Table 5.
Differences in daily HEI-2010 components and energy (kcal/day) among the latent classes of the NHANES 2007–2010 population (age ≥ 19 years, N = 11,481).
| Variables | 5-Class Solution | p Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 (n = 2908, 25%) |
Class 2 (n = 1568, 14%) |
Class 3 (n = 3798, 33%) |
Class 4 (n = 2502, 22%) |
Class 5 (n = 705, 6%) |
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| SAD | SAD with Low Sodium | Healthy US | Healthy US with High Vegetable | Healthy US with Low Sodium | ||
| Mean (SD) | ||||||
| Total vegetable | 1.87 (1.42) | 2.23 (1.73) | 3.33 (1.60) | 4.09 (1.14) | 3.10 (1.40) | <0.001 |
| Green/beans | 0.04 (0.18) | 0.02 (0.12) | 0.04 (0.19) | 4.91 (0.28) | 2.52 (0.67) | <0.001 |
| Total fruit | 1.19 (1.72) | 2.32 (2.17) | 2.76 (2.14) | 2.52 (2.13) | 2.31 (2.04) | <0.001 |
| Whole grains | 1.12 (2.10) | 2.51 (3.31) | 2.78 (3.37) | 2.48 (3.24) | 2.13 (3.01) | <0.001 |
| Dairy | 5.00 (3.36) | 6.72 (3.35) | 4.43 (3.37) | 4.66 (3.38) | 4.99 (3.25) | <0.001 |
| Total protein foods | 4.56 (0.66) | 1.68 (0.92) | 4.69 (0.61) | 4.65 (0.92) | 4.55 (1.01) | <0.001 |
| Seafood | 1.39 (1.99) | 0.83 (1.50) | 2.27 (2.29) | 2.47 (2.25) | 2.66 (2.20) | <0.001 |
| Fatty acid ratio | 3.25 (3.08) | 3.37 (3.50) | 6.46 (3.33) | 5.90 (3.50) | 5.29 (3.45) | <0.001 |
| Sodium * | 5.54 (3.46) | 6.17 (3.40) | 3.57 (3.41) | 3.99 (3.50) | 4.26 (3.60) | <0.001 |
| Refined grains * | 6.42 (3.50) | 4.93 (3.95) | 5.73 (3.73) | 6.12 (3.73) | 5.62 (3.64) | <0.001 |
| SoFAAS * | 6.31 (4.35) | 9.31 (6.43) | 16.27 (3.64) | 14.61 (5.50) | 12.56 (5.85) | <0.001 |
| Energy (kcal/day) | 2323.93 (1132.29) | 2037.81 (1057.91) | 1908.47 (865.31) | 1995.99 (895.34) | 2404.42 (1103.41) | <0.001 |
Note. HEI-2010 = Healthy Eating Index 2010; SAD = standard American diet; SD = standard deviation; SoFAAS = solid fats, alcohol and added sugars. * Lower numerical scores indicate higher consumption.