Table 3.

Factor loading matrix for the two major dietary patterns in healthy men and women.

	Men		Women
Food groups	Factor 1 (Western pattern)	Factor 2 (Prudent pattern)	Factor 1 (Prudent pattern)	Factor 2 (Western pattern)
Red meats	0.78a	-0.10	0.10	0.80
Butter	0.62	-0.01	-0.10	0.07
Poultry	0.59	0.01	0.09	0.63
High-fat dairy products	0.56	0.27	0.13	-0.08
Processed meats	0.55	-0.21	-0.04	0.68
Potatoes other than French fried	0.47	-0.18	-0.05	0.15
Refined grains	0.46	-0.01	-0.07	0.38
Condiments	0.44	-0.08	-0.07	0.11
French fries	0.44	-0.25	-0.07	0.12
Mayonnaise	0.36	-0.09	-0.11	0.09
Desserts	0.33	0.08	-0.10	0.30
Vegetables	0.02	0.76	0.65	0.06
Fruits	-0.23	0.68	0.73	0.14
Non-hydrogenated fat	0.05	0.62	0.27	0.19
Fish and other seafood	-0.21	0.33	0.33	0.02
Wine	0.06	0.30	0.13	-0.03
Nuts	-0.04	0.09	0.48	-0.11
Legumes	-0.27	0.26	0.47	-0.41
Whole grains	-0.11	0.17	0.41	-0.09
Organ meats	0.20	0.10	0.37	0.24
Fruit juices	0.03	-0.02	-0.33	0.05
Beer	0.27	-0.08	-0.11	0.07
Sweets	0.27	0.07	0.02	-0.16
Tea	-0.20	0.23	0.26	-0.02
Eggs	0.18	-0.11	0.02	0.05
Snacks	0.17	0.03	0.08	0.03
Soups, broth, or bouillon	-0.17	0.16	0.09	0.01
Reduced- or low- fat dairy products	0.16	-0.05	0.16	0.11
Regular soft drinks	0.12	-0.19	-0.11	0.13
Meats pies	-0.11	-0.11	0.13	0.04
Diet soft drinks	-0.10	-0.09	-0.11	0.03
Cream-based soups	0.09	-0.07	0.14	0.05
Pizza	0.09	-0.19	-0.04	0.04
Supplement products	0.08	-0.07	0.15	0.03
Coffee	-0.06	0.06	0.16	0.17
Hard liquor	0.02	0.29	0.14	-0.01
Vegetable juices	-0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
Hydrogenated margarine	0.00	-0.05	-0.01	-0.01
Variance explained (%)	12.7	7.2	9.2	8.0

^a Factor loadings ≥0.30 in bold are marked in bold.