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Solid Fats, Alcoholic Beverages & Added Sugar HEI–2005 Index

Table 12 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A12 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.

Table 12: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for solid fats, alcoholic beverages and added sugar; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) N Score
Mean (SE) 5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 937 9.75 (0.33) 2.28 4.04 6.97 9.96 12.71 15.05 16.33
4-8 1701 8.41(0.36) 1.00 2.80 5.64 8.58 11.27 13.59 14.88
Males 9-13 1061 7.39 (0.32) 0.00 0.00 3.42 7.38 11.02 13.99 15.75
14-18 1424 6.67 (0.31) 0.00 0.00 2.75 6.56 10.07 13.03 14.75
19-30 1100 6.00 (0.37) 0.00 0.00 2.07 5.75 9.25 12.24 13.93
31-50 1466 7.07 (0.33) 0.00 0.00 3.34 7.03 10.44 13.34 15.00
51-70 1252 9.00 (0.33) 0.00 1.75 5.36 9.14 12.62 15.54 17.26
71+ 832 10.32 (0.41) 0.57 2.94 6.68 10.61 14.14 17.12 18.73
19+ 4650 7.61 (0.21) 0.00 0.05 3.70 7.56 11.20 14.30 16.11
Females 9-13 1112 7.83 (0.35) 0.00 0.00 3.79 7.82 11.56 14.70 16.49
14-18 1362 7.36 (0.25) 0.00 0.00 3.21 7.26 11.05 14.20 16.05
19-30 1325 7.56 (0.43) 0.00 0.00 3.55 7.54 11.20 14.29 16.03
31-50 1595 8.69 (0.30) 0.00 0.99 4.84 8.80 12.46 15.51 17.23
51-70 1284 11.40 (0.29) 1.72 4.15 7.94 11.75 15.26 18.14 19.82
71+ 860 11.49 (0.36) 1.51 4.00 7.87 11.86 15.52 18.59 20.00
19+ 5064 9.4 (0.26) 0.00 1.56 5.53 9.67 13.47 16.65 18.46
All Persons 2+ 17311 8.41 (0.18) 0.00 0.74 4.51 8.45 12.12 15.29 17.12

Table 12a: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for solid fats, alcoholic beverages and added sugar; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) Percentiles (SE)
5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 2.28 (0.54) 4.04 (0.44) 6.97 (0.33) 9.96 (0.34) 12.71 (0.46) 15.05 (0.59) 16.33 (0.64)
4-8 1.00 (0.54) 2.80 (0.44) 5.64 (0.36) 8.58 (0.37) 11.27 (0.47) 13.59 (0.57) 14.88 (0.63)
Males 9-13 0.00 (0.00) 0.00 (0.16) 3.42 (0.47) 7.38 (0.37) 11.02 (0.34) 13.99 (0.37) 15.75 (0.40)
14-18 0.00 (0.00) 0.00 (0.00) 2.75 (0.45) 6.56 (0.38) 10.07 (0.36) 13.03 (0.36) 14.75 (0.38)
19-30 0.00 (0.00) 0.00 (0.00) 2.07 (0.43) 5.75 (0.43) 9.25 (0.48) 12.24 (0.54) 13.93 (0.57)
31-50 0.00 (0.00) 0.00 (0.18) 3.34 (0.43) 7.03 (0.37) 10.44 (0.38) 13.34 (0.43) 15.00 (0.47)
51-70 0.00 (0.06) 1.75 (0.52) 5.36 (0.42) 9.14 (0.37) 12.62 (0.37) 15.54 (0.40) 17.26 (0.42)
71+ 0.57 (0.67) 2.94 (0.66) 6.68 (0.51) 10.61 (0.43) 14.14 (0.40) 17.12 (0.43) 18.73 (0.43)
19+ 0.00 (0.00) 0.05 (0.24) 3.70 (0.28) 7.56 (0.25) 11.20 (0.28) 14.30 (0.33) 16.11 (0.36)
Females 9-13 0.00 (0.00) 0.00 (0.24) 3.79 (0.49) 7.82 (0.40) 11.56 (0.37) 14.70 (0.40) 16.49 (0.43)
14-18 0.00 (0.00) 0.00 (0.00) 3.21 (0.37) 7.26 (0.30) 11.05 (0.30) 14.20 (0.32) 16.05 (0.35)
19-30 0.00 (0.00) 0.00 (0.21) 3.55 (0.48) 7.54 (0.48) 11.20 (0.52) 14.29 (0.55) 16.03 (0.59)
31-50 0.00 (0.00) 0.99 (0.35) 4.84 (0.32) 8.80 (0.32) 12.46 (0.37) 15.51 (0.43) 17.23 (0.46)
51-70 1.72 (0.50) 4.15 (0.41) 7.94 (0.34) 11.75 (0.31) 15.26 (0.34) 18.14 (0.37) 19.82 (0.30)
71+ 1.51 (0.64) 4.00 (0.55) 7.87 (0.45) 11.86 (0.38) 15.52 (0.36) 18.59 (0.39) 20.00 (0.14)
19+ 0.00 (0.00) 1.56 (0.35) 5.53 (0.29) 9.67 (0.29) 13.47 (0.32) 16.65 (0.35) 18.46 (0.37)
All Persons 2+ 0.00 (0.00) 0.74 (0.26) 4.51 (0.20) 8.45 (0.20) 12.12 (0.23) 15.29 (0.27) 17.12 (0.28)

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