Comparison Of Four Dietary Scores As Determinants Of Coronary Heart Disease Mortality

We aimed at comparing 2 a-priori -Mediterranean Adequacy Index (MAI), the Median Score (MED) - versus 2 a-posteriori, -Factor Analysis (FA2) and Principal Components analysis (PC2)- dietary scores in 1214 CHD-free men aged 45-64 belonging to the Italian Rural Areas of the Seven Countries Study examined in 1965 and followed-up for mortality during 40 years. CHD death was the end-point. Collection of dietary history allowed to define 17 main food...