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Population distribution of Healthy Eating Index–2005 (HEI–2005) Score for Saturated Fat

Table 10 includes the mean, standard error of the mean, and percentiles of the distribution of intake; Appendix Table A10 provides percentile values (rounded) and their standard errors.

Table 10: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for saturated fat; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) N Score
Mean (SE) 5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 937 4.53 (0.20) 0.00 0.00 2.14 4.65 6.97 8.39 8.84
4-8 1701 5.44 (0.23) 0.00 1.30 3.51 5.77 7.85 8.67 9.09
Males 9-13 1061 5.10 (0.17) 0.00 0.65 2.93 5.35 7.63 8.62 9.10
14-18 1424 5.62 (0.17) 0.26 1.61 3.72 5.96 8.02 8.77 9.21
19-30 1100 6.38 (0.27) 1.55 2.81 4.80 6.86 8.35 9.07 9.48
31-50 1466 6.24 (0.20) 1.28 2.54 4.57 6.71 8.30 9.02 9.44
51-70 1252 5.84 (0.20) 0.31 1.68 3.92 6.26 8.19 8.97 9.44
71+ 832 6.01 (0.25) 0.18 1.65 4.04 6.56 8.36 9.19 9.64
19+ 4650 6.15 (0.11) 0.95 2.29 4.41 6.62 8.29 9.04 9.47
Females 9-13 1112 5.12 (0.19) 0.00 0.49 2.87 5.37 7.72 8.71 9.18
14-18 1362 5.74 (0.20) 0.00 1.39 3.74 6.16 8.19 8.99 9.47
19-30 1325 6.31 (0.19) 0.90 2.31 4.54 6.89 8.45 9.22 9.66
31-50 1595 5.85 (0.21) 0.02 1.51 3.88 6.33 8.24 9.05 9.51
51-70 1284 6.11 (0.19) 0.17 1.72 4.19 6.70 8.43 9.24 9.72
71+ 860 6.33 (0.18) 0.33 1.93 4.43 7.04 8.60 9.46 9.93
19+ 5064 6.08 (0.14) 0.28 1.79 4.17 6.64 8.38 9.19 9.66
All Persons 2+ 17311 5.91 (0.08) 0.26 1.71 4.01 6.38 8.25 9.03 9.49

Table 10a: Population distribution of HEI–2005 score for saturated fat; NHANES, 2001-2004.

  Age (years) Percentiles (SE)
5% 10% 25% 50% 75% 90% 95%
Males and Females 2-3 0.00 (0.00) 0.00 (0.17) 2.14 (0.35) 4.65 (0.25) 6.97 (0.25) 8.39 (0.14) 8.84 (0.15)
4-8 0.00 (0.35) 1.30 (0.51) 3.51 (0.37) 5.77 (0.27) 7.85 (0.24) 8.67 (0.13) 9.09 (0.15)
Males 9-13 0.00 (0.00) 0.65 (0.42) 2.93 (0.29) 5.35 (0.21) 7.63 (0.21) 8.62 (0.11) 9.10 (0.13)
14-18 0.26 (0.36) 1.61 (0.33) 3.72 (0.25) 5.96 (0.21) 8.02 (0.16) 8.77 (0.13) 9.21 (0.15)
19-30 1.55 (0.50) 2.81 (0.42) 4.80 (0.36) 6.86 (0.35) 8.35 (0.15) 9.07 (0.17) 9.48 (0.18)
31-50 1.28 (0.44) 2.54 (0.36) 4.57 (0.28) 6.71 (0.25) 8.30 (0.12) 9.02 (0.14) 9.44 (0.16)
51-70 0.31 (0.41) 1.68 (0.41) 3.92 (0.31) 6.26 (0.24) 8.19 (0.10) 8.97 (0.12) 9.44 (0.14)
71+ 0.18 (0.46) 1.65 (0.54) 4.04 (0.41) 6.56 (0.31) 8.36 (0.12) 9.19 (0.13) 9.64 (0.15)
19+ 0.95 (0.40) 2.29 (0.31) 4.41 (0.19) 6.62 (0.13) 8.29 (0.08) 9.04 (0.11) 9.47 (0.13)
Females 9-13 0.00 (0.00) 0.49 (0.31) 2.87 (0.24) 5.37 (0.25) 7.72 (0.28) 8.71 (0.16) 9.18 (0.18)
14-18 0.00 (0.18) 1.39 (0.32) 3.74 (0.26) 6.16 (0.27) 8.19 (0.14) 8.99 (0.16) 9.47 (0.18)
19-30 0.90 (0.37) 2.31 (0.31) 4.54 (0.26) 6.89 (0.27) 8.45 (0.13) 9.22 (0.16) 9.66 (0.18)
31-50 0.02 (0.32) 1.51 (0.42) 3.88 (0.32) 6.33 (0.27) 8.24 (0.11) 9.05 (0.14) 9.51 (0.16)
51-70 0.17 (0.34) 1.72 (0.35) 4.19 (0.28) 6.70 (0.27) 8.43 (0.13) 9.24 (0.16) 9.72 (0.16)
71+ 0.33 (0.43) 1.93 (0.40) 4.43 (0.29) 7.04 (0.24) 8.60 (0.11) 9.46 (0.14) 9.93 (0.13)
19+ 0.28 (0.35) 1.79 (0.31) 4.17 (0.21) 6.64 (0.19) 8.38 (0.10) 9.19 (0.13) 9.66 (0.15)
All Persons 2+ 0.26 (0.26) 1.71 (0.22) 4.01 (0.14) 6.38 (0.11) 8.25 (0.07) 9.03 (0.09) 9.49 (0.11)

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