Table 2.

Dietary intakes in early and mid-childhood among participants from Project Viva included in this analysis.

Diet Quality and Food Groups	n	Mean (SD)	Interquartile Range
Early childhood
Youth-Healthy Eating Index, score out of 85 points	1051	55.3 (9.6)	49.1–62.2
Fruits and vegetables, serving/day	1074	4.2 (2.1)	2.7–5.4
Red and processed meats, serving/day	1054	0.8 (0.6)	0.4–11
Milk, serving/day	1071	2.2 (1.3)	1.0–3.0
Sugar-sweetened beverages, serving/day	1072	0.2 (0.5)	0–0.2
Fruit juice, serving/day	1070	1.7 (1.4)	0.9–3.0
Snack foods/baked products, serving/day	1050	1.6 (0.9)	1.0–2.1
Fast food, serving/week	1073	0.6 (0.6)	0–1.0
Mid-Childhood
Youth-Healthy Eating Index, score out of 85 points	971	49.9 (10.2)	51.4–66.2
Fruits and vegetables, serving/day	993	2.8 (1.5)	0.5–1.0
Processed meat, serving/day	993	0.5 (0.4)	0.2–0.6
Dairy products, serving/day	993	2.1 (1.2)	1.1–2.9
Baked products, serving/day	993	0.4 (0.3)	0.1–0.4
Sugar-sweetened beverages, serving/day	986	0.3 (0.4)	0–0.4
Fast food, serving/week	991	0.7 (0.8)	0.5–1.0