Table 6.
HEI-2010 total and component scores, expressed as the mean percentage of the maximum score, for all non-NSLP or 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 | 54.6 | (50.5, 58.7) | 55.2 | (51.2, 59.0) | 57.4 | (54.2, 60.5) | 56.5 | (54.1, 58.9) |
| Adequacy components (higher scores reflect higher concentrations in students’ diets) | ||||||||
| Total fruit | 68.4 | (56.0, 81.3) | 77.4 | (59.9, 96.3) | 74.9 | (65.0, 85.2) | 74.0 | (65.6, 82.7) |
| Whole fruit | 89.4 | (69.0, 100.0) | 90.9 | (68.9, 100.0) | 91.6 | (75.9, 100.0) | 91.8 | (79.0, 100.0) |
| Total vegetables | 42.8 | (37.7, 48.8) | 49.0 | (35.5, 61.6) | 45.4 | (40.2, 50.6) | 45.0 | (40.5, 49.7) |
| Greens and beans | 12.9 ^ | (4.7, 32.5) | 13.5 ^ | (4.7, 25.3) | 20.5 ^ | (9.9, 34.3) | 15.3 ^ | (9.6, 29.8) |
| Whole grains | 32.3 | (24.2, 40.2) | 29.4 | (22.9, 36.0) | 31.3 | (24.6, 37.7) | 31.2 | (26.5, 35.8) |
| Dairy | 68.2 a | (60.4, 76.1) | 73.9 | (63.0, 85.2) | 80.3 a | (73.9, 87.5) | 77.0 | (72.0, 82.0) |
| Total protein foods | 95.2 | (85.3, 100.0) | 93.1 | (83.7, 100.0) | 99.2 | (93.9, 100.0) | 98.4 | (93.2, 100.0) |
| Seafood and plant proteins | 77.9 | (57.1, 98.9) | 72.0 | (42.4, 100.0) | 68.1 | (52.8, 83.7) | 73.2 | (60.8, 84.2) |
| Fatty acids | 45.2 a | (38.5, 52.5) | 36.5 | (27.5, 46.4) | 33.5 a | (27.1, 40.3) | 36.3 | (31.5, 41.4) |
| Moderation components (higher scores reflect lower concentrations in students’ diets) | ||||||||
| Refined grains | 39.9 | (31.0, 49.1) | 41.9 | (27.6, 55.8) | 51.4 | (44.3, 58.2) | 47.4 | (41.8, 53.0) |
| Sodium | 45.8 | (37.6, 53.8) | 46.6 | (39.5, 53.3) | 47.5 | (43.1, 51.9) | 47.0 | (43.7, 50.3) |
| Empty calories | 60.7 | (54.7, 67.0) | 62.9 | (55.0, 71.4) | 65.0 | (59.6, 70.2) | 63.8 | (59.5, 68.0) |
1 Food security status was based on the adult food security measure. ^ Because the coefficient of variation was large, the point estimate is considered less precise than other estimates. a p < 0.05 for the comparison between the food secure and food insecure groups. CI, confidence interval; HEI, Healthy Eating Index; National School Lunch Program; SBP, School Breakfast Program.