Table 1.

The components of the original Baltic Sea Diet Score and those used in the present study and the cutoffs for component intakes

			Healthy Nordic diet scoree
			Cutoff values in the current study
Score component	Contents of the original Baltic Sea Diet Score [4]	Contents in the current study
Fruits and berries (g/day)	Berries, apples, pears	All fruits, berries	38; 105; 192
Vegetables (g/day)	Tomato, cucumber, cabbage, roots, peas, lettuce	Roots, pulses, vegetables	63; 105; 161
Cereals (g/day)	Rye, oats, barley	Whole grainsa	108; 149; 204
Low-fat milk (g/day)	Fat-free milk and milk < 2% fat	Fat-free milk and milk < 2% fat	83; 223; 477
Fish (g/day)	Salmon, freshwater fish	Salmon, freshwater fish	0; 29; 61
Meat products (g/day)	Beef, pork, processed meat products, sausages	Processed and unprocessed meat	88; 130; 185
Total fat (E%)b	Total fat as a percentage of total energy intake	Total fat as a percentage of total energy intake	35; 39; 42
Fat ratio	Ratio of PUFAc to SFAd + trans-fatty acids	Ratio of PUFA to SFA + trans-fatty acids	0.17; 0.24; 0.31
Alcohol (g/day)f	Ethanol	Ethanol	20

^aExcluding rice and pasta

^b%, percentage of total energy intake

^cPUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids

^dSFA, saturated fatty acids

^eThe healthy Nordic diet score was calculated using the population-based consumption quartiles as cutoffs, with each intake quartile scored as 0, 1, 2 or 3 points. For the potentially healthy score components (fruits and berries, vegetables, cereals, low-fat milk, fish and fat ratio), the lowest intake category was given 0 points and the highest 3 points. For the potentially less favorable score components (meat products and total fat), the lowest intake category was given 3 points and the highest 0 points

^fMen consuming 20 g or less of alcohol per day received 1 point; otherwise 0 points were given