Table 3 Distribution of components scores (means (SD)) across sex-specific quintiles of the DHD-index in 749 Dutch men and women *
Sex-specific quintiles of Dutch Healthy Diet index | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (n = 148) | 2 (n = 150) | 3 (n = 151) | 4 (n = 149) | 5 (n = 150) | P for trend | |
DHD-index | 43.8 (5.2) | 52.9 (2.2) | 58.7 (2.1) | 65.2 (2.6) | 75.0 (4.9) | <0.001 |
1. Physical activity | 8.7 (2.8) | 9.5 (1.6) | 9.5 (1.6) | 9.5 (1.9) | 9.8 (1.0) | <0.001 |
2. Vegetable | 3.5 (2.6) | 4.3 (2.5) | 4.6 (2.8) | 5.1 (2.9) | 6.6 (2.8) | <0.001 |
3. Fruit | 2.1 (2.5) | 3.4 (3.1) | 3.9 (3.5) | 5.7 (3.5) | 7.8 (2.9) | <0.001 |
4. Fiber | 4.5 (1.8) | 5.0 (1.7) | 6.1 (2.0) | 6.7 (2.2) | 8.1 (1.9) | <0.001 |
5. Fish | 0.6 (1.4) | 0.8 (1.8) | 0.8 (1.8) | 1.3 (2.6) | 2.0 (3.4) | <0.001 |
6. SFA | 3.3 (3.6) | 3.9 (3.3) | 4.8 (3.1) | 6.1 (3.0) | 7.6 (2.6) | <0.001 |
7. TFA | 3.8 (4.0) | 5.8 (4.0) | 7.7 (3.5) | 8.3 (2.8) | 9.3 (2.1) | <0.001 |
8. ADF | 8.9 (3.1) | 9.8 (1.4) | 9.9 (1.1) | 9.7 (1.6) | 9.9 (0.8) | <0.001 |
9. Sodium | 0.7 (2.1) | 1.8 (3.3) | 2.3 (4.2) | 3.3 (4.2) | 4.0 (4.3) | <0.001 |
10. Alcohol | 7.7 (3.7) | 8.5 (3.2) | 9.0 (2.6) | 9.4 (1.9) | 9.8 (0.9) | <0.001 |