Table 5.
HEI-2010 total and component scores, expressed as the mean percentage of the maximum score, for all NSLP and SBP foods consumed by school meal participants, by food security status 1.
| Food Insecure (n = 281) | Marginally Secure (n = 196) | Food Secure (n = 688) | Total (n = 1165) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Total score | 79.8 | (77.6, 81.9) | 81.3 | (77.6, 85.5) | 79.3 | (77.1, 81.3) | 80.0 | (78.4, 81.5) |
| Adequacy components (higher scores reflect higher concentrations in students’ diets) | ||||||||
| Total fruit | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) |
| Whole fruit | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) |
| Total vegetables | 39.8 | (28.2, 51.9) | 48.3 | (34.9, 63.0) | 42.3 | (36.2, 48.3) | 42.6 | (37.0, 48.2) |
| Greens and beans | 26.3 ^ | (7.4, 45.1) | 41.1 ^ | (−1.7, 85.2) | 13.5^ | (4.7, 23.3) | 20.2 ^ | (9.4, 34.3) |
| Whole grains | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) |
| Dairy | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) |
| Total protein foods | 98.0 | (85.3, 100.0) | 95.6 | (74.7, 100.0) | 90.0 | (78.7, 100.0) | 94.6 | (83.1, 100.0) |
| Seafood and plant proteins | 26.3 | (13.9, 40.6) | 28.1 ^ | (11.9, 50.4) | 41.0 | (28.6, 53.0) | 36.6 | (24.6, 46.4) |
| Fatty acids | 58.8 | (44.2, 73.0) | 57.1 | (38.0, 82.8) | 57.0 | (44.9, 69.6) | 57.3 | (46.7, 68.4) |
| Moderation components (higher scores reflect lower concentrations in students’ diets) | ||||||||
| Refined grains | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 99.5 | (93.7, 100.0) | 96.7 | (87.5, 100.0) | 99.4 | (94.7, 100.0) |
| Sodium | 44.2 | (33.3, 54.8) | 50.0 | (38.7, 61.7) | 45.6 | (38.3, 52.6) | 46.1 | (39.9, 52.2) |
| Empty calories | 99.9 | (99.1, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) | 100.0 | (99.4, 100.0) | 100.0 | (100.0, 100.0) |
1 Food security status was based on the adult food security measure. No significant differences across the food security groups were found. ^ Because the coefficient of variation was large, the point estimate is considered less precise than other estimates. CI, confidence interval; HEI, Healthy Eating Index; National School Lunch Program; SBP, School Breakfast Program.