Table 1 Factor loading matrix for dietary patterns
Food groups | Potato, bread, and fruit pattern (Pattern 1) | Soups and vegetables pattern (Pattern 2) | Fast-food pattern (Pattern 3) | Meat and vegetables pattern (Pattern 4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Potato | 0.711 | - | - | -0.231 |
Bread | 0.696 | -0.217 | -0.285 | - |
Fruit | 0.661 | - | 0.153 | - |
Tin/dry fruit | 0.528 | - | - | 0.180 |
Spreads | 0.164 | 0.725 | - | - |
Dairy | 0.267 | -0.523 | 0.163 | -0.104 |
Water, tap | -0.166 | 0.514 | - | -0.174 |
Soup | 0.111 | 0.510 | -0.123 | 0.228 |
Nuts, mixed | 0.397 | 0.264 | -0.659 | - |
Pizzas/burgers | - | - | 0.600 | - |
Rice/pasta | - | 0.354 | 0.598 | - |
Oily fish | -0.136 | 0.225 | -0.566 | - |
White meat | -0.305 | - | - | 0.636 |
Vegetables | 0.112 | 0.446 | -0.177 | 0.634 |
Sauces/dressings | 0.115 | - | 0.515 | 0.584 |
Red meat | - | -0.458 | - | 0.560 |
Variance explained (%) | 14.526 | 13.536 | 12.006 | 8.691 |
Eigenvalue | 2.324 | 2.166 | 1.921 | 1.391 |