Table 1.

Scoring systems used to quantitate MD adherence, derived from (15–17).

Scoring system	Components	Scoring
Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS)	Alcohol, cereals, dairy*, fish, fruits and nuts, legumes, meat and meat products*, MUFA:SFA ratio, vegetables	Range 0–9 One point for intake ≥ study-specific median of components without* One point for intake < study-specific median of components with* One point for alcohol intake of 5–25 g/day for women and 10–50 g/day for men (otherwise 0)
Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score (aMED)	Alcohol, fish, fruit, legumes, MUFA:SFA, nuts, red and processed meat*, vegetables, whole grains	Range: 0–9 One point for intake ≥ study-specific median of components without* One point for intake < study-specific median of components with* One point for alcohol intake of 5–15 g/d
Adapted Relative Mediterranean Diet Score (arMED)	fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish, olive oil, cereals, dairy*, meat products*	Range: 0–16 0–2 points assigned to country-specific tertiles of intake for components without* Scoring inverted for components with*

MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; SFA, saturated fatty acids.