Table 1 The Mediterranean Diet Score, Pro-vegetarian Dietary Pattern and Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010 scoring methods
Mediterranean diet score | Pro-vegetarian dietary pattern | Alternative healthy eating index-2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Component | Criteria | Component | Criteria | Component | Criteria for min score (0) | Criteria for max score (10) |
Vegetables | 1 point if consumption is above the sex-specific median | Vegetables | Energy-adjusted consumptions were ranked according to their sex-specific quintiles | Vegetables | 0 serv/d | ≥5 serv/d |
Fruits and nuts | Fruits | Fruits | 0 serv/d | ≥4 serv/d | ||
Cereals | Nuts | Whole-grain bread | 0Â g/d | 420Â g/d | ||
Fish | Cereals | Sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice | ≥1 drink/d | 0 drinks/d | ||
Legumes | Legumes | Â | Â | |||
Monounsaturated to saturated fatty acids ratio | Olive oil | Plant foods: | Nuts and legumes | 0 serv/d | ≥1 serv/d | |
Potatoes | (Q1 = 1 point) | Red/processed meat | ≥1.5 serv/d | 0 serv/d | ||
(Q5 = 5 points) | Trans fatty acids | ≥4 % E | ≤0.5 % E | |||
Long-chain omega-3 | 0 | ≥250 mg/d | ||||
Meat and meat products | 1 point if consumption is below the sex-specific median | Added animal fats | Energy-adjusted consumptions were ranked according to their sex-specific quintiles | Polyunsaturated fatty acids intake | ≤2 % E | ≥10 % E |
Eggs | Sodium | Highest decile | Lowest decile | |||
Dairy products | Fish | Alcohol intake | ≥3.5 drinks/d (men) | 0.5–2.0 drinks/d (men) | ||
Dairy products | ||||||
(≥10 and ≤50 g/d) men | 1 point if moderate alcohol intake | Meats and meat products | Animal foods: | ≥2.5 drinks/d (women) | 0.5–1.5 drinks/d (women) | |
(≥5 and ≤25 g/d) women | (Q1 = 5 points) | |||||
(Q5 = 1 point) | ||||||