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. 2019 Jul 30;18:43. doi: 10.1186/s12937-019-0468-9

Table 3.

Correlations between JDI, mJDI12, wJDI9 score a and nutrient intakes (n = 2221)

Crude Energy-adjusted
JDI mJDI12 wJDI9 JDI mJDI12 wJDI9
Energy (kcal) 0.09 (0.05, 0.13) 0.12 (0.08, 0.16) 0.06 (0.02, 0.10)
Protein (g) 0.23 (0.19, 0.27) 0.28 (0.24, 0.32) 0.26 (0.22, 0.30) 0.26 (0.22, 0.30) 0.31 (0.27, 0.35) 0.36 (0.32, 0.40)
Fiber (g) 0.42 (0.39, 0.46) 0.55 (0.51, 0.58) 0.63 (0.60, 0.65) 0.42 (0.38, 0.45) 0.54 (0.50, 0.57) 0.65 (0.62, 0.67)
Vitamin A (μg) 0.28 (0.24, 0.32) 0.35 (0.31, 0.39) 0.45 (0.41, 0.48) 0.25 (0.21, 0.29) 0.31 (0.27, 0.35) 0.43 (0.39, 0.47)
Vitamin C (mg) 0.34 (0.30, 0.38) 0.42 (0.39, 0.46) 0.49 (0.45, 0.52) 0.31 (0.27, 0.34) 0.38 (0.34, 0.42) 0.46 (0.43, 0.50)
Vitamin E (mg) 0.18 (0.14, 0.22) 0.25 (0.21, 0.29) 0.38 (0.34, 0.42) 0.15 (0.11, 0.19) 0.21 (0.17, 0.25) 0.41 (0.37, 0.45)
Calcium (mg) 0.26 (0.22, 0.30) 0.34 (0.30, 0.38) 0.43 (0.40, 0.47) 0.23 (0.19, 0.27) 0.31 (0.27, 0.35) 0.44 (0.40, 0.47)
Iron (mg) 0.46 (0.43, 0.50) 0.53 (0.50, 0.56) 0.50 (0.47, 0.53) 0.49 (0.45, 0.52) 0.55 (0.52, 0.59) 0.56 (0.52, 0.59)
Potassium (mg) 0.37 (0.33, 0.41) 0.49 (0.45, 0.52) 0.60 (0.57, 0.62) 0.38 (0.34, 0.41) 0.49 (0.46, 0.53) 0.66 (0.64, 0.69)
Magnesium (mg) 0.39 (0.35, 0.43) 0.49 (0.46, 0.52) 0.54 (0.51, 0.57) 0.42 (0.39, 0.46) 0.53 (0.50, 0.56) 0.64 (0.62, 0.67)
Sodium (mg) 0.36 (0.33, 0.40) 0.37 (0.34, 0.41) 0.25 (0.21, 0.29) 0.38 (0.35, 0.42) 0.38 (0.34, 0.41) 0.26 (0.22, 0.30)
Saturated fat (g) −0.23 (−0.27, −0.19) −0.19 (−0.23, −0.15) −0.09 (−0.14, −0.05) −0.35 (−0.39, −0.31) −0.32 (−0.36, −0.28) −0.16 (−0.20, −0.12)
Saturated fatty acid, % c −0.17 (− 0.21, − 0.12) −0.15 (− 0.19, − 0.11) −0.07 (− 0.11, − 0.03)
Sodium / Potassium −0.03 (−0.07, 0.01) − 0.15 (− 0.19, − 0.10) −0.38 (− 0.42, − 0.34)

aJDI, Japanese Diet Index (original 9-component Japanese Diet Index); mJDI12, 12-component modified Japanese Diet Index; wJDI9, 9-component weighted Japanese Diet Index; CI, confidence interval

bComponents of the nutrient density score: 9 encouraged nutrients (protein, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium) and 2 limited nutrients (sodium, saturated fat)

cSaturated fatty acid (g)/all fatty acid (g) × 100%