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Table 2 HEI-2015 component stepwise discriminant models for cardiometabolic risk groups in women and men by age category

From: Healthy eating index patterns in adults by sex and age predict cardiometabolic risk factors in a cross-sectional study

Age (y)

Model components

Percent Predicted (%)

AUC

Entropy R2

Prob > F

Low-risk

(n = 106)

High-risk

(n = 272)

Women

 18 to 33

Dairy, ToVeg, satFat, ToFru, ToPro, rGr, FAs, G&B, AdSug, Sod

93

90

0.93

0.66

0.10

 34 to 49

Dairy, ToVeg, satFat, ToFru, ToPro, G&B, wGr, S&PPro, WFru, Sod

100

98

0.96

0.75

0.03

 50 to 65

Dairy, ToVeg, satFat, ToPro, rGr, FAs, wGr, S&PPro, AdSug, Sod

100

100

0.92

0.85

0.02

Men

 18 to 33

Dairy, ToVeg, satFat, ToPro, rGr, FAs, G&B, wGr, ToFru, S&PPro, wFru

92

92

0.89

0.86

0.04

 34 to 49

Dairy, ToVeg, satFat, ToPro, rGr, FAs, wGr, ToFru, S&PPro, wFru, AdSug

100

95

0.83

0.85

0.07

 50 to 65

Dairy, ToVeg, satFat, rGr, FAs, G&B, wGr, ToFru

100

96

0.89

0.95

0.05

  1. HEI-components ranked by frequency of appearance in models: dairy (n = 6); total-vegetables (ToVeg; n = 6); saturated fat (satFat; n = 6); total protein (ToPro; n = 5); refined-grains (rGr; n = 5); ‘fatty acids’ (FAs; n = 5); ‘greens and beans’ (G&B; n = 5); whole-grain (wGr; n = 4); total-fruit (ToFru; n = 4); sea-food and plants (S&PPro; n = 4); whole-fruits (WFru; n = 3); ‘added sugars’ (AdSug; n = 3); ‘sodium’ (Sod; n = 3). AUC = area under the curve