Table 2.
Description of the different scores identified representing MedDiet
| Vegetables | Legumes | Fruits/nuts | Cereals | Fish | Meat | Dairy products | Alcohol | Fat intake | Extras | Cited | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedDiet | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | n.d. | 1 | – | [2] |
| tMedDiet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | [7, 27, 41–52] |
| tMedDiet 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | [53–55] |
| tMedDiet 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | [56] |
| tMedDiet 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | [57] |
| tMedDiet 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | [13, 58–61] |
| tMedDiet 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | [62] |
| tMedDiet 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | – | [63–65] |
| tMedDiet 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | – | [66] |
| tMedDiet 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | – | [67, 106] |
| tMedDiet 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | [68] | |
| aMedDiet | 1 | 1 | 2, 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | – | [69–77] |
| aMedDiet 1 | 1 | 1 | 2, 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 15 | 1 | – | [78] |
| aMedDiet 2 | 1 | 1 | 2, 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | 1 | – | [79] |
| aMedDiet 3 | 1 | 1 | 2, 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | 1 | – | [80, 81] |
| aMedDiet 4 | 1 | 1 | 2, 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | [82] |
| MedDiet 1 | 2, 3 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | [83] |
| MedDiet 2 | 1, 4 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | – | [84] |
| MedDiet 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | – | [85, 86] |
| MedDiet 4 | 5* | * | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | – | [87, 88] |
| MedDiet 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | [89] |
| MedDiet 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2, 5 | 2 | 14 | 5 | – | [90] |
| MedDiet 7 | 8** | 2 | ** | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | – | [91, 92] |
| MedDiet 8 | 1, 8 | 2, 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3, 6, 9, 10 | 3 | – | 2 | 2, 5-10 | [93] |
| MedDiet 9 | 1 | – | 2, 3 | 9 | 1 | 2, 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | [94] |
| MedDiet 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2, 5 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | [95] |
| mMedDiet | 6 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | [96] |
| iMedDiet | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1, 2 | [41, 97] |
| CA | 1 | – | 2 | 5, 6 | – | – | 5, 6 | 8, 10 | – | – | [98] |
| FA | 1 | – | – | 4, 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | [99] |
| rmMedDiet | 6 | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | [100] |
| AHEI | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 11 | 8–10 | 2, 4 | [101, 102] |
| sMedDiet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2, 5, 7 | 2, 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | [103, 104] |
| MAI | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1, 7 | 8–10 | 8 | 2 | 2, 3, 5 | [105] |
Vegetables (+); 1: vegetables; 2: raw vegetables; 3: cooked vegetables; 4; salad; 5: vegetables + legumes; 6: vegetables + potatoes; 7: Mediterranean vegetables (raw tomatoes, leafy vegetables, onion and garlic, salad, fruiting vegetables); 8: vegetables + fruits (excl. potatoes and fruit juices)
Legumes (+); 1: legumes; 2; legumes + nuts; 3: legumes + nuts + seeds
Fruits/nuts (+); 1: fruits + nuts; 2: fruits; 3: nuts; 4; fruits + juices; 5: fresh fruit only
Cereals (+); 1: cereals; 2: whole grain cereals; 3; cereals + potatoes; 4: pasta; 5: whole grain bread; 6: pasta + rice; 7: bread; 8: refined cereals (−); 9: max score = 3rd quintile of intake (bread, rice and white potatoes)
Fish (+); 1: fish (and seafood)
Meat; 1: meat and meat products (−); 2: red and processed meat (−); 3: white meat (+); 4: meat, meat products and egg (−); 5: poultry (−); 6: red meat (−); 7: eggs (−); 8: preferred white meat over red meat and processed meat; 9: organ meat (−); 10: egg (+)
Dairy products; 1: dairy products (−); 2: high-fat dairy products (−); 3: dairy products (+); 4: butter (−); 5: full-cream milk (−); 6: butter (+); 7: low-fat dairy products (+); 8: Butter, margarine or cream; 9: milk; 10: cheese; 11: fermented dairy products (+); 12: max. score 3rd quintile of intake
Alcohol; 1: max. score = women 5–25 g/d, men 10–50 g/d; 2: max. score ≥ sex-specific median; 3: max. score > 0 drinks/wk ≤ 2 drinks/d; 4: max. score = women ≤ 1 drink/d, men ≤ 2 drinks/d; 5: max. score = women 5–15 g/d, men 10–25 g/d; 6: max score = 5–15 g/d; 7: max. score = women 5–15 g/d, men 10–15 g/d; 8: wine; 9: max. score ≥ 0–12 g/d; 10: beer (CA); 11: max. score = women 0.5–1.5 drinks/d, men 0.5–2.0 drinks/d; 12: max. socre < 3 glasses/d = 5 points and min. score > 7 glasses/d or none = 0 points; 13: max. score ≥ 1 drink/month; 14: max. score to those in the second quintile of alcohol intake; 15: max. score = 5–25 g/day for everybody; 16: max. sore = > 0–30 g/d; 17: max. score = women 1–7 drinks/wk, men 1–14 drinks/wk; 18: max. score 1–300 ml/d
Fats; 1: MUFA:SFA ratio; 2: Olive oil; 3: MUFA; 4: (MUFA + PUFA):SFA ratio; 5: PUFA + MUFA; 6: PUFA:SFA ratio; 7: Oils; 8: trans fatty acids; 9: EPA + DHA fatty acids; 10: PUFA; 11: olive oil and/or rapeseed oil as main sources of fat
Extras; 1: potatoes (-); 2; sugar-sweetened beverages (−); 3: potatoes (+); 4: Sodium (-); 5: confectionary; 6: fruit juices and drinks; 7: pickled food; 8: deep fried food; 9; salty snacks; 10: pizza
CA, cluster analysis; FA, factor analysis; AHEI, Alternative Healthy Eating Index; MAI, Mediterranean Adequacy Index; (−), not in line with the MedD; (+), in line with the MedD; MUFA, monosaturated fatty acids; SFA, saturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid; n.d., not defined