Television Watching, Diet Quality, and Physical Activity and Diabetes among Three Ethnicities in the United States
Table 5
Healthy Eating Index (HEI) food group scores by ethnicity.
Food group
Ethnicity
Mean (SD)
CA-HA
CA-AA
AA-HA
Total fruit
CA
2.68 (1.70)
HA
4.34 (1.25)
−1.57*
−1.23*
−0.34*
AA
3.91 (1.46)
Whole fruit
CA
2.71 (1.94)
HA
4.20 (1.35)
−1.49*
−0.93*
−0.56*
AA
3.64 (1.63)
Total vegetable
CA
1.59 (1.40)
HA
4.56 (0.89)
−2.97*
−2.21*
−0.76*
AA
3.64 (1.81)
Green vegetables
CA
3.44 (1.54)
HA
3.54(1.60)
−0.94
1.25*
−1.34*
AA
2.20 (1.50)
Total grains
CA
2.58 (1.04)
HA
3.94 (1.18)
−1.35*
−0.91*
−0.44*
AA
3.49 (1.07)
Whole grains
CA
1.23 (1.50)
HA
2.46 (1.59)
−1.23*
−0.44*
−0.79*
AA
1.66 (1.21)
Milk
CA
5.51 (2.69)
HA
4.14 (3.03)
1.36*
1.13*
0.45
AA
4.19 (2.72)
Meat/beans
CA
5.17 (1.67)
HA
5.64 (1.39)
−0.47*
−0.59*
0.12
AA
5.76 (1.29)
Oils
CA
4.80 (1.48)
HA
5.64 (1.39)
−1.46
−1.90*
0.44
AA
5.76 (1.29)
Saturated fat
CA
5.54 (2.80)
HA
8.26 (2.06)
−2.72*
−0.83*
−1.89*
AA
6.37 (2.51)
Sodium
CA
7.85 (1.57)
HA
5.74 (3.11)
2.11*
3.85*
−1.73*
AA
4.00 (3.06)
SoFAAS
CA
10.3 (4.69)
HA
13.4 (6.78)
−3.06*
−0.20
−2.86*
AA
10.6 (6.85)
. CA: Cuban American; HA: Haitian American; CA: Cuban American; SoFAAS: energy from solid fats, alcohol, and added sugars. Note. An asterisk* denotes a significant difference at .
