Table 1 Healthy Eating Index (HEI) Scores Among Surveyed Plasma Cell Disorder Participants.

From: Dietary patterns among individuals with plasma cell disorders– opportunities for targeted interventions

  

n (%)

HEI-2020 (mean)

95% CI

P-value

 

Overall

443 (100%)

69

(68–70)

NA

Age

<59

128 (29%)

68

66–70

0.230

60–70

183 (41%)

70

69–71

71 + 

132 (30%)

70

68–71

Sex

Male

154 (35%)

69

67–70

0.191

Female

289 (65%)

70

68–71

Race

Hispanic

20 (5%)

69

64–74

0.986

Non-Hispanic Asian

12 (3%)

70

64–76

Non-Hispanic White

292 (66%)

69

68–70

Non-Hispanic Black

17 (4%)

66

61–72

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

3 (1%)

67

50–84

American Indian or Alaska Native

3 (1%)

68

57–77

Missing

96 (22%)

72

70–73

NA

Body Mass Index

Underweight (<18.5)

11 (2%)

72

67–77

<0.001

Healthy (18.5–24.9)

175 (40%)

72

71–74

Overweight (25-29.9)

139 (31%)

68

66–69

Obese (≥30)

82 (19%)

65

63–67

Missing

36 (8%)

69

65–73

NA

Plasma Cell Disorder Type

Multiple Myeloma Precursor

69 (16%)

69

67–72

0.780

Multiple Myeloma

297 (67%)

69

68–70

Missing

77 (17%)

70

68–73

NA

Education

Less than college

78 (18%)

67

65–69

0.052

Bachelor’s or equivalent

107 (24%)

68

66–70

Graduate/Professional

157 (35%)

70

69–72

Missing

101 (23%)

71

70–73

NA

Marital Status

Married

282 (64%)

69

68–70

0.841

Not Married

62 (14%)

68

65–71

Missing

99 (22%)

72

70–73

NA

  1. Multiple myeloma precursor = smoldering multiple myeloma and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; Not Married=divorced/ widowed/ separated/never married; NA not available; P-value indicates the main effect of a factor using Kruskal-Wallis statistical method. Within group P-values exclude missing subgroup in calculations.