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Table 2 Distribution (mean (SD)) of HEI-2015 scores and total energy across fall and winter seasons, and pre- and during COVID-19 pandemica

From: Daily food insecurity is associated with diet quality, but not energy intake, in winter and during COVID-19, among low-income adults

 

All

By season

By COVID period

Fall

Winter

P-value

Before Covid-19

During Covid-19

P-value

N of person-days

324

178

146

 

214

110

 

Total energy, kcal

1604.2 (639.4)

1663.1 (676.5)

1532.4 (585.2)

0.09

1637.3 (618.0)

1539.8 (677.3)

0.05

HEI, score

45.3 (13.5)

44.8 (13.7)

45.9 (13.3)

0.35

46.6 (14.7)

42.8 (10.6)

0.01

  1. aBetween-group differences in HEI score and total energy intake were tested by Wilcoxon Mann–Whitney nonparametric test because they were not normally distributed
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Nutrition Journal

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