Table 3.
Comparison of HEI-2015 component scores by meal location and sex in the IDATA Study (N = 1021)a
| Males (n = 510) |
Females (n = 511) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEI-2015 components | Maximum points | Away from home (Mean (SE)) |
At home (Mean (SE)) |
Difference (Mean (SE)) |
Away from home (Mean (SE)) |
At home (Mean (SE)) |
Difference (Mean (SE)) |
| Total fruits | 5 | 2.54 (0.16) | 4.02 (0.15) | −1.48 (0.20)b | 3.59 (0.17) | 4.72 (0.16) | −1.13 (0.23)b |
| Whole fruits | 5 | 4.07 (0.30) | 5.00 (0.00) | 0.93 (0.30)b | 5.00 (0.00) | 5.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Total vegetables | 5 | 4.05 (0.13) | 4.03 (0.09) | 0.02 (0.15) | 4.73 (0.13) | 4.84 (0.13) | −0.11 (0.17) |
| Greens & beans | 5 | 3.09 (0.21) | 3.23 (0.17) | −0.13 (0.26) | 4.98 (0.27) | 5.00 (0.16) | −0.02 (0.30) |
| Whole grains | 10 | 2.19 (0.15) | 4.65 (0.17) | −2.47 (0.20)b | 2.30 (0.14) | 4.67 (0.15) | −2.38 (0.20)b |
| Dairy | 10 | 4.35 (0.15) | 6.60 (0.17) | −2.25 (0.22)b | 5.30 (0.17) | 6.73 (0.18) | −1.43 (0.24)b |
| Total protein foods | 5 | 5.00 (0.00) | 5.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 5.00 (0.00) | 5.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Seafood & plant proteins | 5 | 5.00 (0.00) | 5.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 5.00 (0.00) | 5.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) |
| Fatty acids | 10 | 4.70 (0.19) | 3.66 (0.16) | 1.04 (0.24)b | 4.62 (0.27) | 3.87 (0.24) | 0.75 (0.26)b |
| Refined grains | 10 | 6.80 (0.22) | 7.50 (0.19) | −0.70 (0.27)b | 6.96 (0.23) | 8.56 (0.19) | −1.60 (0.27)b |
| Sodium | 10 | 2.29 (0.24) | 2.80 (0.17) | −0.51 (0.27) | 2.69 (0.23) | 3.33 (0.20) | −0.63 (0.27) |
| Added sugars | 10 | 8.02 (0.19) | 8.24 (0.14) | −0.22 (0.19) | 7.95 (0.16) | 8.08 (0.13) | −0.13 (0.18) |
| Saturated fats | 10 | 4.66 (0.20) | 5.27 (0.18) | −0.61 (0.25) | 4.42 (0.28) | 5.03 (0.24) | −0.61 (0.26) |
a Healthy Eating Index-2015; IDATA Interactive Diet and Activity Tracking in AARP, HEI-2015, SE, standard error
b The Benjamini-Hochberg method determined this comparison to be statistically significant with a false discovery rate of 2.5%