| DGC | Dietary Guidelines for Chinese; |
| SSAC | Shanghai Suburban Adult Cohort; |
| FFQ | food frequency questionnaire; |
| BMI | body mass index; |
| Cm | Centimeters; |
| Kg | Kilograms; |
| CES-D | Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; |
| CHEI | Chinese Healthy Eating Index; |
| DASH | Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension; |
| MD | Mediterranean Diet; |
| OR | odds ratio; |
| CI | 95% confidence interval. |