Table 2.
Mean dietary intake and HEI of older Veterans with dysmobility enrolled in an exercise and nutrition randomized controlled trial with comparisons to national averages and national dietary recommendations *.
| Nutrients and Food Group Equivalents | Older Veterans with Dysmobility | Comparison to Age-Matched Intake from NHANES [24] | Compliance (%) to National Recommendations of Older Veterans (n = 28) |
% of Older Veterans with Intakes Above or Below Average NHANES Intake (n = 28) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intakes above average NHANES intake |
Energy, kcal | 2184 ± 645 | +6.0% | - | 57% |
| Protein, g | 92.0 ± 28.5 | +14.8% | - | 64% | |
| Protein, g/kg BW 1.0–1.3 g/kg BW [27] |
0.89 ± 0.30 | - | 36% | - | |
| Fat, g | 89.3 ± 29.2 | +6.8% | - | 57% | |
| Fat, % energy 20–35% [25] |
36.4 ± 7.8 | - | 36% | ||
| Saturated Fat, % energy <7% total kcals [26] |
11.5 ± 3.2 | - | 4% | ||
| Total Dairy, cup eq. | 1.5 ± 1.5 | +10.5% | - | 39% | |
| Refined Grains, oz eq. | 5.4 ± 2.5 | +3.1% | - | 46% | |
| Whole Grains, oz eq. | 1.3 ± 1.2 | +2.5% | - | 43% | |
| % total grains as whole grains >50% [25] |
19.8 ±19.2 | - | 7% | - | |
| Sodium, mg <2300 mg [25] |
4062 ± 1373 | +18.6% | 4% | 57% | |
| Added sugars, tsp. <6 tsp females [26] <9 tsp males |
17.8 ± 22.3 | +17.9% | 32% | 43% | |
| Intakes below average NHANES intake |
Total Fruits, cup eq. | 0.8 ± 0.9 | −17.8% | - | 68% |
| Total Vegetables, cup eq. | 1.3 ± 0.9 | −21.2% | - | 75% | |
| HEI Score and Components | Older Veterans with dysmobility | Comparison to age-matched intake from NHANES [32] | % of Older Veterans with HEI score < NHANES average | ||
| Total HEI score ** | 52.8 + 13.4 | 64.0 | 79% | ||
| N (%) total score, >80 | 0 (0) | ||||
| N (%) total score, 51–80 | 17 (61) | ||||
| N (%) total score, <51 | 11 (39) |
* Mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. ** Maximum Possible Score = 100; higher scores indicate better adherence to the dietary guidelines.