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

Table 3 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A3 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.

Table 3: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for total vegetables; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) N Score
Mean (SE) 5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 937 2.18 (0.07) 1.07 1.26 1.62 2.10 2.65 3.21 3.57
4-8 1701 2.17 (0.07) 1.13 1.31 1.66 2.11 2.60 3.12 3.44
Males 9-13 1061 2.44 (0.10) 1.11 1.30 1.72 2.32 3.02 3.75 4.26
14-18 1424 2.50 (0.09) 1.17 1.39 1.83 2.39 3.06 3.75 4.22
19-30 1100 2.86 (0.07) 1.44 1.70 2.18 2.78 3.47 4.19 4.66
31-50 1466 3.22 (0.07) 1.70 1.97 2.49 3.15 3.92 4.69 5.00
51-70 1252 3.64 (0.08) 1.93 2.26 2.87 3.66 4.57 5.00 5.00
71+ 832 3.64 (0.09) 1.86 2.18 2.82 3.65 4.66 5.00 5.00
19+ 4650 3.28 (0.05) 1.67 1.96 2.50 3.22 4.06 4.96 5.00
Females 9-13 1112 2.62 (0.09) 1.19 1.42 1.88 2.50 3.24 4.03 4.57
14-18 1362 2.72 (0.10) 1.25 1.49 1.97 2.61 3.37 4.18 4.74
19-30 1325 3.23 (0.09) 1.62 1.91 2.44 3.15 3.99 4.87 5.00
31-50 1595 3.58 (0.07) 1.87 2.18 2.79 3.57 4.51 5.00 5.00
51-70 1284 4.01 (0.06) 2.22 2.60 3.28 4.19 5.00 5.00 5.00
71+ 860 4.03 (0.09) 2.17 2.55 3.29 4.26 5.00 5.00 5.00
19+ 5064 3.67 (0.05) 1.88 2.21 2.84 3.69 4.72 5.00 5.00
All Persons 2+ 17311 3.21 (0.03) 1.47 1.75 2.34 3.13 4.11 5.00 5.00

Table 3a: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for total vegetables; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) Percentiles (SE)
5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 1.07 (0.09) 1.26 (0.08) 1.62 (0.06) 2.10 (0.06) 2.65 (0.10) 3.21 (0.17) 3.57 (0.23)
4-8 1.13 (0.11) 1.31 (0.11) 1.66 (0.09) 2.11 (0.07) 2.60 (0.09) 3.12 (0.14) 3.44 (0.18)
Males 9-13 1.11 (0.11) 1.30 (0.11) 1.72 (0.11) 2.32 (0.11) 3.02 (0.11) 3.75 (0.13) 4.26 (0.15)
14-18 1.17 (0.08) 1.39 (0.09) 1.83 (0.09) 2.39 (0.09) 3.06 (0.11) 3.75 (0.15) 4.22 (0.18)
19-30 1.44 (0.10) 1.70 (0.09) 2.18 (0.08) 2.78 (0.08) 3.47 (0.10) 4.19 (0.14) 4.66 (0.18)
31-50 1.70 (0.11) 1.97 (0.10) 2.49 (0.09) 3.15 (0.08) 3.92 (0.09) 4.69 (0.12) 5.00 (0.00)
51-70 1.93 (0.12) 2.26 (0.11) 2.87 (0.09) 3.66 (0.10) 4.57 (0.13) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
71+ 1.86 (0.14) 2.18 (0.13) 2.82 (0.12) 3.65 (0.11) 4.66 (0.12) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
19+ 1.67 (0.10) 1.96 (0.09) 2.50 (0.07) 3.22 (0.06) 4.06 (0.07) 4.96 (0.09) 5.00 (0.00)
Females 9-13 1.19 (0.07) 1.42 (0.08) 1.88 (0.08) 2.50 (0.09) 3.24 (0.13) 4.03 (0.18) 4.57 (0.23)
14-18 1.25 (0.10) 1.49 (0.10) 1.97 (0.11) 2.61 (0.11) 3.37 (0.12) 4.18 (0.17) 4.74 (0.20)
19-30 1.62 (0.11) 1.91 (0.11) 2.44 (0.10) 3.15 (0.10) 3.99 (0.13) 4.87 (0.17) 5.00 (0.00)
31-50 1.87 (0.10) 2.18 (0.09) 2.79 (0.08) 3.57 (0.09) 4.51 (0.12) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
51-70 2.22 (0.12) 2.60 (0.11) 3.28 (0.10) 4.19 (0.09) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
71+ 2.17 (0.14) 2.55 (0.14) 3.29 (0.13) 4.26 (0.13) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
19+ 1.88 (0.10) 2.21 (0.09) 2.84 (0.07) 3.69 (0.06) 4.72 (0.09) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
All Persons 2+ 1.47 (0.06) 1.75 (0.06) 2.34 (0.05) 3.13 (0.04) 4.11 (0.05) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)

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