Table 2.
Distribution (mean (SD)) of HEI-2015 scores and total energy across fall and winter seasons, and pre- and during COVID-19 pandemica
| All | By season | By COVID period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Winter | P-value | Before Covid-19 | During Covid-19 | P-value | ||
| N of person-days | 324 | 178 | 146 | 214 | 110 | ||
| Total energy, kcal | 1604.2 (639.4) | 1663.1 (676.5) | 1532.4 (585.2) | 0.09 | 1637.3 (618.0) | 1539.8 (677.3) | 0.05 |
| HEI, score | 45.3 (13.5) | 44.8 (13.7) | 45.9 (13.3) | 0.35 | 46.6 (14.7) | 42.8 (10.6) | 0.01 |
aBetween-group differences in HEI score and total energy intake were tested by Wilcoxon Mann–Whitney nonparametric test because they were not normally distributed