ||||
| Total energy intake (kcal/day) | 1968.1 | 1638.3 | 1500.7 | <0.001 |
| Carbohydrate (% of total energy) | 54.0 | 55.2 | 53.7 | 0.026 |
| Protein (% of total energy) | 15.4 | 16.1 | 17.2 | <0.001 |
| Fat (% of total energy) | 29.9 | 29.1 | 30.3 | 0.018 |
Chi-square test and one-way ANOVA (for waist circumference, energy and macronutrients) were applied to compare characteristics of 879 participants as a function of terciles of AHEI-2010 score. p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.