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. 2011 May 18;94(1):86–94. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.013482

TABLE 1.

Dietary pattern factor loadings in the Black Women's Health Study, 1995 and 20011

1995
2001
Food or food groups Vegetables/fruitpattern Meat/fried foods pattern Vegetables/fruitpattern Meat/fried foods pattern
Noncruciferous vegetables 0.762 0.02 0.742 −0.29
Cruciferous vegetables 0.632 0.09 0.672 −0.16
Fruit 0.552 −0.15 0.532 −0.36
Beans 0.482 0.03 0.432 −0.12
Tomatoes 0.462 0.11 0.422 −0.19
Fish (not fried) 0.442 −0.10 0.482 −0.23
Rice 0.342 −0.01 0.29 −0.01
Whole grains 0.302 −0.35 0.24 −0.39
Orange or grapefruit juice 0.302 −0.02 0.21 −0.18
Potatoes (not fried) 0.29 0.22 0.372 0.23
Poultry (not fried) 0.28 −0.25 0.13 −0.28
Soup 0.28 −0.04 0.28 −0.09
Low-fat mayonnaise, salad dressing 0.24 −0.11 0.322 −0.34
Chili 0.24 0.18 0.27 0.09
Cereals 0.21 −0.12 0.302 −0.14
Pasta 0.21 −0.22 0.18 0.02
Low-fat dairy 0.14 −0.42 0.08 −0.36
Red meat −0.27 0.532 0.14 0.612
Processed meat −0.22 0.492 0.15 0.542
Regular mayonnaise, salad dressing 0.14 0.462 0.28 0.15
French fries −0.17 0.452 0.08 0.502
Fried chicken −0.19 0.442 0.07 0.502
Butter, margarine 0.13 0.362 0.05 0.25
Eggs −0.01 0.312 0.25 0.18
Fried fish 0.06 0.29 0.28 0.29
Alcohol 0.04 0.23 0.11 0.12
Organ meats (liver) 0.08 0.20 0.23 0.17
Salty snacks −0.20 0.15 −0.07 0.29
Refined grains −0.16 0.13 −0.05 0.372
High-fat dairy −0.23 0.10 −0.04 0.27
Sugar-sweetened soft drinks −0.39 0.09 −0.19 0.342
Sweets −0.38 −0.11 −0.17 0.19
Tea, coffee 0.08 −0.07 0.16 0.07
Nuts 0.02 −0.03 0.07 −0.11
Sugar-sweetened fruit drinks 0.01 −0.02 −0.01 0.05
1

Dietary patterns were derived by using factor analysis.

2

Factor loading ≥0.30.