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Population distribution of Healthy Eating Index–2005 (HEI–2005) Score for Dark-Green/Orange Vegetables and Legumes

Table 4 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A4 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.

Table 4: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for dark-green/orange vegetables and legumes; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) N Score
Mean (SE) 5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 937 0.70 (0.06) 0.05 0.08 0.19 0.46 0.95 1.64 2.16
4-8 1701 0.58 (0.05) 0.04 0.06 0.15 0.36 0.79 1.39 1.87
Males 9-13 1061 0.69 (0.10) 0.06 0.10 0.22 0.47 0.91 1.55 2.09
14-18 1424 0.54 (0.07) 0.05 0.08 0.16 0.36 0.71 1.24 1.68
19-30 1100 0.85 (0.08) 0.10 0.15 0.30 0.61 1.13 1.86 2.45
31-50 1466 1.33 (0.07) 0.19 0.29 0.55 1.04 1.80 2.77 3.52
51-70 1252 1.52 (0.10) 0.22 0.34 0.65 1.21 2.08 3.19 4.04
71+ 832 1.69 (0.12) 0.26 0.40 0.75 1.37 2.32 3.52 4.46
19+ 4650 1.30 (0.05) 0.16 0.25 0.50 0.99 1.77 2.80 3.59
Females 9-13 1112 0.69 (0.08) 0.07 0.10 0.22 0.47 0.93 1.55 2.09
14-18 1362 0.79 (0.07) 0.08 0.12 0.25 0.54 1.05 1.79 2.36
19-30 1325 1.09 (0.10) 0.14 0.21 0.42 0.83 1.47 2.33 2.96
31-50 1595 1.73 (0.11) 0.27 0.41 0.77 1.42 2.39 3.60 4.49
51-70 1284 2.00 (0.10) 0.35 0.52 0.96 1.70 2.78 4.13 5.00
71+ 860 2.06 (0.10) 0.36 0.54 0.99 1.76 2.88 4.26 5.00
19+ 5064 1.69 (0.07) 0.23 0.36 0.71 1.36 2.36 3.61 4.54
All Persons 2+ 17311 1.29 (0.04) 0.11 0.19 0.43 0.94 1.80 2.93 3.80

Table 4a: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for dark-green/orange vegetables and legumes; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) Percentiles (SE)
5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 0.05 (0.03) 0.08 (0.03) 0.19 (0.05) 0.46 (0.06) 0.95 (0.09) 1.64 (0.20) 2.16 (0.34)
4-8 0.04 (0.02) 0.06 (0.03) 0.15 (0.05) 0.36 (0.07) 0.79 (0.07) 1.39 (0.13) 1.87 (0.23)
Males 9-13 0.06 (0.02) 0.10 (0.03) 0.22 (0.04) 0.47 (0.07) 0.91 (0.14) 1.55 (0.25) 2.09 (0.36)
14-18 0.05 (0.02) 0.08 (0.03) 0.16 (0.04) 0.36 (0.05) 0.71 (0.09) 1.24 (0.17) 1.68 (0.25)
19-30 0.10 (0.03) 0.15 (0.04) 0.30 (0.06) 0.61 (0.08) 1.13 (0.12) 1.86 (0.20) 2.45 (0.28)
31-50 0.19 (0.06) 0.29 (0.07) 0.55 (0.09) 1.04 (0.09) 1.80 (0.09) 2.77 (0.17) 3.52 (0.25)
51-70 0.22 (0.06) 0.34 (0.07) 0.65 (0.09) 1.21 (0.10) 2.08 (0.15) 3.19 (0.29) 4.04 (0.41)
71+ 0.26 (0.08) 0.40 (0.09) 0.75 (0.11) 1.37 (0.13) 2.32 (0.18) 3.52 (0.32) 4.46 (0.45)
19+ 0.16 (0.05) 0.25 (0.06) 0.50 (0.07) 0.99 (0.07) 1.77 (0.07) 2.80 (0.17) 3.59 (0.27)
Females 9-13 0.07 (0.02) 0.10 (0.03) 0.22 (0.04) 0.47 (0.06) 0.93 (0.10) 1.55 (0.18) 2.09 (0.25)
14-18 0.08 (0.02) 0.12 (0.03) 0.25 (0.04) 0.54 (0.06) 1.05 (0.10) 1.79 (0.18) 2.36 (0.27)
19-30 0.14 (0.03) 0.21 (0.04) 0.42 (0.05) 0.83 (0.07) 1.47 (0.14) 2.33 (0.26) 2.96 (0.36)
31-50 0.27 (0.06) 0.41 (0.07) 0.77 (0.09) 1.42 (0.11) 2.39 (0.17) 3.60 (0.30) 4.49 (0.42)
51-70 0.35 (0.07) 0.52 (0.09) 0.96 (0.10) 1.70 (0.11) 2.78 (0.17) 4.13 (0.32) 5.00 (0.22)
71+ 0.36 (0.09) 0.54 (0.10) 0.99 (0.11) 1.76 (0.11) 2.88 (0.15) 4.26 (0.29) 5.00 (0.09)
19+ 0.23 (0.04) 0.36 (0.05) 0.71 (0.06) 1.36 (0.07) 2.36 (0.12) 3.61 (0.25) 4.54 (0.36)
All Persons 2+ 0.11 (0.02) 0.19 (0.02) 0.43 (0.03) 0.94 (0.04) 1.80 (0.06) 2.93 (0.12) 3.80 (0.18)

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