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Table 2 HEI-2015 component scores (median) by age, sex and survey yeara

From: Trends in the dietary patterns of Mexican adults by sociodemographic characteristics

 

2006 n = 14,040

2012 n = 2027

2016 n = 5729

Age

Sex

Age

Sex

Age

Sex

Components

20–39

40–59

Male

Female

20–39

40–59

Male

Female

20–39

40–59

Male

Female

Total Fruit

2.8

3.3*

2.3

3.4*

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.6

2.8

2.9

2.4

3.2*

Whole Fruit

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.5

Total Vegetables

3.1

3.4*

2.8

3.5*

3.1

3.5*

3.0

3.5*

2.9

3.6*

2.6

3.7*

Greens & Beans

3.8

4.0*

3.8

4.0*

2.5

2.9*

2.6

2.7

2.6

3.4*

2.8

3.1*

Whole Grains

3.3

3.3

2.9

3.6*

4.0

3.8

3.7

4.1

4.2

4.6*

4.2

4.5

Dairy

3.3

3.8*

2.8

4.0*

3.4

3.3

2.8

3.9*

2.8

2.5

2.2

3.1*

Total Protein Foods

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2*

3.0

3.0

3.3*

Seafood and Plant Protein

2.0

2.3*

2.1

2.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.8*

1.5

1.5

Fatty Acids

3.4

3.3

3.9*

3.0

2.8*

2.2

3.0*

2.2

3.5

3.9*

4.1*

3.3

Refined Grains

4.1

4.3

3.7

4.5*

5.4

4.8

4.9

5.3

4.5

3.8

4.3

4.1

Sodium

1.4

1.9

1.0

2.0*

1.3

1.9*

0.7

2.3*

1.2

1.2

0.4

1.9

Added Sugar

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.9

1.1

0.9

0.9

Sat Fat

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.6

3.6

4.6*

2.9

  1. a Medians adjusted by sociodemographic variables (age, sex, socioeconomic status, area, region). * Significant difference = p < 0.05