Table 6.
Principal Component Analysis Dietary Patterns
| Food | Pattern 1: Meat/Potatoes | Pattern 2: Cereals/Milk/Dairy | Pattern 3: Cakes/Sweets/Nuts/Crackers/Pasta/Rice | Pattern 4: Fruit/Vegetables/Fish/Legumes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Meat | 0.568 | |||
| Poultry | 0.447 | |||
| Deli | 0.445 | |||
| Potatoes | 0.414 | |||
| Sausages | 0.355 | |||
| Rabbit | 0.342 | |||
| Yogurt Light | 0.593 | |||
| Cheese Diet | 0.546 | |||
| Milk Skimmed | 0.430 | |||
| Cheese Low-fat | 0.388 | |||
| Milk Full-fat | 0.345 | |||
| Cheese Full-fat | 0.342 | |||
| Cereals | 0.342 | |||
| Cakes | 0.621 | |||
| Chocolates | 0.542 | |||
| Bakery | 0.450 | |||
| Nuts | 0.368 | |||
| Crackers/Biscuits | 0.362 | |||
| Pasta/Rice | 0.345 | |||
| Fish fillet | 0.565 | |||
| Vegetables/Salad | 0.528 | |||
| Fruit | 0.447 | |||
| Legumes | 0.415 | |||
| Fish other | 0.336 | |||
Factor loadings > 0.340 based on Principal Components Analysis of average intake of 32 food and beverage items, standardized and followed by diagonal rotation