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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nutr Cancer. 2021 Dec 9;74(7):2400–2411. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2021.2008989

Table 3.

AHEI-2010 total and dietary component scores for NMIBC cases in a New Hampshire population-based study according to dietary instrument.

Dietary Componenta All
(n = 527)
Dietary Instrumentb
Harvard FFQc
(n = 242)
NCI DHQd
(n = 285)
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
AHEI-2010 Total Score 47.1 (10.5) 46.4 (10.6) 47.7 (10.5)
Vegetablese 3.7 (2.4) 4.5 (2.6) 3.1 (2.0)
Fruitse 3.4 (2.6) 3.1 (2.4) 3.7 (2.7)
Whole Grains 2.0 (2.0) 2.0 (2.5) 2.0 (1.5)
Sugar-Sweetened Beveragesf 3.0 (3.6) 2.9 (3.7) 3.1 (3.6)
Nuts, Legumes, and Soy 6.7 (3.3) 5.3 (3.3) 7.9 (2.8)
Red/Processed Meat 3.9 (2.8) 4.0 (2.8) 3.9 (2.9)
Trans Fat 3.8 (2.1) 2.7 (1.5) 4.7 (1.9)
Long-Chain (n-3) Fats 4.9 (3.5) 6.9 (3.4) 3.2 (2.7)
PUFA 6.4 (1.8) 5.9 (1.4) 6.9 (1.9)
Sodium 4.5 (2.9) 4.5 (2.9) 4.5 (2.8)
Alcohol 4.7 (3.6) 4.6 (3.4) 4.8 (3.7)

Abbreviations: AHEI-2010, Alternate Healthy Eating Index, 2010 version; DHQ, Diet History Questionnaire; FFQ, Food Frequency Questionnaire; NCI, National Cancer Institute; NMIBC, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; PUFA, polyunsaturated fats.

a

According to Chiuve SE et al., 2012 (ref. 12).

b

The type of diet questionnaire differed by study phase. Harvard FFQ was administered July 1998 to December 2001 and NCI DHQ was administered January 2002 to July 2004.

c

Ranges for the Harvard FFQ were as follows: AHEI-2010 Total Score, 21.1–76.2; Vegetables, 0.3–10.0; Fruits, 0.0–10.0; Whole Grains, 0.0–10.0; Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, 0.0–10.0; Nuts, Legumes, and Soy, 0.0–10.0; Red/Processed Meat, 0.0–10.0; Trans Fat, 0.0–6.4; Long-Chain (n-3) Fats, 0.0–10.0; PUFA, 0.0–10.0; Sodium, 0.0–10.0; Alcohol, 0.0–10.0.

d

Ranges for the NCI DHQ were as follows: AHEI-2010 Total Score, 15.6–74.4; Vegetables, 0.2–10.0; Fruits, 0.0–10.0; Whole Grains, 0.0–10.0; Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, 0.0–10.0; Nuts, Legumes, and Soy, 0.0–10.0; Red/Processed Meat, 0.0–9.60; Trans Fat, 0.0–8.7; Long-Chain (n-3) Fats, 0.0–10.0; PUFA, 2.7–10.0; Sodium, 0.0–10.0; Alcohol, 0.0–10.0.

e

Does not include juice.

f

Includes fruit juice.