Table 6.

Healthy Eating Index total and subscores from late pregnancy to postpartum.

HEI	Score Range	3rd Trimester	3 Months Postpartum	6 Months Postpartum	Overall p-Value a
Total	0–100	64.1 ± 12.2	61.2 ± 11.4	60.5 ± 8.3	0.13
Adequacy	0–60	46.4 ± 7.6	44.5 ± 8.3	43.3 ± 7.5	0.08
Total vegetables and fruit	0–10	8.2 ± 2.0	7.1 ± 2.2	6.9 ± 2.4	0.04
Whole fruit	0–5	4.4 ± 1.5	3.6 ± 1.9	3.4 ± 1.7	0.09
Dark green and orange vegetables	0–5	3.3 ± 1.6	3.4 ± 1.5	2.9 ± 1.6	0.25
Total grains products	0–5	4.4 ± 0.7	4.5 ± 0.8	4.2 ± 1.0	0.29
Whole grains	0–5	2.6 ± 1.8	2.7 ± 1.7	2.3 ± 1.9	0.62
Milk and alternatives	0–10	9.5 ± 1.4	8.8 ± 1.9	8.8 ± 2.4	0.08
Meat and alternatives	0–10	8.9 ± 1.6	8.6 ± 2.0	8.5 ± 1.9	0.16
Unsaturated fat	0–10	5.2 ± 3.7	5.8 ± 3.7	6.4 ± 3.3	0.29
Moderation	0–40	17.7 ± 7.2	16.7 ± 6.7	17.2 ± 7.6	0.65
Saturated fats	0–10	2.8 ± 2.6	3.5 ± 2.4	3.7 ± 3.1	0.33
Sodium	0–10	4.6 ± 2.8	4.8 ± 2.9	4.8 ± 3.2	0.93
Other foods	0–20	10.3 ± 5.1	8.4 ± 5.2	8.7 ± 4.8	0.16

^ap-value for repeated measures ANOVA performed to assess variations in HEI-scores across periods.