Table 2

Mean HEI-2015 score by DRS category

DRS scoreMean HEI-2015 score (95% CI)*N
1 to 8 (low risk)70.7 (68.1 to 73.3) a49 (39%)
9 to 17 (moderate risk)61.1 (58.1 to 64.1) b57 (45%)
18 to 27 (high risk)51.1 (47.2 to 55.1) c20 (16%)
  • *Data presented as means (95% CIs) from one-way ANOVA with Tukey post-hoc testing; values not sharing a common letter (a, b, c) are statistically different, p<0.001.

  • ANOVA, analysis of variance; DRS, diet risk score; HEI, Healthy Eating Index.