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

Table 7 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A7 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.

Table 7: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for milk; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) N Score
Mean (SE) 5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 937 7.59 (0.20) 2.62 3.62 5.62 8.39 10.00 10.00 10.00
4-8 1701 6.33 (0.13) 1.82 2.58 4.16 6.31 8.90 10.00 10.00
Males 9-13 1061 5.24 (0.18) 1.04 1.58 2.81 4.81 7.58 10.00 10.00
14-18 1424 4.00 (0.17) 0.61 0.98 1.88 3.42 5.60 8.23 10.00
19-30 1100 2.66 (0.18) 0.28 0.49 1.05 2.09 3.66 5.67 7.21
31-50 1466 2.51 (0.09) 0.25 0.44 0.97 1.97 3.47 5.36 6.81
51-70 1252 3.14 (0.10) 0.36 0.62 1.31 2.52 4.37 6.65 8.38
71+ 832 4.47 (0.21) 0.72 1.13 2.16 3.90 6.38 9.43 10.00
19+ 4650 2.89(0.07) 0.30 0.52 1.13 2.27 3.99 6.23 7.94
Females 9-13 1112 5.24 (0.18) 1.18 1.72 2.92 4.83 7.43 10.00 10.00
14-18 1362 3.53(0.21) 0.43 0.73 1.54 2.94 4.96 7.34 9.11
19-30 1325 2.87 (0.18) 0.30 0.55 1.18 2.32 3.98 6.01 7.53
31-50 1595 3.06 (0.12) 0.33 0.59 1.27 2.49 4.25 6.42 8.02
51-70 1284 3.53 (0.11) 0.43 0.73 1.54 2.92 4.91 7.44 9.29
71+ 860 4.57 (0.17) 0.75 1.19 2.25 4.01 6.54 9.62 10.00
19+ 5064 3.32 (0.08) 0.37 0.65 1.39 2.70 4.62 7.04 8.87
All Persons 2+ 17311 3.68 (0.06) 0.40 0.69 1.48 2.95 5.25 8.19 10.00

Table 7a: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for milk; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) Percentiles (SE)
5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 2.62 (0.31) 3.62 (0.32) 5.62 (0.33) 8.39 (0.35) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
4-8 1.82 (0.21) 2.58 (0.20) 4.16 (0.17) 6.31 (0.18) 8.90 (0.25) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
Males 9-13 1.04 (0.10) 1.58 (0.11) 2.81 (0.14) 4.81 (0.21) 7.58 (0.37) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
14-18 0.61 (0.08) 0.98 (0.11) 1.88 (0.14) 3.42 (0.19) 5.60 (0.25) 8.23 (0.35) 10.00 (0.15)
19-30 0.28 (0.05) 0.49 (0.06) 1.05 (0.10) 2.09 (0.16) 3.66 (0.25) 5.67 (0.38) 7.21 (0.51)
31-50 0.25 (0.04) 0.44 (0.05) 0.97 (0.07) 1.97 (0.09) 3.47 (0.13) 5.36 (0.21) 6.81 (0.30)
51-70 0.36 (0.05) 0.62 (0.06) 1.31 (0.09) 2.52 (0.12) 4.37 (0.16) 6.65 (0.26) 8.38 (0.36)
71+ 0.72 (0.09) 1.13 (0.12) 2.16 (0.17) 3.90 (0.24) 6.38 (0.35) 9.43 (0.46) 10.00 (0.00)
19+ 0.30 (0.03) 0.52 (0.04) 1.13 (0.05) 2.27 (0.07) 3.99 (0.10) 6.23 (0.21) 7.94 (0.31)
Females 9-13 1.18 (0.14) 1.72 (0.16) 2.92 (0.19) 4.83 (0.23) 7.43 (0.29) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
14-18 0.43 (0.07) 0.73 (0.10) 1.54 (0.15) 2.94 (0.22) 4.96 (0.32) 7.34 (0.48) 9.11 (0.59)
19-30 0.30 (0.05) 0.55 (0.07) 1.18 (0.11) 2.32 (0.17) 3.98 (0.26) 6.01 (0.41) 7.53 (0.51)
31-50 0.33 (0.06) 0.59 (0.08) 1.27 (0.10) 2.49 (0.13) 4.25 (0.18) 6.42 (0.27) 8.02 (0.37)
51-70 0.43 (0.06) 0.73 (0.08) 1.54 (0.09) 2.92 (0.11) 4.91 (0.18) 7.44 (0.33) 9.29 (0.49)
71+ 0.75 (0.12) 1.19 (0.15) 2.25 (0.18) 4.01 (0.21) 6.54 (0.26) 9.62 (0.32) 10.00 (0.00)
19+ 0.37 (0.05) 0.65 (0.06) 1.39 (0.08) 2.70 (0.09) 4.62 (0.14) 7.04 (0.25) 8.87 (0.35)
All Persons 2+ 0.40 (0.03) 0.69 (0.04) 1.48 (0.05) 2.95 (0.07) 5.25 (0.10) 8.19 (0.16) 10.00 (0.00)

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