Table 1 HEI-2015 Scores for Young Adults (18–39 years) by Food Source Group, CSFII 1989–1991 and NHANES 2011–2014^a

Total Fruits

2.7

2.1^c

1.8^c

0.5^d

0.7

0.0^c

0.4^c

0.1

 maximum score: 5

(2.2, 3.2)

(1.9, 2.4)

(1.4, 2.2)

(3.0, 3.4)

(2.6, 4.2)

(1.9, 2.3)

(1.9, 2.6)

(2.4, 2.7)

Whole Fruits

2.7

2.0^c

1.4^c

1.5^d

1.8^d

0.5^{c, d}

1.5^{c, d}

0.8^d

 maximum score: 5

(2.0, 3.4)

(1.8, 2.3)

(0.9, 1.8)

(4.0, 5.0)

(3.4, 5.0)

(2.3, 2.8)

(2.2, 3.5)

(3.0, 3.5)

Total Vegetables

3.9^c

3.1

3.6

−0.3^d

−0.5^{c, d}

− 0.6^{c, d}

−0.6^d

− 0.5^d

 maximum score: 5

(3.7, 4.2)

(2.9, 3.3)

(3.3, 4.0)

(2.7, 3.1)

(3.1, 3.7)

(2.4, 2.7)

(2.8, 3.3)

(2.7, 2.9)

Greens & Beans

1.5

1.5^c

1.9

2.1^d

2.0^{c, d}

0.6^{c, d}

1.1^{c, d}

1.1^d

 maximum score: 5

(0.9, 2.0)

(1.2, 1.8)

(1.3, 2.5)

(3.9, 5.0)

(3.0, 3.9)

(1.8, 2.3)

(2.5, 3.5)

(2.7, 3.2)

Whole Grains

1.3^c

1.6^c

1.5^c

1.0^d

1.9^d

0.5^{c, d}

0.4^c

0.6^d

 maximum score: 10

(1.0, 1.6)

(1.3, 1.9)

(1.0, 1.9)

(2.8, 3.6)

(2.5, 4.0)

(1.9, 2.4)

(1.5, 2.3)

(2.2, 2.7)

Dairy

5.7

6.3

4.8^c

0.1

−0.5^c

−0.3

1.2^d

−0.1

 maximum score: 10

(5.0, 6.5)

(5.7, 6.9)

(4.2, 5.4)

(6.1, 7.3)

(4.7, 5.8)

(5.6, 6.4)

(5.5, 6.5)

(5.8, 6.4)

Total Protein Foods

5.0

5.0

5.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 maximum score: 5

(5.0, 5.0)

(4.9, 5.0)

(4.9, 5.0)

(5.0, 5.0)

(5.0, 5.0)

(5.0, 5.0)

(5.0, 5.0)

(5.0, 5.0)

Seafood and Plant Proteins

3.6

2.5

2.6

1.6^d

1.3^d

0.4^c

1.4^d

0.9^d

 maximum score: 5

(3.0, 4.2)

(2.1, 3.0)

(2.0, 3.1)

(3.8, 5.0)

(4.2, 5.0)

(2.4, 3.6)

(3.2, 5.0)

(3.3, 4.2)

Fatty Acids

2.9

3.0

3.7

1.2^d

2.6^{c, d}

1.5^d

1.1^d

1.5^d

 maximum score: 10

(2.4, 3.5)

(2.5, 3.5)

(3.2, 4.4)

(4.0, 4.8)

(4.9, 6.2)

(4.0, 5.0)

(4.4, 5.4)

(4.3, 5.0)

Refined Grains

5.8

4.7

4.6

0.7^d

1.4^{c, d}

0.8^d

1.7^d

0.8^d

 maximum score: 10

(5.0, 6.5)

(4.2, 5.2)

(3.5, 5.7)

(5.6, 6.4)

(6.5, 7.8)

(5.2, 5.8)

(5.8, 6.8)

(5.7, 6.2)

Sodium

2.8

3.9

4.7

0.2

0.1

0.6

−1.0

0.3

 maximum score: 10

(1.8, 3.8)

(3.4, 4.5)

(3.8, 5.7)

(3.3, 4.6)

(2.3, 3.6)

(4.3, 4.8)

(3.2, 4.2)

(3.8, 4.3)

Added Sugars

6.9

5.7^c

5.8^c

−0.4^d

0.2^c

−0.3^c

0.4

−0.4^d

 maximum score: 10

(6.2, 7.6)

(5.3, 6.1)

(4.8, 6.8)

(6.3, 6.8)

(6.8, 7.4)

(5.0, 5.7)

(5.7, 6.7)

(5.8, 6.2)

Saturated Fats

3.6^c

4.0

4.4

1.3^d

3.7^{c, d}

2.2^d

1.7^d

2.0^d

 maximum score: 10

(2.8, 4.3)

(3.4, 4.6)

(3.2, 5.6)

(5.5, 6.7)

(6.7, 7.7)

(5.8, 6.5)

(5.6, 6.7)

(5.9, 6.5)

Total HEI-2015 Score

48.4^c

45.5^c

45.8^c

9.5^d

14.6^d

5.9^{c, d}

9.4^{c, d}

7.1^d

 maximum score: 100

(46.7, 50.1)

(44.1, 47.0)

(43.3, 48.5)

(59.0, 63.8)

(60.2, 65.6)

(49.7, 53.2)

(52.8, 57.6)

(54.6, 57.0)