Table 3.
Factor loading matrix of 3 major dietary patterns identified in data gathered by the FFQ and 24 h
| Food Group | Healthy Pattern | Low Protein, High Carb Pattern | Unhealthy Pattern | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFQ1 | FFQ2 | 24 h | FFQ1 | FFQ2 | 24 h | FFQ1 | FFQ2 | 24 h | |
| Whole Grain | 0.17 | 0.34 | 0.16 | -0.83 | -0.22 | -0.41 | -0.39 | -0.44 | -0.69 |
| White Grain | -0.75 | -0.90 | -0.65 | 0.53 | 0.28 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 0.30 | |
| Beans | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.29 | ||||||
| Fish | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Red Meat | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.31 | -0.23 | 0.28 | 0.25 | |||
| Processed Meat | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.24 | -0.18 | 0.43 | 0.21 | 0.19 | ||
| Chicken | 0.27 | ||||||||
| Egg | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.14 | ||||||
| Cheese | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.24 | ||||
| Dairy | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.17 | -0.30 | ||||
| Vegetables | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.48 | -0.15 | -0.34 | ||
| Juice | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.16 | |||
| Fruit | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.20 | ||
| Dried Fruit | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.38 | -0.13 | -0.12 | -0.11 | |||
| Solid oil | -0.26 | -0.21 | -0.38 | -0.13 | -0.39 | -0.40 | -0.27 | ||
| Liquid Oil | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.45 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.40 | 0.30 | ||
| Olive/ Olive Oil | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 0.17 | ||||
| Nuts | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.22 | |||||
| Sugar | -0.23 | -0.13 | -0.18 | -0.18 | -0.38 | -0.21 | 0.47 | 0.17 | 0.22 |
| Sweets | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.45 | -0.33 | -0.31 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.27 | |
| Sweet Drinks | -0.18 | -0.29 | -0.29 | 0.39 | 0.26 | 0.20 | |||
| Tea | -0.15 | -0.11 | -0.13 | ||||||
| Salt | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.16 | ||||||
Values are factor loadings; absolute values < 0.1 are not displayed