Table 1.

Factor loadings^* for the three dietary patterns found by principal component analysis among 6298 women aged 50–69 years, Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Programme, 2008

	Dietary pattern
Food group	‘Prudent’	‘Western’	‘Continental’
Vegetables	0·65	−0·05	0·03
Fruits	0·52	0·02	−0·20
Fish, dinner	0·52	0·18	−0·08
Herbs and spices	0·50	−0·30	0·19
Berries	0·48	0·18	−0·17
Nuts and seeds	0·47	−0·30	0·20
Legumes	0·40	−0·23	0·06
Meat dishes	0·40	0·22	0·17
Vegetarian food	0·32	−0·22	0·004
Soup	0·30	0·12	0·10
Tea	0·30	−0·16	0·004
Whole grains	0·26	0·26	−0·19
Egg	0·23	−0·02	0·13
Fish, bread spread	0·22	0·13	−0·03
Water	0·21	−0·05	−0·01
Fruit juice	0·13	0·05	0·02
Potatoes	−0·02	0·59	−0·12
Sauce	−0·05	0·57	0·23
Refined grains	−0·04	0·54	0·05
Processed meat	−0·02	0·47	0·44
Cakes and desserts	0·09	0·46	0·15
Margarine	−0·10	0·41	0·06
Sweet spreads	0·06	0·38	−0·17
Red meat and game	0·11	0·37	0·28
Wine	0·09	−0·32	0·31
Cheese	0·08	0·25	0·03
Mayonnaise	0·02	0·24	0·15
Coffee	−0·10	0·23	0·07
Sugar-sweetened beverages	−0·10	0·23	−0·01
Butter	−0·01	0·17	0·03
Sugar	−0·001	0·14	0·01
Tomato sauce	0·22	0·10	0·53
Pasta	0·12	−0·04	0·51
Fat-rich potatoes	0·03	0·22	0·39
Pizza	−0·05	0·14	0·38
Salty snacks	−0·08	0·12	0·38
Salad dressings	0·36	−0·14	0·37
Rice	0·20	−0·04	0·36
Poultry	0·33	−0·14	0·35
Mustard	0·15	0·07	0·33
Sweets	0·02	0·13	0·29
Soya sauce	0·25	−0·16	0·28
Barbecue and taco seasoning	0·06	0·08	0·25
Low-fat dairy products	0·07	0·12	−0·24
Beer	0·04	−0·03	0·21
High-fat dairy products	0·03	0·17	−0·19
Sweeteners	−0·03	0·05	0·19
Artificially sweetened beverages	−0·06	0·02	0·16
Liquor	−0·05	0·02	0·14
Total variance explained (%)	6·1	6·0	5·4

^*Factor loadings between −0·30 and 0·30 are indicated in bold font.