Table 2 Main Meal Quality Index components, standards for scoring and average values
Components | Standard for maximum score (10) | Standard for minimum score (0) | Mean | SEM | Lower CI | Upper CI | P 25 | P 50 | P 75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fruit | ≥ 80 | 0 | 0.55 | 0.034 | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Vegetable (excluded potato) | ≥ 160 | ≤ 80 | 0.96 | 0.076 | 0.82 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Animal protein/ total protein | ≤ 80% | 100% | 8.63 | 0.115 | 8.39 | 8.87 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
Fiber | ≥ 10 | ≤ 7 | 2.76 | 0.137 | 2.48 | 3.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
Carbohydrate | ≥ 55% of total energy | ≤ 40 of total energy | 5.71 | 0.124 | 5.46 | 5.93 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 |
Total fat | ≤ 30% of total energy | ≥ 40% of total energy | 5.57 | 0.139 | 5.28 | 5.84 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 10.00 |
Saturated fat | ≤ 10% of total energy | ≥ 13% of total energy | 8.43 | 0.115 | 8.20 | 8.65 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
Processed meat | 0 portion | 1 portion (190 kcal) | 9.70 | 0.045 | 9.61 | 9.78 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
Sugary beverages and desserts | 0 portion | 1 portion (110 kcal) | 9.47 | 0.046 | 9.37 | 9.55 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
Energy density | ≤ 1.25 kcal/ gr | ≥ 1.65 kcal/gr | 4.83 | 0.158 | 4.53 | 5.13 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 |
Final score | - | - | 56.62 | 0.388 | 55.85 | 57.37 | 49.00 | 57.00 | 65.00 |