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

Table 5 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A5 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.

Table 5: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for total grains; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) N Score
Mean (SE) 5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 937 4.62 (0.06) 3.50 3.79 4.33 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
4-8 1701 4.85 (0.05) 4.06 4.36 4.92 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Males 9-13 1061 4.83 (0.03) 3.90 4.30 4.97 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
14-18 1424 4.75 (0.04) 3.70 4.05 4.67 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
19-30 1100 4.64 (0.05) 3.46 3.80 4.39 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
31-50 1466 4.57 (0.05) 3.33 3.65 4.23 4.94 5.00 5.00 5.00
51-70 1252 4.58 (0.05) 3.26 3.63 4.26 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
71+ 832 4.70 (0.04) 3.47 3.85 4.56 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
19+ 4650 4.60 (0.03) 3.35 3.69 4.30 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
Females 9-13 1112 4.81 (0.03) 3.83 4.21 4.89 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
14-18 1362 4.75 (0.04) 3.64 4.03 4.70 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
19-30 1325 4.74(0.04) 3.64 4.00 4.64 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
31-50 1595 4.61 (0.05) 3.34 3.70 4.34 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
51-70 1284 4.68 (0.05) 3.44 3.84 4.52 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
71+ 860 4.74 (0.03) 3.55 3.97 4.73 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
19+ 5064 4.67 (0.04) 3.45 3.83 4.49 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
All Persons 2+ 17311 4.67 (0.03) 3.47 3.84 4.48 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00

Table 5a: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for total grains; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) Percentiles (SE)
5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 3.50 (0.16) 3.79 (0.15) 4.33 (0.12) 5.00 (0.06) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
4-8 4.06 (0.19) 4.36 (0.18) 4.92 (0.11) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
Males 9-13 3.90 (0.12) 4.30 (0.11) 4.97 (0.07) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
14-18 3.70 (0.12) 4.05 (0.11) 4.67 (0.10) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
19-30 3.46 (0.12) 3.80 (0.11) 4.39 (0.10) 5.00 (0.02) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
31-50 3.33 (0.10) 3.65 (0.09) 4.23 (0.09) 4.94 (0.09) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
51-70 3.26 (0.12) 3.63 (0.11) 4.26 (0.10) 5.00 (0.03) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
71+ 3.47 (0.12) 3.85 (0.11) 4.56 (0.10) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
19+ 3.35 (0.09) 3.69 (0.08) 4.30 (0.07) 5.00 (0.03) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
Females 9-13 3.83 (0.13) 4.21 (0.12) 4.89 (0.10) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
14-18 3.64 (0.12) 4.03 (0.11) 4.70 (0.10) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
19-30 3.64 (0.11) 4.00 (0.10) 4.64 (0.09) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
31-50 3.34 (0.11) 3.70 (0.11) 4.34 (0.11) 5.00 (0.02) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
51-70 3.44 (0.14) 3.84 (0.13) 4.52 (0.11) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
71+ 3.55 (0.12) 3.97 (0.11) 4.73 (0.09) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
19+ 3.45 (0.11) 3.83 (0.10) 4.49 (0.08) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)
All Persons 2+ 3.47 (0.08) 3.84 (0.07) 4.48 (0.06) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00) 5.00 (0.00)

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