Table 2 Components and food items considered in the score created to evaluate adherence to the Mediterranean diet score (tMDS) based on that established by Trichopoulou et al. [30]
From: Nordic diet, Mediterranean diet, and the risk of chronic diseases: the EPIC-Potsdam study
Food groups | Food items considered in each food group | Scoring criteria |
|---|---|---|
Cereals | Whole grain bread, other bread, grain flakes, grains, muesli, cornflakes, crisps, pasta, rice | Sex-specific tertiles T1 = 0, T2 = 1, T3 = 2 |
Fruits and nuts | Fresh fruit, nuts | Sex-specific tertiles T1 = 0, T2 = 1, T3 = 2 |
Vegetables | Raw vegetables, green salad, cruciferous vegetables, cooked vegetables, garlic, mushrooms | Sex-specific tertiles T1 = 0, T2 = 1, T3 = 2 |
Fish | Fish (preserved and smoked is also considered) | Sex-specific tertiles T1 = 0, T2 = 1, T3 = 2 |
Legumes | Legumes (green peas, green beans, lentil, peas, bean stew) | Sex-specific tertiles T1 = 0, T2 = 1, T3 = 2 |
Meat | Poultry, meat, meat products | Sex-specific tertiles T1 = 2, T2 = 1, T3 = 0 |
Dairy products | Butter, low-fat dairy products, high fat dairy products, low-fat cheese, high-fat cheese | Sex-specific tertiles T1 = 2, T2 = 1, T3 = 0 |
Alcohol | Beer, wine, spirits, other alcoholic beverages | 5 to 25 g/day for women = 2 10–50 g/day for men = 2 Outside of the range = 0 |
Olive oil | Olive oil for salad dressing, preparation of vegetables, and preparation of meat | Non-consumers = 0 < sex-specific median = 1 ≥ sex-specific median = 2 |