Table 6.

Utility of different nutritional behaviour indicators for different levels of self-reported health and different health complaints.

Nutritional Behaviour Indicator Used	Outcome Used
	Self-Reported Health		Health Complaints
	Good *	Fair/Poor *	Psychological	Pains/Aches	Circulatory/Breathing
Food intake pattern score
Sweets, cookies and snacks	No	No	No	Yes	No
Fruits, and raw and cooked vegetables	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Dietary guideline adherence index	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Subjective importance of healthy eating	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

* As compared to “excellent/very good” self-reported health.