Table 2:

Correlations between persistent organic pollutants and prenatal diet quality using the Healthy Eating Index-2015 total scores and individual adequacy and moderation components.^a

Prenatal Diet Quality	PBDE47	PBDE99	DDE	PFOA	PFOS	PFNA	PFHxS
Total score	−0.06	−0.10	−0.06	−0.16	−0.04	−0.12	−0.19
Adequacy componentsb
Total vegetables	0.002	−0.02	−0.07	−0.04	0.19	0.09	0.01
Greens and beans	−0.05	−0.04	0.02	−0.14	0.001	−0.06	−0.03
Total fruits	−0.06	−0.14	−0.11	−0.06	−0.13	−0.18	−0.004
Whole fruits	−0.03	−0.12	−0.02	−0.04	−0.04	0.01	0.04
Whole grains	−0.10	−0.03	0.08	−0.19	−0.03	−0.10	−0.10
Dairy	0.09	0.09	−0.05	0.07	0.05	0.06	−0.10
Total protein foods	0.22*	0.10	0.15	−0.26*	−0.10	−0.08	−0.21*
Seafood and plant proteins	0.01	−0.08	0.11	−0.19	−0.03	−0.09	−0.08
Fatty acids	−0.09	−0.15	0.05	−0.14	0.01	−0.05	−0.03
Moderation componentsc
Sodium	−0.16	−0.12	−0.05	0.12	−0.23*	−0.19	0.13
Refined grains	−0.12	−0.09	−0.27*	−0.12	0.02	−0.06	−0.40**
Saturated fats	0.04	0.08	−0.05	−0.01	0.06	−0.01	0.07
Added sugars	−0.11	−0.08	0.14	−0.07	0.06	0.10	−0.02

^aCorrelation coefficients displayed.

^bHigher score indicates higher consumption for the adequacy components.

^cHigher score indicates lower consumption for the moderation components.

^*p<0.05

^**p<0.001