Table 4.

Correlations between diet quality scores and intakes of food and drink items (based on original frequency categories outlined in Table A1) and Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG) components (based on scoring outlined in Table 1).

Questionnaire Item (Frequency Categories)	S-RDGI1	S-RDGI2	RDGI
Vegetables 1	0.56 **	0.50 **	0.42 **
Fruit 1	0.71 **	0.65 **	0.56 **
Bread 2	−0.01	0.00	0.05
Pasta, rice, noodles or other cooked cereals 2	−0.12 **	−0.08	0.07
Red meat 2	−0.40 **	−0.36 **	−0.29 **
Fish 2	0.24 **	0.37 **	0.30 **
Milk 3	−0.01	0.03	0.09 *
Cheese 2	−0.08	−0.06	0.08
Meat products 2	−0.39 **	−0.37 **	−0.31 **
Chips, French fries, wedges, fried potatoes or crisps 2	−0.45 **	−0.41 **	−0.36 **
Fried roast or BBQ chicken, pizza, burgers or fish and chips 2	−0.32 **	−0.29 **	−0.36 **
Meat pies, sausage rolls or other savory pastries 2	−0.37 **	−0.35 **	−0.37 **
Biscuits, cakes, desserts, pastries, lollies and/or chocolate 2	−0.15 **	−0.08 *	−0.16 **
Sugary drinks 3	−0.17 **	−0.18 **	−0.21 **
Alcohol drinks per day 4	−0.18 **	−0.38 **	−0.31 **
RDGI ADG Components
Vegetables	0.59 **	0.56 **	0.47 **
Fruit	0.73 **	0.67 **	0.59 **
Grains/cereals	0.04	0.04	0.23 **
Lean meats	0.42 **	0.47 **	0.38 **
Dairy or alternatives	0.20 **	0.21 **	0.29 **
Water/fluids	0.27 **	0.27 **	0.44 **
Saturated fat	0.51 **	0.47 **	0.47 **
Added salt	0.12 **	0.10 *	0.44 **
Added sugar	0.18 **	0.13 **	0.22 **
Alcohol	0.11 *	0.41 **	0.34 **

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 (2-tailed); ¹ Intake categories: do not eat = 1, 1 serve or less = 2, 2 serves = 3, 3–4 serves = 4, 5 serves = 5, 6 serves or more = 6; ² Intake categories: never = 1, less than once per month = 2, once per month = 3, 2–3 times per month = 4, 1–2 times per week = 5, 3–5 times per week = 6, most days (6–7 times per week) = 7; ³ Number of cups; ⁴ Number of standard drinks.