Table 2.

Overview of dietary pattern scores, per cohort presented is the median (IQR)

	InCHIANTI	LASA	Whitehall II	NESDA	HELIUS	ALSWH
MDS (range 0–55)	29.0 (4)	33.0 (6.5)	32.0 (7.0)	31.0 (6.0)	31.0 (8.0)	26.0 (5.0)
AHEI-2010 (range 0–110)	38 (12)	58.0 (13.0)	45.0 (12.0)	59.0 (15.6)	57.0 (14.5)	46.3 (13.6)
DASH (range 8–40)	24 (6)	22.0 (6.0)	21.0 (6.0)	21.0 (6.0)	21.0 (6.0)	24.0 (6.0)

ALSWH – FFQ did not estimate olive oil, trans-fat and EPA + DHA. Whitehall II – FFQ did not estimate olive oil or trans-fat.

InCHIANTI – FFQ did not estimate trans-fat. LASA, HELIUS and NESDA – FFQ did not estimate sodium/salt.