Table 2.
Factor loading matrix for the major dietary patterns identified among the sample of Iranian adults (n 3846) aged 20–55 years
| Dietary pattern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food group | Fast food dietary pattern | Traditional dietary pattern | Lacto-vegetarian dietary pattern | Western dietary pattern |
| French fries | 0·84 | – | – | – |
| Vegetable oils | 0·78 | 0·43 | – | – |
| Meat | 0·72 | 0·45 | – | – |
| Pepper | 0·71 | – | – | – |
| Salt | 0·60 | 0·60 | – | – |
| Onions | 0·56 | 0·20 | 0·26 | – |
| Soya | 0·51 | – | – | – |
| Egg | 0·47 | – | – | – |
| Refined grains | 0·37 | – | – | – |
| Legumes | 0·33 | 0·59 | – | – |
| Non-flatulent vegetables | 0·29 | 0·44 | 0·52 | – |
| Tomato | 0·22 | – | 0·54 | – |
| Potato | 0·21 | 0·20 | – | – |
| Poultry | – | 0·50 | – | – |
| Tea | – | – | – | – |
| Coffee | – | – | – | 0·20 |
| Sugars | – | – | – | 0·32 |
| Hydrogenated vegetable oils | – | 0·51 | – | – |
| Dried fruits | – | 0·43 | 0·32 | – |
| Pickles | – | – | 0·20 | 0·34 |
| Citrus fruits | – | – | 0·61 | – |
| Whole grains | – | – | – | – |
| Flatulent vegetables | – | – | 0·61 | – |
| Mayonnaise | – | – | – | 0·34 |
| Processed meats | – | 0·29 | −0·20 | 0·38 |
| Fruits | – | – | 0·64 | – |
| Low-fat dairy products | – | – | 0·41 | – |
| Carbonated drinks | – | – | – | 0·42 |
| Sweets and desserts | – | – | – | 0·53 |
| Fish | – | 0·50 | – | – |
| Butter | – | – | – | 0·28 |
| Chocolate | – | – | – | 0·46 |
| Nuts | – | – | 0·27 | 0·28 |
| High-fat dairy products | – | – | – | 0·43 |
| Fruit juice | – | 0·30 | 0·26 | 0·24 |
| Condiments | – | – | – | – |
| Organ meats | – | 0·50 | – | 0·20 |
| Snacks | – | – | – | 0·46 |
| Cacao milk | – | – | – | 0·26 |
| % of variance explained | 10·5 | 7·7 | 6·3 | 5·6 |
Only items with correlation coefficients ≥0·20 are presented.