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Table 2 Comparison of total HEI-2015 scores by meal context and sex in the IDATA Study (N = 1021)a

From: Examining the association between meal context and diet quality: an observational study of meal context in older adults

 

Meal location

(Mean (SE))

Presence of others

(Mean (SE))

Presence of a screenb

(Mean (SE))

 

Away from home

At home

Difference

With company

Alone

Difference

With screen time

Without screen time

Difference

Males

56.78 (0.88)

65.00 (0.74)

−8.23 (1.02)c

59.34 (0.77)

65.95 (0.88)

−6.61 (1.06)c

61.88 (0.90)

63.44 (0.67)

−1.57 (0.98)

Females

62.53 (0.77)

69.83 (0.79)

−7.29 (0.93)c

62.15 (0.77)

69.49 (1.00)

−7.34 (1.18)c

67.00 (1.03)

67.40 (0.64)

−0.40 (1.02)

  1. aHEI-2015, Healthy Eating Index-2015; IDATA Interactive Diet and Activity Tracking in AARP
  2. bDefined as concurrently watching television and/or using the computer
  3. cp < 0.0001
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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