Number of points assigned to each quintile equals quintile rank (for example, the highest and lowest quintiles received +5 and +1 points, respectively)
Vegetable, fruit, lean meat, fish, and nut Monounsaturated: saturated fat ratio
Vegetable, fruit, fruit and vegetable diversity, lean meat, fish, nut
Lowest intake
Reverse quintile rank = number of points allocated to each quintile (e.g., the top and lowest quintiles received +1 and +5 points, respectively)
Red meat and processed meat, sodium (mg)
Calcium, red meat and processed meat, sodium, dairy food grain and starches, baked good sugar-sweetened beverages
Moderate intake
The third quintile accumulated +5 points, the second and fourth quintiles accumulated +3 points, and the first and fifth quintiles accumulated +1 point