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Table 2 Summary of intake measures from NHANES, day 1 and day 2, adults age 18 and older

From: The effects of grazing on daily caloric intake and dietary quality

 

Day 1

Day 2

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Grazers

78.9

0.513

72.8

0.589

Morning grazers

48.4

0.579

45.4

0.652

Evening grazers

71.9

0.466

64.1

0.486

Total energy content

2141.4

8.495

2027.7

10.848

HEI-2015 (max = 100)

50.9

0.240

51.6

0.219

Adequacy components (max):

 Total vegetables (5)

3.1

0.020

3.1

0.019

 Greens and beans (5)

1.526

0.027

1.511

0.024

 Total fruits (5)

2.1

0.028

2.2

0.029

 Whole fruits (5)

2.1

0.033

2.2

0.031

 Whole grains (10)

2.5

0.048

2.8

0.043

 Dairy (10)

5.1

0.041

5.1

0.046

 Total protein foods (5)

4.2

0.014

4.2

0.014

 Seafood and plant proteins (5)

2.3

0.029

2.3

0.027

 Fatty acids (10)

5.0

0.045

5.0

0.038

Moderation components (max):

 Na (10)

4.3

0.033

4.1

0.039

 Refined grains (10)

6.2

0.038

6.2

0.045

 Saturated fats (10)

5.9

0.039

5.9

0.044

 Added sugars (10)

6.7

0.048

6.9

0.044

Observations

27,775

27,775

  1. Notes: HEI, Healthy Eating Index. In parenthesis, the maximum number of points each element contributes to the HEI-2015. In boldface, if the difference between the mean of day 1 and the mean of day 2 is statistically different from zero (p < 0.05). Standard errors account for complex survey design. NHANES dietary intake day 2 weights (wtdr2d) were used to compute nationally representative estimates. Statistical significance of differences across days are evaluated using a t-test stastic
  2. Source: Authors’ calculations using data from the 2007-18 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and https://epi.grants.cancer.gov/hei/developing.html#2015c