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Published in final edited form as: J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Aug 4;121(11):2233–2241.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2021.06.009

Table 4.

Healthy Eating Index-2015 total and component scores based on observed and reported intake, by 24-hour recall condition, among women in FEASTa II (2016, n=302), carried out in Washington, DC area

Component
(maximum score)
Completed ASA24b independently
n=148 women
Completed ASA24b with assistance in a small
group setting facilitated by a paraprofessional
n=154 women
Observed Reported Difference
(SE)d
P-valued Observed Reported Difference
(SE)d
P-valued
Meanc (95% CI) Meanc (95% CI)
Total Fruits (5) 4.9 (4.6, 5.0) 4.9 (4.4, 5.0) 0.04 (0.13) 0.74 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) 0.00 (0.02) 0.91
Whole Fruits (5) 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) 0.00 (0.00) . 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) 0.00 (0.00) .
Total Vegetables (5) 4.1 (3.9, 4.4) 4.7 (4.3, 5.0) −0.54 (0.16) <0.01 4.1 (3.8, 4.3) 4.7 (4.3, 5.0) −0.69 (0.16) <0.01
Greens and Beans (5) 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) 0.00 (0.00) . 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) −0.00 (0.01) 0.95
Whole Grains (10) 2.5 (2.3, 2.7) 2.5 (2.1, 3.0) −0.04 (0.21) 0.86 2.7 (2.4, 3.0) 3.1 (2.6, 3.6) −0.35 (0.26) 0.17
Dairy (10) 4.6 (4.4, 4.9) 4.6 (4.1, 5.1) 0.00 (0.21) 0.99 4.7 (4.3, 5.0) 4.8 (4.3, 5.3) −0.17 (0.21) 0.44
Total Protein Foods (5) 5.0 (4.8, 5.0) 4.6 (4.2, 5.0) 0.38 (0.17) 0.03 5.0 (5.0, 5.0) 5.0 (4.7, 5.0) 0.03 (0.07) 0.70
Seafood and Plant Proteins (5) 2.7 (2.4, 2.9) 3.2 (2.6, 3.9) −0.57 (0.27) 0.04 2.6 (2.3, 2.8) 3.2 (2.6, 3.8) −0.58 (0.26) 0.03
Fatty Acids (10) 7.4 (6.9, 7.9) 7.4 (6.6, 8.2) 0.00 (0.43) 0.99 7.6 (7.1, 8.1) 7.7 (6.9, 8.6) −0.13 (0.39) 0.75
Refined Grains (10) 2.5 (1.9, 3.1) 4.1 (3.5, 4.8) −1.6 (0.31) <0.01 3.7 (3.2, 4.2) 5.1 (4.4, 5.7) −1.4 (0.29) <0.01
Sodium (10) 4.9 (4.6, 5.2) 5.2 (4.6, 5.7) −0.26 (0.24) 0.29 4.5 (4.1, 4.9) 4.6 (3.9, 5.2) −0.11 (0.32) 0.72
Added Sugars (10) 6.6 (6.2, 7.0) 6.0 (5.4, 6.5) 0.65 (0.23) <0.01 6.9 (6.5, 7.3) 6.6 (6.1, 7.1) 0.32 (0.21) 0.14
Saturated Fats (10) 7.5 (7.1, 7.8) 6.8 (6.3, 7.3) 0.68 (0.25) <0.01 7.5 (7.2, 7.9) 7.1 (6.6, 7.6) 0.49 (0.24) 0.04
Total (100) 62.7 (61.4, 63.9) 64.0 (61.8, 66.1) −1.3 (0.90) 0.16 64.2 (63.0, 65.5) 66.8 (64.8, 68.8) −2.5 (0.87) <0.01
a

FEAST, Food and Eating Assessment Study.

b

ASA24, Automated Self-Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment Tool.

c

HEI-2015 scores were calculated using the population ratio method.

d

Standard errors and differences in scores derived from true and reported intake were constructed using a Monte Carlo approach using macros available from the National Cancer Institute (https://epi.grants.cancer.gov/hei/sas-code.html). T-tests were used to determine if each difference was different from zero.