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Published in final edited form as: J Nutr Educ Behav. 2012 Jan 10;44(3):217–224. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.08.003

Table 2.

Estimated daily intake of selected food groups and DASH adherence score for youth with diabetes (N=359;type 1 diabetes:274 and type 2 diabetes:85).

Diet characteristics	Median(25^th,75^th percentile)	Range
DASH score	37.1(31.0,43.8)	11.2,64.3
Energy, kcal/day	1558.9(1174.1,2197.4)	399.8,5790.1
Food groups, servings per 1,000 kcal
Total grains	2.1(1.7,2.6)	0.3,6.6
High-fiber grains	0.0(0.0,0.1)	0.0,1.2
Vegetables	1.1(0.7,1.7)	0.0,6.9
Fruit	0.7(0.3,1.2)	0.0,5.9
Total dairy	0.7(0.4,1.1)	0.0,3.7
Low-fat dairy	0.2(0.0,0.6)	0.0,3.3
Meat	1.4(1.0,1.8)	0.2,3.9
Nuts and seeds	0.1(0.0,0.4)	0.0,4.3
Fats and oil	2.0(1.1,3.1)	0.0,8.2
Sweets	0.7(0.3,1.2)	0.0,4.5

DASH:Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension

DASH-recommended servings per 1000 kcal per day:≥3 servings of total grains; having at least 50% whole grains of daily servings;≥2 servings of vegetables;≥2 servings of fruits;≥1 serving of total dairy; having at least 75% low-fat dairy of daily servings;≤1 serving of lean meats, poultry, or fish;≥0.3 servings of nuts, seeds, or legumes;≤1.5 servings of fats and oils;≤0.3 servings of sweets and added sugar.