Table 2.
Factor loading matrix for major dietary patterns identified by principal component analysisa
| Healthy dietary pattern | Western dietary pattern | Bread and confectionery dietary pattern | Alcohol and accompanying dietary pattern | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk and yogurt |
0.188 |
- |
- |
- |
| Chicken |
- |
0.284 |
- |
- |
| Pork/beef |
- |
0.455 |
−0.189 |
- |
| Ham/sausage/bacon |
- |
0.480 |
−0.187 |
- |
| Liver |
- |
- |
- |
0.183 |
| Squid/octopus/shrimp/shellfish |
- |
- |
- |
0.380 |
| Small fish with bones |
0.219 |
−0.230 |
- |
0.180 |
| Canned tuna |
0.193 |
- |
- |
- |
| Dried fish/salted fish |
0.295 |
−0.197 |
- |
- |
| Oily fish |
0.308 |
−0.295 |
- |
0.206 |
| Lean fish |
0.362 |
−0.238 |
- |
0.216 |
| Egg |
- |
0.191 |
−0.257 |
- |
| Tofu/atsuageb |
0.516 |
- |
- |
- |
| Nattoc |
0.268 |
−0.190 |
- |
- |
| Potatoes |
0.475 |
- |
- |
- |
| Pickled green leaves vegetables |
0.272 |
−0.280 |
- |
- |
| Other pickled vegetables |
- |
−0.340 |
0.158 |
- |
| Lettuces/cabbage(raw) |
0.508 |
0.219 |
−0.196 |
- |
| Green leaves vegetables |
0.623 |
- |
−0.186 |
- |
| Cabbage/Chinese cabbage |
0.651 |
- |
−0.259 |
- |
| Carrots/pumpkin |
0.682 |
- |
−0.199 |
- |
| Japanese radish/turnip |
0.559 |
- |
- |
- |
| Other root vegetables |
0.636 |
- |
−0.173 |
- |
| Tomatoes |
0.447 |
- |
- |
- |
| Mushrooms |
0.622 |
- |
−0.156 |
- |
| Seaweeds |
0.533 |
- |
−0.164 |
- |
| Western-type confectionneries |
- |
0.227 |
0.501 |
−0.325 |
| Japanese-type confectioneries |
- |
- |
0.505 |
−0.226 |
| Rice crackers/rice cake/okonomiyaki |
- |
- |
0.568 |
−0.164 |
| Ice cream |
- |
0.364 |
0.239 |
- |
| Citrus fruit |
0.321 |
- |
0.231 |
0.190 |
| Persimmons/strawberries/kiwifruit |
0.419 |
- |
- |
- |
| Other fruit |
0.332 |
- |
0.266 |
- |
| Mayonnaise/dressing |
0.246 |
0.398 |
- |
- |
| Bread |
- |
0.344 |
0.320 |
−0.153 |
| Buckwheat noodles |
- |
- |
0.185 |
0.488 |
| Japanese wheat noodles |
- |
- |
0.305 |
0.450 |
| Chinese noodles |
−0.313 |
- |
- |
0.442 |
| Spaghetti and macaroni |
- |
0.326 |
- |
0.226 |
| Green tea |
0.265 |
- |
- |
- |
| Black tea/oolong tea |
- |
0.224 |
- |
- |
| Coffee |
- |
0.281 |
−0.166 |
- |
| Cola drink/soft drink |
−0.230 |
0.218 |
- |
0.168 |
| 100% fruit and vegetable juice |
- |
- |
0.174 |
0.188 |
| Rice |
−0.320 |
−0.488 |
−0.291 |
−0.533 |
| Miso soup |
- |
−0.363 |
−0.243 |
−0.270 |
| Sake |
−0.308 |
−0.155 |
−0.213 |
0.277 |
| Beer |
−0.308 |
- |
−0.334 |
0.355 |
| Shochu |
−0.352 |
- |
−0.289 |
0.340 |
| Wine | - | - | - | 0.204 |
a Factor loading less than ±0.15 represented by a dash for simplicity. Omitted in the table were food items with factor loadings less than ±0.15 for all dietary patterns (Reduced fat milk and yogurt, Whisky).
b Deep fried tofu.
c Fermented soybeans.