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Population distribution of Healthy Eating Index–2005 (HEI–2005) Score for Total Fruit

Table 1 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A1 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.

Table 1: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for total fruit; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) N Score
Mean (SE) 5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 937 4.18 (0.09) 1.48 2.13 3.52 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
4-8 1701 3.20 (0.10) 0.60 0.99 1.89 3.27 5.00 5.00 5.00
Males 9-13 1061 2.38 (0.11) 0.23 0.43 1.03 2.11 3.63 5.00 5.00
14-18 1424 2.12 (0.12) 0.15 0.30 0.79 1.79 3.23 4.93 5.00
19-30 1100 1.83 (0.15) 0.10 0.21 0.59 1.44 2.77 4.35 5.00
31-50 1466 2.14 (0.13) 0.16 0.32 0.82 1.82 3.26 4.93 5.00
51-70 1252 2.71 (0.11) 0.28 0.53 1.27 2.56 4.36 5.00 5.00
71+ 832 3.48 (0.09) 0.68 1.13 2.18 3.84 5.00 5.00 5.00
19+ 4650 2.34 (0.08) 0.17 0.34 0.91 2.04 3.69 5.00 5.00
Females 9-13 1112 2.68 (0.09) 0.30 0.55 1.26 2.51 4.27 5.00 5.00
14-18 1362 2.37 (0.13) 0.17 0.34 0.92 2.08 3.76 5.00 5.00
19-30 1325 2.20 (0.14) 0.14 0.29 0.81 1.87 3.42 5.00 5.00
31-50 1595 2.56 (0.14) 0.21 0.42 1.08 2.35 4.14 5.00 5.00
51-70 1284 3.23 (0.08) 0.41 0.76 1.77 3.45 5.00 5.00 5.00
71+ 860 3.76 (0.11) 0.77 1.30 2.60 4.63 5.00 5.00 5.00
19+ 5064 2.80 (0.09) 0.24 0.48 1.25 2.70 4.79 5.00 5.00
All Persons 2+ 17311 2.64 (0.07) 0.22 0.44 1.13 2.44 4.35 5.00 5.00

Table 1a: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for total fruit; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) Percentiles (SE)
5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 1.48 (0.22) 2.13 (0.22) 3.52 (0.22) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
4-8 0.60 (0.12) 0.99 (0.14) 1.89 (0.15) 3.27 (0.16) 5.00 (0.07) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
Males 9-13 0.23 (0.07) 0.43 (0.10) 1.03 (0.13) 2.11 (0.15) 3.63 (0.20) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
14-18 0.15 (0.05) 0.30 (0.07) 0.79 (0.11) 1.79 (0.15) 3.23 (0.22) 4.93 (0.20) 5.00 (0.00)
19-30 0.10 (0.03) 0.21 (0.06) 0.59 (0.11) 1.44 (0.17) 2.77 (0.24) 4.35 (0.33) 5.00 (0.05)
31-50 0.16 (0.05) 0.32 (0.08) 0.82 (0.13) 1.82 (0.17) 3.26 (0.20) 4.93 (0.18) 5.00 (0.00)
51-70 0.28 (0.07) 0.53 (0.10) 1.27 (0.13) 2.56 (0.15) 4.36 (0.20) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
71+ 0.68 (0.13) 1.13 (0.15) 2.18 (0.16) 3.84 (0.15) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
19+ 0.17 (0.04) 0.34 (0.07) 0.91 (0.10) 2.04 (0.12) 3.69 (0.14) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
Females 9-13 0.30 (0.05) 0.55 (0.07) 1.26 (0.10) 2.51 (0.13) 4.27 (0.20) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
14-18 0.17 (0.04) 0.34 (0.07) 0.92 (0.12) 2.08 (0.17) 3.76 (0.24) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
19-30 0.14 (0.04) 0.29 (0.06) 0.81 (0.12) 1.87 (0.18) 3.42 (0.25) 5.00 (0.08) 5.00 (0.00)
31-50 0.21 (0.04) 0.42 (0.07) 1.08 (0.13) 2.35 (0.19) 4.14 (0.28) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
51-70 0.41 (0.07) 0.76 (0.09) 1.77 (0.13) 3.45 (0.15) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
71+ 0.77 (0.15) 1.30 (0.20) 2.60 (0.23) 4.63 (0.24) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
19+ 0.24 (0.05) 0.48 (0.07) 1.25 (0.11) 2.70 (0.14) 4.79 (0.19) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
All Persons 2+ 0.22 (0.04) 0.44 (0.06) 1.13 (0.09) 2.44 (0.10) 4.35 (0.11) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)

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