Avocado consumption is associated with better diet quality and nutrient intake, and lower metabolic syndrome risk in US adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001–2008

Table 2 Diet quality and average daily serving intakes of MyPlate food groups for avocado consumers and non-consumers ¹

Food group	Consumers (n = 347)	Non-consumers (n = 17,220)	p-value
Healthy Eating Index - 2005	57.1 ± 1.5²	50.8 ± 0.2	0.0001
Fruits (cup equiv./d)	1.6 ± 0.1	1.0 ± 0.02	< 0.0001
Vegetables (cup equiv./d)	1.8 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.02	< 0.05
Total Grains (oz equiv./d)	6.8 ± 0.04	6.8 ± 0.04	n.s.³
Whole Grains (oz equiv./d)	0.7 ± 0.09	0.7 ± 0.02	n.s.
Dairy (cup equiv./d)	1.6 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.02	n.s.
Meat and Beans (oz equiv./d)	5.9 ± 0.3	6.1 ± 0.1	n.s.
Added sugar (tsp/d)	15.7 ± 0.9	19.7 ± 0.3	< 0.0001
Discretionary fat, Oils (g/d)	21.0 ± 1.3	19.0 ± 0.2	n.s.
Discretionary fat, Solid (g/d)	46.8 ± 0.2	43.4 ± 1.8	n.s.

¹Data Source: NHANES 2001–2008, n = 17,567; analyses adjusted for complex sample design using sample weights with age, gender, ethnicity, poverty income ratio, self-reported physical activity level, smoking status, alcohol intake, and energy intake as covariates.
²Least square mean ± standard error of the mean.
³n.s.: not significant.

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