Fig. 1

Prospective associations of Mediterranean diet adherence with cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality in EPIC-Norfolk (n = 23,902). CVD, cardiovascular diseases; IHD, ischaemic heart disease. Hazard ratio (HR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) were estimated per one standard deviation of each of the four Mediterranean diet scores (MDSs). All estimates were estimated with adjustment for confounders