Table 1.
A priori indices of dietary quality
| Index (Abbreviation) | Reference |
|---|---|
| Baltic Sea Diet Score (BSDS-M-2014) | Kanerva et al. (2014)22 |
| Baltic Sea Diet Score (BSDS-Q-2014) | Kanerva et al. (2014)22 |
| Danish Healthy Diet Index (D-HDI-2003) | Dynesen et al. (2003)23 |
| Danish Diet Quality Index (D-DQI-2012) | Knudsen et al. (2012)24 |
| Diet Quality Index (DQI-1994) | Patterson et al. (1994)25 |
| Diet Quality Index (DQI-2003) | Seymour et al. (2003)8 |
| Diet Quality Index-Revised (DQI-R-1999) | Haines et al. (1999)26 |
| Diet Quality Index-Revised (DQI-R-2003) | Newby et al. (2003)27 |
| Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I-2003) | Kim et al. (2003)28 |
| Diet Quality Index-Swedish Nutrition Recommendation (DQI-SNR-2011) | Drake et al. (2011)29 |
| Chinese Diet Quality Index (CH-DQI-2000) | Stookey et al. (2000)30 |
| Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (Med-DQI-2000) | Gerber et al. (2000)5 |
| Mediterranean Diet Quality Index including tobacco use (Med-DQI-f-2000) | Gerber et al. (2000)5 |
| Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (Med-DQI-2006) | Gerber (2006)31 |
| Diet Quality Score (DQS-2002) | Fitzgerald et al. (2002)32 |
| Diet Quality Score (DQS-2007) | Toft et al. (2007)33 |
| Dietary Behavior Score (DBS-2009) | Kant et al. (2009)34 |
| Dietary Guidelines for Americans Adherence Index (DGAI-2005) | Fogli-Cawley et al. (2006)35 |
| Dietary Quality Index Nutrient Based (DQINB-1999) | Löwik et al. (1999)36 |
| German Food Pyramid Index (GFPI-2012) | von Ruesten et al. (2010)37 |
| Healthy Diet Indicator (HDI-1997) | Huijbregts et al. (1997)38 |
| Healthy Diet Indicator (HDI-2011) | Cade et al. (2011)39 |
| Healthy Diet Indicator (HDI-2013) | Berentzen et al. (2013)40 |
| Healthy Diet Score (HDS-2005) | Maynard et al. (2005)41 |
| Healthy Eating Index (HEI-1995) | Kennedy et al. (1995)42 |
| Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005) | Guenther et al. (2008)43 |
| Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-2010) | Guenther et al. (2013)44 |
| Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) | National Cancer Institute45 |
| Healthy Eating Index-Frequency Questionnaire (HEI-f-2000) | McCullough et al. (2000)46, McCullough et al. (2000)47 |
| Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2002) | McCullough et al. (2002)48 |
| Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2010) | Chiuve et al. (2012)49 |
| Canadian Healthy Eating Index (C-HEI-2005) | Shatenstein et al. (2005)50 |
| Diet Quality Index adjusted for energy requirement (DQI-a) | Jaime et al. (2010)74 |
| Healthy Food Index (HFI-2001) | Osler et al. (2001)51 |
| Healthy Food and Nutrient Index (HFNI-2006) | Bazelmans et al. (2006)52 |
| Italian Mediterranean Index (IMI-2011) | Agnoli et al. (2011)53 |
| Mediterranean Adequacy Index (MAI-1999) | Alberti-Fidanza et al. (1999)54 |
| Mediterranean Adequacy Index (MAI-2006) | Knoops et al. (2006)55 |
| Mediterranean Adherence Diet Screener (MEDAS-2011) | Schröder et al. (2011)56 |
| Mediterranean Adherence Diet Screener (MEDAS-2013) | Domínguez et al. (2013)57 |
| Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS-1995) | Trichopoulou et al. (1995)58 |
| Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS-2001) | Haveman-Nies et al. (2001)59 |
| Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS-2002) | Haveman-Nies et al. (2002)60 |
| Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS-2003) | Trichopoulou et al. (2003)61 |
| Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS-2004) | Knoops et al. (2004)62 |
| Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS-2011) | Cade et al. (2011)39 |
| Modified Mediterranean Diet Score (mMDS-2005) | Trichopoulou et al. (2005)63 |
| Modified Mediterranean Diet Score (mMDS-2014) | Yang et al. (2014)64 |
| Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score (aMED-2005) | Fung et al. (2005)65 |
| Mediterranean Dietary Pattern (MDP-2002) | Sanchez-Villegas et al. (2002)66 |
| Mediterranean Food Pattern (MeDiet-2008) | Sánchez-Taínta et al. (2008)67 |
| Mediterranean Score (MS-2003) | Goulet et al. (2003)68 |
| Mediterranean-Style Dietary Pattern Score (MSDPS-2009) | Rumawas et al. (2009)69 |
| Recommendation Compliance Index (RCI-2008) | Mazzocchi et al. (2008)70 |
| Relative Mediterranean Diet (rMED-2009) | Buckland et al. (2009)71 |
| Relative Mediterranean Diet (rMED-2010) | Buckland et al. (2010)72 |
| Adapted Relative Mediterranean Diet (arMED-2013) | Buckland et al. (2013)73 |