Table 2.
The Pearson’s Correlation between the sHEI and the 24 h Recall NDSR in Estimated HEI Component and Total Scores.
| HEI Component | Correlation |
|---|---|
| (1) Total Fruits | 0.64 |
| (2) Whole Fruits | 0.57 |
| (3) Total Vegetables | 0.53 |
| (4) Greens and Beans | 0.49 |
| (5) Whole Grains | 0.62 |
| (6) Dairy | 0.48 |
| (7) Total Protein Foods | 0.51 |
| (8) Seafood and Plant Proteins | 0.56 |
| (9) Fatty Acids | 0.44 |
| (10) Refined Grains | 0.62 |
| (11) Sodium | 0.58 |
| (12) Added Sugars | 0.47 |
| (13) Saturated Fats | 0.51 |
| Total Score | 0.79 |
The sHEI: the Short Healthy Eating Index; 24 h recall: 24 h recall; the NDSR: the Nutrition Data System for Research; the HEI: the Healthy Eating Index; CRT: classification and regression tree.