Dietary quality index | Author(s) | Score | Measure | Associations |
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Mediterranean diet score | Trichopoulou et al., 1995 | Range: 0–9 | Adherence to a traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern | ● Inversely associated with overall mortality [9] |
● Significant reduction in total mortality [11] | ||||
Alternate mediterraneandiet score | Fung et al., 2005 | Range: 0–9 | Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern. Adapted score to give greater focus on within food group quality | ● Inverse association with inflammatory biomarkers [12] |
● Lower incident of mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke [25] | ||||
● Significant inverse association with BMI and obesity [26] | ||||
Alternate healthy eating index | McCullough et al., 2002 | Range: 2.5–87.5 | Adherence to USA dietary guidelines and the USA My Food Pyramid. Adapted score to give greater focus on within food group quality | ● Significant reduction in overall chronic disease risk, with greater strength in prediction of chronic disease risk when compared to the original Healthy Eating Index [27] |
● Inverse association with inflammatory biomarkers [12] | ||||
● Reduction in overall disease risk and risk of premature mortality from coronary vascular disease [28] | ||||
Healthy diet indicator | Huijbregts et al., 1997 | Range: 0–9 | Adherence to WHO 1990 dietary recommendations for the prevention of chronic disease | ● Significantly inverse association with 20 year all-cause mortality in a multi-cultural population [13] |
● Significantly correlated with nutritional adequacy (MAR) [29] |