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Population distribution of Healthy Eating Index–2005 (HEI–2005) Score for Meat & Beans

Table 8 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A8 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.

Table 8: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for meat and beans; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) N Score
Mean (SE) 5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 937 7.10 (0.25) 3.81 4.45 5.63 7.10 8.72 10.00 10.00
4-8 1701 7.24 (0.18) 4.19 4.80 5.91 7.24 8.69 10.00 10.00
Males 9-13 1061 8.14 (0.14) 4.69 5.42 6.76 8.53 10.00 10.00 10.00
14-18 1424 8.49 (0.15) 5.22 5.98 7.34 9.02 10.00 10.00 10.00
19-30 1100 9.12 (0.10) 6.24 7.04 8.48 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
31-50 1466 9.45 (0.07) 6.98 7.82 9.34 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
51-70 1252 9.57 (0.06) 7.26 8.22 9.93 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
71+ 832 9.23 (0.10) 6.22 7.11 8.84 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
19+ 4650 9.38 (0.05) 6.74 7.61 9.19 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
Females 9-13 1112 7.92 (0.22) 4.61 5.30 6.55 8.12 9.87 10.00 10.00
14-18 1362 8.03 (0.20) 4.74 5.44 6.71 8.29 10.00 10.00 10.00
19-30 1325 8.90 (0.15) 5.92 6.66 8.03 9.71 10.00 10.00 10.00
31-50 1595 9.10 (0.11) 6.21 7.00 8.45 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
51-70 1284 9.37 (0.14) 6.71 7.60 9.16 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
71+ 860 9.12 (0.13) 6.04 6.90 8.54 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
19+ 5064 9.13 (0.11) 6.21 7.03 8.52 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
All Persons 2+ 17311 8.88 (0.06) 5.53 6.40 8.01 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00

Table 8a: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for meat and beans; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) Percentiles (SE)
5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 3.81 (0.46) 4.45 (0.42) 5.63 (0.35) 7.10 (0.28) 8.72 (0.29) 10.00 (0.10) 10.00 (0.00)
4-8 4.19 (0.40) 4.80 (0.35) 5.91 (0.26) 7.24 (0.20) 8.69 (0.24) 10.00 (0.17) 10.00 (0.00)
Males 9-13 4.69 (0.24) 5.42 (0.23) 6.76 (0.20) 8.53 (0.20) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
14-18 5.22 (0.26) 5.98 (0.25) 7.34 (0.24) 9.02 (0.25) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
19-30 6.24 (0.23) 7.04 (0.23) 8.48 (0.23) 10.00 (0.04) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
31-50 6.98 (0.24) 7.82 (0.21) 9.34 (0.20) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
51-70 7.26 (0.25) 8.22 (0.24) 9.93 (0.16) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
71+ 6.22 (0.31) 7.11 (0.29) 8.84 (0.26) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
19+ 6.74 (0.19) 7.61 (0.17) 9.19 (0.14) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
Females 9-13 4.61 (0.36) 5.30 (0.34) 6.55 (0.30) 8.12 (0.31) 9.87 (0.28) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
14-18 4.74 (0.37) 5.44 (0.34) 6.71 (0.29) 8.29 (0.27) 10.00 (0.15) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
19-30 5.92 (0.38) 6.66 (0.34) 8.03 (0.27) 9.71 (0.23) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
31-50 6.21 (0.36) 7.00 (0.31) 8.45 (0.23) 10.00 (0.04) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
51-70 6.71 (0.48) 7.60 (0.43) 9.16 (0.34) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
71+ 6.04 (0.40) 6.90 (0.35) 8.54 (0.27) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
19+ 6.21 (0.36) 7.03 (0.31) 8.52 (0.21) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)
All Persons 2+ 5.53 (0.18) 6.40 (0.16) 8.01 (0.12) 10.00 (0.03) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00) 10.00 (0.00)

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